Vision

To elevate quantum science and technology in Alberta by empowering research, commercializing technology, and educating our future generations. Mission

To be the catalyst for advancement and commercialization of Alberta- based quantum research in Canada and around the world. Contents

Executive Summary 2

Research Program Overview 3

Research Highlights 4

Awards 6 Management & Membership 9

Proposed Structure and Governance 9 Members 10 Publications 20

Refereed Journal Publications (published) 20 Refereed Conference Proceedings 29 Books and Chapters 30 Student Theses 30 Intellectual Property 31 Invited Presentations at Workshops/Conferences 31 Linkage 37

Collaborations 37 Visitors 39 Graduate Courses 40

Services and Outreach 43

Conferences/Workshops 43 Professional Services 44 Quantum Public Lectures 47 Outreach Lectures 47 Media Coverage 48 Trainee Destinations 49

Research Grants 50

Objectives for Next Year 51 Executive Summary

Another year has passed, and this year turned CREATE for Quantum Nanotechnology. This out to be quite challenging for Albertans: 2019 Alberta Quantum Week was the second severely falling oil prices, a pandemic and an of these events, commencing in 2018, and economic recession pounding our province. provide the opportunity for Alberta’s quantum Despite these challenges, Quantum Alberta community to meet each other, learn the latest had a successful year due to significant developments provincially and beyond, and investment in teams, equipment, infrastructure engender collaboration. and networks prior to this year. In particular, significant funding from large projects including Alberta’s Economic Development, Trade and Tourism’s Major Innovation Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation, a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Collaborative Research and Training Experience grant, and four Alberta Innovation strategic project grants. Research output has been especially strong in the past year. Quantum Alberta welcomes new faculty members Gil Porat from the University of Alberta and Stacey Wetmore from the University of Lethbridge to its team. In summer 2019, the Quantum Alberta community strengthened its bonds through Alberta Quantum Week commencing 29 July with the kick-off meeting for the Quantum Major Innovation Fund Project and then the Quantum Alberta Workshop on 30 July followed by a two-day summer school under Quanta, which is the Alberta-based

4 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Research Program Overview

Quantum Alberta is a consortium of 33 joint promotional activities. Quantum Alberta faculty, industry and affiliate members plus 36 provides an organizational structure for Alberta postdoctoral researchers and 152 graduate to achieve and maintain global prominence students undertaking quantum research and in quantum science and technology. The development in the Province of Alberta. The organization is a network of academic and consortium has membership at the Universities industry experts who have united to elevate of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge and in quantum science research. Quantum industry. The consortium (i) nurtures and Alberta’s vision is to elevate quantum science showcases Alberta-based quantum research, and technology in Alberta by empowering development and activities, (ii) encourages and research, commercializing technology, and supports industrial, national, and international educating our future generations. The mission partnerships and collaborations, (iii) fosters is to be the catalyst for advancement and linkage between Alberta’s institutions of higher commercialization of Alberta-based quantum learning, public laboratories and facilities, research in Canada and around the world. and cognate businesses, (iv) provides seed The five research themes ofQuantum Alberta funding for rapid exploitation of extraordinary are (a) quantum chemistry and multi-scale opportunities in quantum research and modelling led by Alex Brown (UAlberta), development, (v) develops pan-provincial (b) quantum foundations and quantum gravity educational and training programs in quantum led by Saurya Das (ULethbridge), (c) quantum science, and (vi) provides product and business materials led by Joseph Maciejko (UAlberta), development support to new start-ups and (d) quantum nanoscience and technology led existing Alberta ventures. Quantum Alberta’s by Paul Barclay (UCalgary) and (e) quantum main administrative support and director are optics and quantum information led by based at the University of Calgary. Quantum Christoph Simon (UCalgary). These themes Alberta’s web page is www.quantumalberta. foster opportunities to interconnect Quantum ca and Quantum Alberta creates promotional Alberta researchers and technologists who materials, organizes provincial workshops, have common interests and complementary supports inter-institutional research, and fosters skills and infrastructure to build new initiatives.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 5 Research Highlights

Quantum Alberta is proud of significant research a public portal to organize and analyze achievements produced by its members over mass-spectrometry data with a rapid pathogen- the past year. The following exposition provides detection algorithm. His team developed a a sample of breakthroughs by Quantum Alberta multi-scale model to predict drug-induced members. arrhythmias with this work published as two John Davis had excellent results this year. His Proceedings of the National Academy of group was able to eliminate thermomechanical Sciences of the United States of America papers. noise in a gigahertz-frequency mechanical Nasser Moazzen-Ahmadi’s group has breathing mode of a piezoelectric optomechanical produced exciting results on the water-carbon crystals, which was published in the prestigious monoxide dimer, including spectra and ab journal Physical Review Letters, thereby removing initio calculations, and introducing Coriolis noise pollution preventing quantum transduction. interactions to explain certain anomalous Their cryogenic cooling technique provides a energies, and this result was published in path towards low-noise microwave-to-optical Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. This conversion in the quantum regime. Davis’s team’s article is an editor’s choice, signifying that other laudable achievement, also published the article is one of the journal’s outstanding in Physical Review Letters, was stabilizing a publications. pair density wave via nanoscale confinement Gilad Gour’s Physical Review Letters article of superfluid helium-3 thereby yielding phase on quantifying a dynamical quantum resource diagrams for varying degrees of uniaxial showed that generalizing relative entropy of a confinement, over a wide range of pressures. resource from states to channels has at least Sergei Noskov collaborated with Ian Lewis six generalizations with fascinating properties on a machine-learning approach to quantify and involving a novel smoothing technique for proteomics and metabolomics signaling channels that does not apply to states. Gour’s networks, which are involved in bacterial definitive review article on quantum resource antibiotic resistance response, and launched theories was published in Reviews of Modern

