Northrop Grumman pledges $12.5 million to Innovation Campus for quantum tech

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Northrop Grumman pledges $12.5 million to Innovation Campus for quantum tech

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November 17, 2021, 10:28 AM

Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria is getting a big boost.

Falls Church-based aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman is making a $12.5 million commitment to support research and teaching in areas related to quantum computing and other quantum technologies at the campus.

The money will be used to establish an endowed faculty position and five to 10 graduate fellowship positions. Programs will also be built to connect Northrop Grumman experts with Virginia Tech faculty members and to engage K-12 students who are interested in STEM careers.

In a statement, Dan Sui, the university’s vice president for research and innovation, cited “the game-changing nature of quantum information science and engineering.”

Quantum computers can perform at exponentially faster computing speeds. The University also says harnessing the quantum properties of individual atoms allows them to be used as precision sensors, and that it could be possible to construct quantum networks with theoretically unbreakable security.

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[LiberalFighter]

1. If they can give away that much they are not taxed enough.

Tax monies should be used to create grants for that purpose.