SMQ* in Chicago Spring 2025 Schedule

The Pine Street gate on the Batavia site will be closed to the public starting Monday, June 2. The public must enter and exit through the east-side Batavia Road gate. The gate closure is expected to be in effect until June 22. Fermilab’s Batavia site is open to the public with proper identification.

The Lederman Science Center will be closed on Thursday, June 19th, in observation of the holiday. We will reopen on Friday, June 20th, for our normal hours.

All lectures begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. and end by 4:00 p.m.

Preliminary schedule of Spring 2025 lectures and tours; please note that schedule is subject to change. 

DateLecture topic Speaker
March 8thWelcome/ Fermilab’s Quantum ConnectionsYoung-Kee Kim and Don Lincoln, Fermilab
March 15thNavigating the Quantum Computing LandscapeSilvia Zorzetti, Fermilab
March 22ndQuantum MechanicsLuis Mendoza, Fermilab
March 29th No session: Spring Break
April 5th Superconducting TechnologyDaniel Bafa and Kellen McGee, Fermilab
April 12thTour#1 at FermilabLederman Science Center exploration and Wilson Hall tour
April 19thNo session: Easter weekend
April 26thQuantum Computing EngineeringNick Bornean, Sabrina Garattoni, and Julian Delgado, Fermilab
May 3rdQuantum ComputingDoga Kurkcuoglu, Fermilab
May 10thTour#2 at FermilabLiquid Nitro and Quantum levitation demo
May 17th Cryogenic platforms for quantum computingMatthew Dubiel, Christopher Janes, and Greg Tatkowski, Fermilab
May 24th No session: Memorial Day weekend
May 31stPhysics and Society, GraduationYoung-Kee Kim, Fermilab