6 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Physics, which is the top reviews journal in Robert Thompson collaborates with CERN’s physics. Gour’s leadership in quantum resource ALPHA project, which studies spectroscopic theories was acknowledged through giving an properties of anti-Hydrogen, and their Nature invited tutorial at the 2020 Quantum Information paper focuses on the Lamb shift, whose 1947 Processing Conference, which is the top annual discovery of an energy separation of two fine- conference for theoretical quantum information. structure states of Hydrogen necessitated the theory of quantum electrodynamics. Here the Christoph Simon is the lead theorist on a ALPHA project achieves a precise measurement collaboration that showed erbium ions, inserted of the anti-Hydrogen Lamb shift, which is fully into the best-known host crystal, have better consistent with quantum electrodynamics spin coherence in the excited state compared calculations for antimatter. to the ground state, which was published in Physical Review Letters, and they propose a Paul Barclay’s group demonstrated type of quantum transduction that exploits this optomechanically amplified wavelength advantage. Simon’s collaboration with former conversion in diamond microcavities, with the Quantum Alberta member Alex Lvovsky led results published in Optica, and this technique to an Optica paper reporting entanglement of could enable interfacing quantum devices distinct states of light, each containing over a operating at different spectral wavelengths. hundred million photons. Notably they report frequency up-conversion with 45% internal conversion efficiency Stacey Wetmore’s Journal of the American and have successfully incorporated optical Chemical Society paper unveiled a single- amplification. metal mediated phosphodiester bond cleavage mechanism for nucleic acids, whose Barry Sanders provided key theoretical input significance stems from these bonds being for two landmark experiments: an experimental the backbone of nucleic acid strands, and her demonstration of quantum fully homomorphic multiscale-computational result elucidates a encryption published in Physical Review X particular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair and for emergent momentum-time skyrmions enzyme process. in parity-time-symmetric non-unitary quench dynamics published in . Robert Wolkow’s group successful detected Nature Communications and directed single-molecule binding events on a hydrogen-terminated silicon surface, which was published in ACS Nano, and this result could yield transformational applications to ultradense data storage. Jack Tuszynski is a collaborator on the Large Hadron Collider monopole and exotics detector experiment, whose recent Physical Review Letters article reports their four-fold material and two-fold integrated luminosity increases and novel interpretation in terms of photon-fusion monopole direct production in addition to the Drell-Yan-like mechanism. This search provides the best constraints for existence of monopoles with magnetic charges ranging from two to five times the Dirac charge.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 7 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship – Awards Doctoral Cameron Hough Ryan Kung INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Peter Nguyen Alexander von Humboldt Feodor Lynen Hugh Ramp Research Fellowship – Germany NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship Martin Schon Bradley Hauer CONACyT Scholarship – Mexico Ghazal Haji Salem Nicolas Randell Jesus Alejandro Marin Calzada Victor Arturo Mora Gomez NSERC USRA Maria Rossano-Tapia Kwami Aku-Dominguez Xining Chen NATIONAL AWARDS Nathan Fischer CAP Herzberg Medal 2019 Rebecca Jeong Evan Johnson Paul E. Barclay Dylan Nikkel MITACS Scholarship Bhadra Pandya Aalap Parikh Seyed Azmayesh-Fard Chase Wrenn MITACS Globalink NSERC Vanier Scholarship Shudipto Kazi Amin William Miranda Delgado Bo Fu Rajat Kumar Nova Chemicals Graduate Scholarship Maryna Mondrosova Rishabh Shukla Clinton Potts Dylan Sutherland RNA Innovation Award NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Prakash Chukka Makay Murray Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Preethi Seelam Prabhakar Joel Hutchinson Clinton Potts PROVINCIAL AWARDS Stephen Wein Alberta Graduate Excellence NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Scholarship Graduate Scholarship – Master Katelyn Daly Dante Renato Bencivenga Alison Fulton Graham Hornig Rajeev Jaundoo Janet Leahy Salini Karuvade Brittany (Ying-ying) Lu Pramodh Senarath Yapa Arachchige Mason Protter Rishabh Shukla Kyle Scheuer Hennadii Yerzhakov Zhan Yu

8 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Alberta Innovates Graduate Students Theoretical Physics Institute Scholarship Postdoctoral Fellowship William Miranda Delgado Rufus Boyack Joel Hutchinson Aarat Kalra UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY AWARDS Mario Ernesto Valdes Tresanco Alberta Innovates Eyes High UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA AWARDS Postdoctoral Fellowship Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Asha Yadav Prize Alberta Graduate Students Travel Joel Hutchinson Incentive Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship Archismita Dalal G. Shankar Bettina Bahlsen Memorial Graduate Scholarship Faculty of Science Dean’s Research Award Meryuert Kudaibergenova Michael Lanyon Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Joseph Maciejko Jubilee Scholarships (Advanced Scholars) Faculty of Science Doctoral Dissertation Award Nehad AttaElmanan AbdElrahim Mabrouk Taleana Huff Department of Physics and Astronomy Joel Hutchinson Graduate Student Excellence Award Golden Bell Jar Graduate Scholarship Aaron Barclay in Physics Department of Biological Science G. Shankar Performance Award Graduate Student Teaching Award Luis Alvarez Michelle Sullivan Eyes High Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship Mario Ernesto Valdes Tresanco Joseph Losby Tim Harrison Michelle Sullivan Eyes High International Doctoral Zhibo Wang Scholarship Willa & Stuart B Woods Scholarship Sumit Goswami in Physics Hanif Khan Michelle Sullivan

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 9 Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award – International Student Gaurav Saxena Parisa Zarkeshian ii’taa’poh’to’p Graduate Scholarship Katelynn Daly Provost’s Doctoral Scholarship Shudipto Kazi Amin UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE AWARDS Board of Governors Graduate Student Research Scholarship Rajwinder Kaur School of Graduate Studies Tuition Award Mustafa Amin Cynthia Etondi Fonderson Rajwinder Kaur Ryan Kung Vasil Todorinov

