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Decades-long searches for new quantum materials may now take much less time, according to a West Virginia University researcher who is speeding up the tedious process.

Physicists, biologists and neuroscientists team up at West Virginia University (WVU) to develop entanglement-enhanced multiphoton imaging (EMFI) of neurons through a $2M National Science Foundation grant. The team will engage research students across three departments at WVU, extend the reach of an existing undergraduate neural imaging training facility and develop a cutting-edge summer school for quantum training. These activities will have a transformational impact on WVU being a key player in what is being called the “Quantum-2.0 revolution” that is applying the strangest aspects of the quantum world to modern technology. 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – More than two dozen researchers with ties to West Virginia University have helped unearth evidence of ripples in space time that have never been observed before.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A West Virginia University researcher will lead a group of students in developing emerging quantum technologies, thanks to $598,000 in funding from the Department of Defense.

The 2023 Shaw Prize has been awarded to West Virginia University Professors, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, for the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs).

Three exceptional faculty members at WVU have been named 2022-23 Benedum Distinguished Scholars in recognition of the high caliber of their research and scholarly activity. 

Each spring, West Virginia University recognizes selected faculty members for their exceptional and innovative teaching. This year, the 2023 WVU Foundation Awards for Outstanding Teaching honor three faculty members:

West Virginia University physicists have made a breakthrough on an age-old limitation of the first law of thermodynamics.