{"id":108061,"date":"2026-04-07T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=108061"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:19:03","slug":"media-advisory-uri-to-hold-annual-world-quantum-day-on-april-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/media-advisory-uri-to-hold-annual-world-quantum-day-on-april-10\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: 溏心vlog免费B站 to hold annual World Quantum Day on April 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 7, 2026 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/\">Department of Physics<\/a>\u2019 will host its fifth annual World Quantum Day event on <strong>Friday, April 10<\/strong>, on the Kingston Campus. The free event\u2014open to both the public and the 溏心vlog免费B站 community\u2014is part of an annual worldwide celebration of quantum science and technology, and its increasing impact on research, innovation, industry and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> Elected officials and prominent technology leaders will be on campus to talk about how quantum computing impacts society. A tour of the future laboratory for Quantum Computing and Technology in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering will also be part of the festivities as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong> Speakers scheduled to attend are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rhode Island Sen. Victoria Gu, D-Westerly<\/strong>, chair of the Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ishann Pakrasi<\/strong>, Amazon Web Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christopher Savoie \u201992<\/strong>, SiC Systems founder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charles Robinson<\/strong>, IBM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suhail Zubairy<\/strong>, Texas A&amp;M University and the event\u2019s keynote speaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Eight events will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Fascitelli Center tour and Sen. Reed\u2019s remarks will be from 1-2 p.m., with the remaining program schedule running from 2-6 p.m. The full schedule can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.uri.edu\/wqd2026-program\/\">the event\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston Campus&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tour and Sen. 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