10 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Management & Membership

A Scientific Advisory Committee shall be Proposed Structure established and report directly to the Board and Governance of Directors. Each academic institute shall establish a branch and have its own Branch Daily operation of Quantum Alberta shall be Directors and administration, as appropriate. led by the Executive Director, who reports to Quantum Alberta’s Board of Directors shall the Board of Directors. The Executive Director have representatives from academia, industry, is assisted by the Executive Committee, the business and government from within and administrator, and by the Theme Leaders who outside Alberta. The board shall have a are individually responsible for each of the minimum of 10 members. Quantum Alberta research-and-development themes. The Executive Director works with the Finance and Business Advisory Committee.

Quantum Alberta Board of Directors

Finance and Scientific Executive Business Advisory Director Advisory Committee Branch Directors

Executive Theme Committee Leaders

Operation and Administration Branch Administration Commercialization and Business Development

Organizational Chart

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 11 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John P. Davis Department of Physics, University of Alberta Paul E. Barclay Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hooman Hosseinkhannazer University of Calgary Director of Business Development, Norcada

Alex Brown Lindsay J. LeBlanc Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Saurya Das Barry C. Sanders Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge University of Calgary

Members

FACULTY MEMBERS

Dr. Paul E. Barclay Dr. Alex Brown Associate Professor, Physics Professor, Chemistry, & Astronomy, University of University of Alberta Calgary Research: Laser-molecule Research: Quantum Interactions Nanophotonics Theme: QChem Theme: QNano and QOptics alexbrown.chem.ualberta.ca barclaylab.ucalgary.ca Dr. Saurya Das Dr. Robert Benkoczi Professor, Physics & Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Mathematics & Computer Lethbridge Science, University of Research: Quantum Gravity Lethbridge and Cosmology Research: Optimization Theme: QFoundations of Wireless Networks, directory.uleth.ca/users/ Approximation Algorithms, saurya.das Facility Location and Quantum Algorithms Theme: QFoundations www.cs.uleth.ca/~benkoczi/ wordpress/

12 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Dr. John P. Davis Dr. Daya Gaur Associate Professor, Physics, Professor, Mathematics & University of Alberta Computer Science, University Research: Quantum of Lethbridge Optomechanics, Nanoscale Research: Approximation Superfluid and Hybrid Algorithms and Large-scale Quantum Systems Optimization Theme: QNano Theme: QOptcis ualberta.ca/~jdavis/ www.cs.uleth.ca/~gaur/

Dr. Ray G. DeCorby Dr. Gilad Gour Professor, Electrical & Professor, Mathematics Computer Engineering, & Statistics, University of University of Alberta Calgary Research: Design and Research: Quantum Fabrication of Microphotonic Information Theory Devices Theme: QOptics Theme: QNano and QOptics people.ucalgary.ca/~gour/ www.ece.ualberta. ca/~decorby/ Dr. Frank A. Hegmann Professor, Physics, University Dr. David L. Feder of Alberta Associate Professor, Physics Research: Ultrafast Dynamics and Astronomy, University of and Terahertz Spectroscopy Calgary Theme: QMaterials and Research: Quantum QNano Computation and Condensed hegmannthz.wordpress.com/ Matter Physics Theme: QOptics science.ucalgary.ca/ Dr. Shahadat Hossain physics-astronomy/contacts/ Professor, Mathematics & david-feder Computer Science, University of Lethbridge Research: Numerical Dr. Mark Freeman Optimization and Its Canada Research Chair and Applications Professor, Physics, University Theme: QOptics of Alberta www.cs.uleth.ca/~hossain/ Research: Nanoscale Magnetic Phenomena Theme: QMaterials and QNano www.ualberta.ca/~freemanm/

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 13 Mr. Hooman Dr. Lindsay J. LeBlanc Hosseinkhannazer Tier-II Canada Research Chair PEng & PMP and Assistant Professor, Director, Business Physics, University of Alberta Development, Norcada Research: Quantum Simulation Research: Development of with Ultracold Gases and Quantum-Nano Applications Hybrid Quantum Systems Theme: QMaterials and Theme: QMaterials, QNano QNano and QOptics www.norcada.com/ sites.ualberta.ca/~ljleblan/

Dr. Peter Høyer Dr. Joseph Maciejko Associate Professor, Tier-II Canada Research Chair Computer Science, University and Assistant Professor, of Calgary Physics, University of Alberta Research: Quantum Research: Topological Materials Computing Theme: QMaterials Theme: QFoundations and ualberta.ca/~maciejko/ QOptics pages.cpsc.ucalgary. ca/~hoyer Dr. Frank Marsiglio Professor, Physics, University of Alberta Dr. Marlene Huerta Research: High-temperature Principal Business Advisor Superconductivity and Post-Secondary Investments Strongly Correlated Electron Alberta Innovates Systems https://albertainnovates.ca/ Theme: QMaterials about-us/directory/ \sites.ualberta.ca/~fm3/

Dr. Peter G. Kusalik Dr. Nasser Moazzen- Professor, Chemistry, Ahmadi University of Calgary Professor, Physics & Research: Molecular Astronomy, University of Simulation Calgary Theme: QChem and Research: Molecular QMaterials Spectroscopy homepages.ucalgary. Theme: QChem and ca/~pkusalik/ QMaterials iqst.ca/people/peoplepage. php?id=345

