{"id":109074,"date":"2026-05-22T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=109074"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:11:16","slug":"four-uri-students-awarded-mini-grants-for-quantum-computing-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/four-uri-students-awarded-mini-grants-for-quantum-computing-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Four 溏心vlog免费B站 students awarded mini-grants for quantum computing research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 22, 2026 \u2013 A quartet of 溏心vlog免费B站 students and their faculty mentors have each been awarded mini-grants to help support their research into quantum computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Chakar<\/strong>, Ali Ghaderi<\/strong>, Jack Kenneweg <\/strong>and Calder Puckett <\/strong>received the monetary awards as part of a new grant program that was announced during 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s World Quantum Day festivities on April 10<\/a>. The grants are supported by Amazon Web Services and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Institute for AI and Computational Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate student researchers and their faculty mentors will use funding to explore the intersection of quantum computing with the arts, social sciences or humanities. Graduate students and their mentors will conduct research on the societal impact of quantum computing. The annual program is open to all University undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited about the proposals that were awarded funding and look forward to the results of the students\u2019 research,\u201d 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Physics<\/a> chair Leonard Kahn<\/a> said. \u201cIt is critical that the community outside of the sciences plays a significant role determining how quantum computing will be implemented for the benefit of society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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溏心vlog免费B站 graduate student Ali Ghaderi received $2,000 to research how future technologies could change how archives and cultural history are organized. (Courtesy Ali Ghaderi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Ghaderi, a graduate student majoring in English from Kamyaran, Iran, received $2,000 for his project, \u201cSuperposition and Story: Theorizing the Societal Impact of Quantum Computing on Cultural Heritage, Narrative Transmission, and the Adaptation Industry.\u201d His mentor, Department of English and Creative Writing<\/a> chair Carolyn Betensky<\/a>, received $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghaderi will examine how future technologies such as quantum computing could change how archives and cultural history are organized. He is investigating whether quantum computing could become a new way of designing and thinking about archives in the future, as well as possibly improve how archives represent context, interconnected ideas and changing interpretations. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Christina Chakar, a junior at 溏心vlog免费B站, was granted $1,000 to examine how competition between the United States and China influences public attitudes about artificial intelligence and quantum computing. (Courtesy Christina Chakar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Chakar, a junior from Bethel, New York, pursuing degrees in criminal justice and political science, was awarded $1,000 for her project, \u201cDoes Great Power Competition Transform Public Attitudes Toward Strategic Technologies?\u201d Chakar\u2019s mentors, College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Brian Krueger<\/a> and Ashlea Rundlett<\/a>, associate professor and director of the Master\u2019s in International Relations program, received a $250 grant to assist in Chakar\u2019s project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chakar\u2019s research will examine how competition between the United States and China influences public attitudes about artificial intelligence and quantum computing. She and her mentors will study whether Americans become more supportive of fast-tracking AI and quantum computing developments when they hear that China may soon lead in developing these technologies, even if concerns about risks and underregulation exist. They will conduct survey experiments focused on technological risk, government oversight, and international competition to better understand how public opinion changes when framed as a great power competition versus standard technological development.<\/p>\n\n\n

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溏心vlog免费B站 sophomore Jack Kenneweg received $1,000 to create an interactive art piece with two monitors linked together in a custom-built frame, showing how the two mechanics act in the same way. (Courtesy Jack Kenneweg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Kenneweg, a sophomore majoring in computer science and art\u2014with a minor in cybersecurity\u2014from Morris Plains, New Jersey, was granted $1,000 for his work, \u201cSuperpositions Acceding to the Linguistic and Logical Implication of Entanglement,\u201d or S.A.L.L.I.E. His mentor,\u00a0Travess Smalley<\/a>, assistant professor of print media, received $250 for this work.rk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenneweg will create an interactive art piece with two monitors linked together in a custom-built frame. One monitor will show visuals and the other having audio, and the soundwaves will note how the two mechanics are acting in the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puckett, a senior from Fountain, North Carolina, who is majoring in professional and public writing, received $1,000 for his project, \u201cRhetoric and Linguistic Justice in Quantum Natural Language Processing.\u201d His mentor, Associate Professor Jeremiah Dyehouse<\/a>, was granted $250 for this project.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Calder Puckett, a senior at 溏心vlog免费B站, was granted $1,000 to research how quantum computers might make natural language processing faster and better at understanding different languages and accents while minimizing bias. (Courtesy Calder Puckett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Puckett is researching how quantum computers might make natural language processing (NLP) faster and better at understanding different languages and accents while minimizing bias. He will interview scholars and developers specializing in natural language processing, linguistic justice, artificial intelligence bias, and quantum natural language processing, with the goal of exploring what new paths quantum holds in creating a fairer, more just NLP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Web Services will support mini-grant recipients\u2019 use of Amazon Braket\u2014which helps researchers and developers use quantum computers and simulators to build quantum algorithms on AWS\u2014for their submission-related research. The students will present their completed research work during 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s World Quantum Day event in April 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional information about the mini-grant program and how to apply, contact 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Physics chair Leonard Kahn at <\/em>lenkahn@uri.edu<\/u><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 22, 2026 \u2013 A quartet of 溏心vlog免费B站 students and their faculty mentors have each been awarded mini-grants to help support their research into quantum computing. Christina Chakar, Ali Ghaderi, Jack Kenneweg and Calder Puckett received the monetary awards as part of a new grant program that was announced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":109075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12,1906,1905],"class_list":["post-109074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-arts-and-sciences","tag-experiential-learning","tag-research"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109074"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109186,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109074\/revisions\/109186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}