Advancing quantum science and nurturing aspiring scientists

Excerpt from UCSB Current:

The late chemist Roy T. Eddleman, founder and former CEO of Spectrum Labs, had a knack for bringing creative people together and cultivating a fertile environment for interaction and innovation. His company was just one example. 

As a philanthropist, he later assembled the leaders of Caltech, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara as an advisory board for what came to be called the Eddleman Quantum Institute (EQI). Now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded by Eddleman’s estate, the EQI is dedicated to promoting his vision: to revolutionize science and technology through interactive and collaborative quantum science, by way of this complementary combination of research universities. Roy passed away in 2022.

Starting in 2020 and into 2025, the trio of institutions has received a combined $64,725,000 for research, education, programs and operations in quantum science, all courtesy of Eddleman’s trust. 

“Quantum science holds significant promise for humanity,” Eddleman said in 2021 of the motivation for his generosity. “To realize its fullest potential, we need to provide adequate support to the young scientists who want to pursue careers in this field.”

At UC Santa Barbara, which has received $21.5 million from the Eddleman trust, the EQI is a hub for pioneering quantum research. On a campus with proven expertise in quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum optics and photonics, quantum dynamics and the development of novel quantum materials, to name a few, the institute hosts research from the fundamental — such as the discovery of new quantum phenomena — to technological innovation that harnesses the strange properties of quantum states in next-generation electronics.

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