14 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Dr. Sergei Y. Noskov Dr. Barry C. Sanders Professor, Biological Science, Professor, Physics and University of Calgary Astronomy, University of Research: Biochemistry and Calgary Structural Biology Research: Quantum Theme: QChem Information Science contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/bio/ Theme: QOptics profiles/124-2251 iqst.ca/people/peoplepage. php?id=4 Dr. Daniel Oblak Assistant Professor, Physics and Dr. Yujun Shi Astronomy, University of Calgary Professor, Chemistry, Research: Practical Quantum University of Calgary Networks Research: Diagnostics of Theme: QOptics Chemical Vapour Deposition, qcloudlab.com/people/pink- Metal Nanoparticle Formation cloud/ by Laser Dewetting Theme: QChem and QNano yujunshigroup.wixsite.com/ Dr. Gil Porat yshi Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta Dr. Christoph Simon Research: Laser Physics, Professor, Physics and Precision Spectroscopy, and Astronomy, University of Optical Magnetometry Calgary Theme: QOptics and Research: Theoretical QFoundations Quantum Optics www.ece.ualberta. Theme: QFoundations, ca/~gporat/ QNano and QOptics iqst.ca/people/peoplepage. php?id=225 Dr. Dennis R. Salahub Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Dr. Robert I. Thompson Calgary Professor, Physics and Research: Multiscale Astronomy, University of Modelling of Molecules in Calgary Complex Environments Research: Trapped Ions and Theme: QChem and QNano Antimatter iqst.ca/people/peoplepage. Theme: QChem, php?id=267 QFoundations and QOptics iqst.ca/people/peoplepage. php?id=15

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 15 Dr. Simon Trudel Dr. Stacey D. Wetmore Associate Professor, Professor, Chemistry, Chemistry, University of University of Lethbridge Calgary Research: Molecular Research: Functional Simulations of Nucleic Acids Nanomaterials Theme: QChem Theme: QNano http://people.uleth. www.chem.ucalgary.ca/ ca/~stacey.wetmore/ research/groups/trudels/ simon-trudel.html Dr. Robert A. Wolkow Professor, Physics, University Dr. Jack A. Tuszynski of Alberta Professor, Oncology, Chief Technical Officer, University of Alberta Quantum Silicon Inc. Research: Computational Research: Low-power Atom- Drug Design, Systems scale Electronics Biology of Cancer and Theme: QMaterials, QNano Neurodegenerative Diseases, and QOptics and Pharmacokinetic Models www.robertwolkow.com/ Theme: QFoundations www.ualberta.ca/medicine/ about/people/jack-tuszynski

Dr. Mark Walton Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Lethbridge Research: Quantum Mechanics and Conformal Field Theory Theme: QFoundations directory.uleth.ca/users/ Walton

16 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS Emil Varga Roshan Achal Yunlong Xiao (completed August Abhijeet Alase 2019postdoc, Nanyang Technological University) Morteza Amirani Asha Yadav Seyed Azmayesh-Fard Jun Zhang (resigned September Rufus Boyack 2019postdoc, University of New South Wales) Chun Chen (completedpostdoc, Max Planck Wei Zhang (completed March 2020) Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems) Taras Chutora RESEARCH ASSOCIATES/ Rogelio Delgado Venegas COORDINATORS/ENGINEERS Callum Doolin Naaman Amer (Research Associate) Megan Engel Maral Aminpour (Research Assistant) Jiri Hostas Roohollah Ghobadi (Research Associate) Gulru Kayik Taras Hrushevskyi (Research Technologist) Vinaya Kumar Kavatamane Rathnakara Ali Khademi (Research Associate) Hanif Khan Jo Onoda (Research Associate) David Lake Beipei Shi (Research Technician) Gustavo de Oliveira Luiz (completed June Radovan Urban (Research Associate) 2019researcher, nanoFAB) Sören Wacker (Staff Scientist) Joseph Losby Hristina Zhekova (Staff Scientist) Yang Luo GRADUATE STUDENTS (PhD Bruno Martins PROGRAM) Matthew Mitchell (resigned March 2020postdoc, University of British Columbia) Roshan Achal (graduated January 2020postdoc, University of Alberta) Naya Nagy Antoine Aerts Sara Omar Furkan Altincicek Nicholas Randell Sanaa Al-Sumaidae Erhan Saglamyurek Luis Alvarez Ghazal Haji Salem Shudipto Kazi Amin Preethi Seelam Prabhakar Sahar Arbabimoghadam (graduated April Carlo Maria Scandolo 2019postdoc, University of Alberta) Martin Schon Pramodh Senarath Yapa Arachchige Denis Sukachev Mohsen Bagherimehrab Maryam Taheri Aaron Barclay Vaisakh Vadakkumbatt Bishnupada Behera

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 17 Stephanie Bovincini Faezeh Kimiaee Asadi Oliver Calderon Sourabh Kumar Jesus Alejandro Marin Calzada Prasoon Kumar Shandilya Logan Cooke Salini Karuvade Jeremy Croshaw Rajwinder Kaur Archismita Dalal Meryuert Kudaibergenova Katelynn Daly Ryan Kung Callum Doolin (graduated August David Lake (completed December 2019 2019postdoc, University of Alberta) postdoc, University of Calgary) Balarama Sridhar Dwadasi Pascal Lefebvre Saeid Ebrahimzadeh Nehad AttaElmanan AbdElrahim Mabrouk Carlos Enriquez-Victorero William Miranda Delgado Andrew Evans Matthew Mitchell (graduated November Alison Fulton 2019postdoc, University of Calgary) Mitja Fridman Eugene Moiseev Victor Arturo Mora Gomez James Moncreiff Sumit Goswami Mahshad Moshari Masoud Habibi Davijani Mary Narreto (graduated April 2019electro- optical designer, L3 Technologies) Bradley Hauer (graduated December 2019 postdoc, National Institute of Standards and Peter Nguyen Technology Boulder) Mahmood Noweir Chris Healey (graduated August 2019) Eduardo Paez Lizandra Barrios Herrera Shyam Parshotam Cameron Hough David Purschke Taleana Huff (graduated January 2020 Gaurav Saxena postdoc, NRC NANO) G. Shankar Joel Hutchinson (graduated August 2019 Alex Shook postdoc, École Polytechnique, France) Michael Staelens Jiawei Ji Clinton Potts Charles Jensen Mason Protter Aarat Kalra Hugh Ramp Hamidreza Kaviani Anindya Rastogi Majid Kheirkhah Maria Rossano-Tapia Paul Kim (graduated April 2019research Benjamin Smith scientist, Norcada) Shahrzad Taherizadegan

18 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Arina Tashchilina (completed November Jake Flowerdew (graduated September 2019postdoc, University of Alberta) 2019PhD, University of Oxford) Vasil Todorinov Cynthia Etondi Fonderson Mario Ernesto Valdes Tresanco Jianing Geng Andrei Tretiakov Masoud Habibi Davijani (graduated August Seyed Shakib Vedaie 2019PhD, University of Calgary) Lei Wang Tim Harrison Stephen Wein Graham Hornig Yadong Wu (graduated November Hanzala Hussain 2019postdoc, the University of Hong Kong) Rajeev Jaundoo Hennadii Yerzhakov Santiago Jimenez Hadi Zadeh Haghighi Ryan Johansson Parisa Zarkeshian Mojtaba Komeili Murali Krishna GRADUATE STUDENTS (MSc Prasoon Kumar Shandilya (transferred PROGRAM) September 2019PhD, University of Calgary) Sakib Adnan Janet Leahy Omid Aligholamioskooee Shang Li (graduated December 2019) Mustafa Amin Pengcheng Liao Eric Ampong (graduated August 2019) Zhuohao (Ray) Liu Behnam Ashrafkhani Brittany (Ying-ying) Lu Dante Renato Bencivenga Xinyuan Ma Priya Bhutani (graduated September 2019B. James Maldaner Ed., St. Thomas University) Sean McClure Fasiha Binat Zafar Blaine Jeffrey McLaughlin Briana Boychuk Sepideh Mirabi Lintong Bu Mahdi Mousaei Alex Cameron (graduated December 2019) Makay Murray Prakash Chukka Robert Riley Nerem Tommy Clark (graduated August 2019PhD, McGill University) Joan Ngure Jeremy Croshaw (graduated 2019PhD, Yasser Novo-Fernández University of Alberta) Kimberley Ann Owen Anustup Das Andriy Plakhotnyk Mirna Damergi Mason Protter (graduated July 2019PhD, University of Alberta)

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 19 Danny Pulikasseril Xining Chen (NSERC USRA) Hamza Qureshi (graduated December 2019 Dewuni de Silva (Heritage Youth Research quantum applications scientist, Agnostiq Labs) Summer Program (HYRS)) Kuntal Sengupta Kyle Ostrander (UofC CHEM502) Sara Shafiei Alavijeh Travis Gartner (UofC PHYS599) G. Shankar (graduated August 2019PhD, Ben Godwin (UofC CHEM502) University of Alberta) Boden Eakins (UofA Engineering Physics Coop) Kyle Scheuer Elliot Evans (UofC CPSC502) Rishabh Shukla Nathan Fischer (NSERC USRA) Howe Simpson Bo Fu (MITACS Globalink) Deepesh Singh (transferred March 2020PhD, Zhi Han (UofA Summer Undergraduate Physics University of Queensland) Research Experience – SUPRE) James Stevenson Brad Hesson (UofA Summer Student) Michelle Sullivan Alex Hickey (NSERC USRA & UofC PHYS598) Jacques Thibault (graduated July 2019data Rebecca Jeong (NSERC USRA & UofL analyst, Baker Hughes Inc.) CHEM4995) Prathwiraj Umesh (graduated October Evan Johnson (NSERC USRA) 2019PhD, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Austria) Victoria Johnson (UofC PHYS598) Praveen Wakwella Inka Kennepohl (UofA Summer Undergraduate Physics Research Experience – SUPRE) Zhibo Wang (graduated July 2019PhD, University of Toronto) Shayan Khorassany (UofA Summer Student) Taozhe (Evan) Wu Rajat Kumar (MITACS Globalink) Yufeng Wu Michael Lanyon (UofA Undergraduate Research) Yanjuan Xiong Janet Leahy (UofC CPSC502) Stephanie Yong Linh Ly (UofC PURE Award) Zhan Yu Sean McClure (UofA Undergraduate Research) Max Yuan Maryna Mondrosova (MITACS Globalink) Makay Murray (UofL CHEM4990) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Thanh Nguyen (Canada-ASEAN Scholarship Kwami Aku-Dominguez (NSERC USRA) and Educational Exchange for Development – SEED) Satchel Marie Armena (UofA PHYS499) Dylan Nikkel (NSERC USRA & UofL CHEM4995) Hemanto Bairagi (UofC PHYS598) Patricia Oliva (UofA Undergraduate Student) Karabee Batta (UofC Summer Internship) Rian Opperman (Heritage Youth Research Asadullah Bhuiyan (UofA Physics USRA) Summer Program (HYRS)) Jayke Boghean (NSERC USRA & UofA Kyle Ostrander (UofC Research Assistant) Engineering Physics Coop)

20 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Anders Palmgren (UofA PHYS499) Kohl Yee (UofL CHEM3990) Bhadra Pandya (NSERC USRA) Rana Zibakhshshabgahi (UofC PHYS598) Aalap Parikh (NSERC USRA) ADMINISTRATION Chalalai Phawaphootanon (UofL CHEM3990 & 4990) Jing (Nancy) Lu (Administrator) Rana Pratap Simh Mukthavaram (UofC Summer Internship) Ahsanur Rahman (UofA BIOL498) Michaela Reitsma (UofL CHEM3990) Matthew Rudd (UofA Physics Summer Undergraduate Physics Research Experience – SUPRE) Myles Ruether (UofA PHYS499) Kenneth Sharman (Summer Student & UofC PHYS599) Howe Simpson (UofA Undergraduate Student) Jordan Smith (UofC PHYS 598) Craig Sommer (UofL CHEM4990) Nick Sorensen (UofA Physics Summer Undergraduate Physics Research Experience – SUPRE) Matthew Spengler (UofL BioChem3990) Antoine Stellio (UofC Research Internship) Dylan Sutherland (MITACS Globalink) Nathania Takyi (UofL CHEM4990 & 4995) Zach Thomson (UofC CHEM402) Ruchir Tullu (UofC Summer Undergraduate Student) Camila Suarez Viltres (UofC Summer Undergraduate student) Luke Wagner (UofL CHEM3990 & 4990) Yuxuan Wang (UofC CHEM402) Chase Wrenn (NSERC USRA) Yidan Xing (UofA CHEM401) Cissy Xu (UofA CHEM401) Xinyuan Xu (UofA Summer Undergraduate Physics Research Experience – SUPRE)

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 21 Publications

Mieskolainen, L. Millward, V. A. Mitsou, R. Refereed Journal Orava, I. Ostrovskiy, J. Papavassiliou, B. Parker, Publications L. Patrizii, G. E. Pӑvӑlaş, J. L. Pinfold, V. Popa, M. Pozzato, S. Pospisil, A. Rajantie, R. Ruiz (published) de Austri, Z. Sahnoun, M. Sakellariadou, A. Santra, S. Sarkar, G. Semenoff, A. Shaa, G. M. Aboelnga and S. D. Wetmore, “Unveiling Sirri, K. Sliwa, R. Soluk, M. Spurio, M. Staelens, a single-metal mediated phosphodiester M. Suk, M. Tenti, V. Togo, J. A. Tuszynski, V. bond cleavage mechanism for nucleic acids: Vento, O. Vives, Z. Vykydal, A. Wall and I. S. A multiscale computational investigation of Zgura, “Magnetic monopole search with the a human DNA repair enzyme”, Journal of full MoEDAL trapping detector in 13 TeV pp the American Chemical Society 141(21): collisions interpreted in photon-fusion and 8646–8656, May 2019. Drell-Yan production”, Physical Review Letters R. Achal, M. Rashidi, J. Croshaw, T. Huff and 123(2): 021802 (7 pp.), July 2019. R. A. Wolkow, “Detecting and directing single A. Aerts, P. Carbonnière, F. Richter and A. molecule binding events on H-Si(100) with Brown, “Vibrational states of deuterated trans- application to ultradense data storage”, ACS and cis-formic acid: DCOOH, HCOOD, and Nano 14(3): 2947–2955, November 2019. DCOOD”, Journal of Chemical Physics 152(2): B. Acharya, J. Alexandre, S. Baines, P. Benes, 024305, January 2020. B. Bergmann, J. Bernabéu, A. Bevan, H. A. Aerts and A. Brown, “A revised nuclear Branzas, M. Campbell, S. Cecchini, Y. M. Cho, quadrupole moment for aluminum: Theoretical M. de Montigny, A. De Roeck, J. R. Ellis, M. nuclear quadrupole coupling constants of El Sawy, M. Fairbairn, D. Felea, M. Frank, J. aluminum compounds”, Journal of Chemical Hays, A. M. Hirt, J. Janecek, D.-W. Kim, A. Physics 150(22): 224302, May 2019. Korzenev, D. H. Lacarrère, S. C. Lee, C. Leroy, G. Levi, A. Lionti, J. Mamuzic, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, N. E. Mavromatos, P. Mermod, M.

22 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT M. Ahmadi, B. X. R. Alves, C. J. Baker, W. A. F. R. G. Bagsican, M. Wais, N. Komatsu, W. Bertsche, A. Capra, C. Carruth, C. L. Cesar, M. Gao, L. W. Weber, K. Serita, H. Murakami, K. Charlton, S. Cohen, R. Collister, S. Eriksson, Held, F. A. Hegmann, M. Tonouchi, J. Kono, A. Evans, N. Evetts, J. Fajans, T. Friesen, M. I. Kawayama and M. Battiato, “Terahertz C. Fujiwara, D. R. Gill, J. S. Hangst, W. N. excitonics in carbon nanotubes: Exciton Hardy and R. I. Thompson, “Investigation of autoionization and multiplication”, Nano Letters the fine structure of antihydrogen”,Nature 578: 20(5), 3098–3105, March 2020. 375–380, February 2020. A. Banerjee, W. Zeng, M. Taheri, B. Blasiak, B. N. Akihira and J. A. Tuszynski, “Non-equilibrium Φ4 Tomanek and S. Trudel, “Shape-controlled MnO theory for networks: towards memory formations nanoparticles as T1 MRI contrast agents”, AIP with quantum brain dynamics”, Journal of Physics Advances 9(12): 125031 (6 pp.), December 2019. Communications 3(5): 055020 (20 pp.), May 2019. A. J. Barclay, K. Esteki, K. H. Michaelian, A. R. M. Aminpour, C. Montemagno and J. A. W. McKellar and N. Moazzen-Ahmadi, “Infrared

Tuszynski, “An overview of molecular modeling bands of CS2 dimer and trimer at 4.5 μm”, Journal for drug discovery with specific illustrative of Chemical Physics 150(14): 144305 (9 pp.), examples of applications”, Molecules 24(9): April 2019. 1693 (30 pp.), April 2019. A. J. Barclay, A. R. W. McKellar and N.

A. Anshu, P. Høyer, M. Mhalla and S. Perdrix, Moazzen-Ahmadi, “Spectra of the D2O dimer in “Contextuality in multipartite pseudo-telepathy the O–D fundamental stretch region: Vibrational graph games”, Journal of Computer and dependence of tunneling splittings and lifetimes”, System Sciences 107: 156–165, August 2019. Journal of Chemical Physics 150(16): 164307 S. Arabimoghadam, V. Rezania and J. A. (11 pp.), April 2019. Tuszynski, “Cell death and survival due to A. J. Barclay, A. van der Avoird, A. R. W. McKellar cytotoxic exposure modeled as a two-state and N. Moazzen-Ahmadi, “The water–carbon Ising system”, Royal Society Open Science 7(1): monoxide dimer: new infrared spectra, ab 191578 (11 pp.), February 2020. initio rovibrational energy level calculations, S. Asgarnezhad-Zorgabad, P. Berini and B. and an interesting in-termolecular mode”, C. Sanders, “Polaritonic frequency-comb Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(27): generation and breather propagation in a 14911–14922, June 2019. negative-index metamaterial with a cold four- A. J. Barclay, A. P. Charmet and N. Moazzen- level atomic medium”, Physical Review A 99(5): Ahmadi, “The most stable isomer of H2C4-(OCS)2 051802I (5 pp.), May 2019. van der Waals complex: Theory and experiment agree on a structure with C symmetry”, S. Asgarnezhad-Zorgabad, R. Sadighi-Bonabi, 2 Chemical B. Kibler, S. K. Özdemir and B. C. Sanders, Physics Letters 731(13): 136610 (5 pp.), “Surface-polaritonic phase singularities and September 2019. multimode polaritonic frequency combs via A. J. Barclay, A. P. Charmet, K. H. Michaelian, dark rogue-wave excitation in hybrid plasmonic A. R. W. McKellar and N. Moazzen-Ahmadi, waveguide”, New Journal of Physics 22(3): “Micro-solvation of CO in water: infrared spectra

033008 (23 pp.), March 2020. and structural calculations for (D2O)2–CO and (D O) –CO”, M. Ashrafuzzaman, C.-Y. Tseng and J. A. 2 3 Physical Chemistry Chemical Tuszynski, “Charge-based interactions of Physics 21(48): 26564–26568, November 2019. antimicrobial peptides and general drugs with lipid bilayers”, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 95(10): 107502 (10 pp.), November 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 23 P. Bhutani, D. J. Nikkel, K. A. Wilson and E. Chitambar and G. Gour, “Quantum resource S. D. Wetmore, “Computational insight theories”, Reviews of Modern Physics 91(2): into the differential mutagenic patterns of 025001 (48 pp.), April 2019. O-methylthymine lesions”, Chemical Research C. D. M. Churchill, M. A. Healey, J. Preto, J. A. in Toxicology 32(10): 2107–2177, August 2019. Tuszynski and M. T. Woodside, “Probing the K. Bian, S. A. P. Lenz, Q. Tang, F. Chen, R. Qi, M. molecular basis of aggregation in α-synuclein Jost, C. Drennan, J. Essigmann, S. D. Wetmore by comparing single molecule simulation and D. Li, “DNA repair enzymes ALKBH2, and experiment”, Biophysical Journal 117(6): ALKBH3, and AlkB oxidize 5-methylcytosine 1125–1135, September 2019. to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine, M. Cocchi, F. Gabrielli and J. A. Tuszynski, and 5-carboxylcytosine in vitro”, Nucleic Acids “Death: An unpredictable variable of time – Is Research 47(11): 5522–5529, June 2019. the impossible possible?”, Scientific GOD P. Binarova and J.A. Tuszynski, “Tubulin: structure, Journal 10(5): 379–383, July 2019. functions and roles in disease”, Cells 8(10): 1294 (7 S. C. Concilio, H. R. Zhekova, S. Y. Noskov pp.), October 2019. and S. J. Russell, “Inter-species variation R. Boyack, A. Rayyan and J. Maciejko, in monovalent anion substrate selectivity

“Deconfined criticality in the QED3 Gross- and inhibitor sensitivity in the sodium iodide Neveu-Yukawa model: The 1/N expansion symporter (NIS)”, PLoS One 15(2): e0229085 revisited”, Physical Review B 99(19): 195135 (25 pp.), February 2020. (14 pp.), May 2019. A. Conforte, J. A. Tuszynski, F. Alves Silva and E. J. Brant, E. A. Rietman, G. L. Klement, M. N. Carels, “Signaling complexity measured by Cavaglia and J. A. Tuszynski, “Personalized Shannon entropy and its application in personalized therapy design for systemic lupus erythematosus and individualized medicines”, Frontiers in Genetics based on the analysis of protein-protein 10: 930 (14 pp.), October 2019. interaction networks”, PLoS One 15(3): S. Das, S. Shajidul Haque and B. Underwood, e0226883 (16 pp.), March 2020. “Constraints and horizons for de Sitter with G. Brassard, P. Høyer, K. Kalach, M. Kaplan, S. extra dimensions”, Physical Review D 100(4): Laplante and L. Salvail, “Key establishment à la 046013 (21), August 2019. Merkle in a quantum world”, Journal of Cryptology A. de la Lande, A. Alvarez-Ibarra, K. Hasnaoui, 32(3): 601–634, April 2019. F. Cailliez, X.-J. Wu, T. Mineva, J. Cuny, P. P.-L. Champagne, D. Ester, A. Bhattacharya, Calaminici, L. López-Sosa, G. Geudtner, I. K. Hofstetter, C. Zellman, S. Bag, H.-Y. Yu, Navizet, C. G. Iriepa, D. R. Salahub and A. M. S. Trudel, V. K. Michaelis, V. E. Williams, Köster, “Molecular simulations with in-deMon2k V. Thangadurai and C.-C. Ling, “Liquid QM/MM, a tutorial-review”, Molecules 24(9): crystalline lithium-ion electrolytes derived from 1653 (31 pp.), April 2019. biodegradable cyclodextrin”, Journal of Materials S. M. Eaton, J. P. Hadden, V. Bharadwaj, J. Chemistry A 7: 12201–12213, April 2019. Forneris, F. Picollo, F. Bosia, B. Sotillo, A. N. M. K. Chini, S. G. Srinivasan, N. K. Tailor, Giakoumaki, O. Jedrkiewicz, A. Chiappini, M. Yukta, D. R. Salahub and S. Satapathi, “Lead- Ferrari, R. Osellame, P. E. Barclay, P. Olivero free, stable mixed halide double perovskites and R. Ramponi, “Quantum micro–nano

Cs2AgBiBr6 and Cs2AgBiBr6−xClx–A detailed devices fabricated in diamond by femtosecond theoretical and experimental study”, Chemical laser and ion irradiation”, Advanced Quantum Physics 529(11): 110547 (8 pp.), January 2020. Technologies 2(5-6): 1900006 (23 pp.), May 2019.

24 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT A. Elmenoufy, F. Gentile, D. Jay, F. Karimi- G. Grasso, M. Rebella, U. Morbiducci, J. A. Busheri, X. Yang, O. Soueidan, C. Weilbeer, R. Tuszynski, A. Danani and M. A. Deriu, “The Mani, K. Barakat, J. A. Tuszynski, M. Weinfeld role of structural polymorphism in driving the and F. West, “Targeting DNA repair in tumor cells mechanical performance of the Alzheimer’s beta via inhibition of ERCC1-XPF”, Journal of Medicinal amyloid fibrils”, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Chemistry 62(17): 7684–7696, August 2019. Biotechnology 7: 83 (11 pp.), April 2019. M. Falamarzi Askarani, M. L. Grimau Puigibert, M. L. Grimau Puigibert, M. Falamarzi Askarani, T. Lutz, V. B. Verma, M. D. Shaw, S. W. Nam, J. Davidson, V. B. Verma, M. D. Shaw, S. W. N. Sinclair, D. Oblak and W. Tittel, “Storage Nam, T. Lutz, G. Amaral, D. Oblak and W. and reemission of heralded telecommunication- Tittel, “Entanglement and nonlocality between wavelength photons using a crystal waveguide”, disparate solid-state quantum memories Physical Review Applied 11(5): 054056 (9 pp.), mediated by photons”, Physical Review May 2019. Research 2(1): 013039 (12 pp.), January 2020. M. Falamarzi Askarani, T. Lutz, M. L. Grimau M. Guda, C. Labak, S. Omar, S. Asuthkar, S. Puigibert, N. Sinclair, D. Oblak and W. Tittel, Airala, J. A. Tuszynski, A. Tsung and K. Velpula, “Persistent atomic frequency comb based on “GLUT1 and TUBB4 in glioblastoma could be Zeeman sub-levels of an erbium-doped crystal efficacious targets”,Cancers 11(9): 1308 waveguide”, Journal of the Optical Society of (18 pp.), September 2019. America B 37(2): 352–358, January 2020. Y. Guo and G. Gour, “Monogamy of the A. J. Fulton, V. O. Kollath, K. Karan and Y. J. Shi, entanglement of formation”, Physical Review A “Gold nanoparticle assembly on porous silicon 99(4): 042305 (6 pp.), April 2019. by pulsed laser induced dewetting”, Nanoscale J. R. Guzman-Sapulveda, R. Wu, A. Kalra, Advances 2: 896–905, January 2020. M. Aminpour, J. A. Tuszynski and A. Dogariu, R. Ghobadi, S. Wein, H. Kaviani, P. E. Barclay “Tubulin polarizability in aqueous suspension”, and C. Simon, “Progress toward cryogen-free ACS Omega 4(5): 9144–9149, May 2019. spin-photon interfaces based on nitrogen- M. Habibidavijani and B. C. Sanders, vacancy centers and optomechanics”, Physical “Continuous-variable ramp quantum secret Review A 99(5): 053825 (5 pp.), May 2019. sharing with Gaussian states and operations”, S. M. Golas, A. N. Nguyen, E. A. Rietman New Journal of Physics 21(11): 113023 (24 pp.), and J. A. Tuszynski, “Gibbs free energy of November 2019. protein-protein interactions correlates with ATP G. Hajesalem, J. E. Losby, G. de Oliveira Luiz, production in cancer cells”, Journal of Biological V. T. K. Sauer, P. E. Barclay and M. R. Freeman, Physics 45(4): 423–430, December 2019. “Two-axis cavity optomechanical torque G. Gour, “Comparison of quantum channels characterization of magnetic microstructures”, by superchannels”, IEEE Transactions on New Journal of Physics 21(9): 095005 (11 pp.), Information Theory 65(9): 5880–5904, April 2019. September 2019. G. Gour and A. Winter, “How to quantify a T. R. Harrison, G. J. Horning, C. Huang, L. Bu, dynamical quantum resource”, Physical Review T. Haluza-Delay, S. Azmayesh-Fard and R. G. Letters 123(15): 150401 (5 pp.), October 2019. DeCorby, “A widely tunable bandpass filter based M. Grabowecky and G. Gour, “Bounds on on resonant optical tunneling”, Optics Express (16), 23633–23644, August 2019. entanglement catalysts”, Physical Review A 27 99(5): 052348 (8 pp.), May 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 25 B. D. Hauer, T. J. Clark, P. H. Kim, C. Doolin A. Karigowda, Adwaith K. V., Pradosh K. N., and J.P. Davis, “Dueling dynamical backaction S. Sudha, B. C. Sanders, F. Bretenaker and A. in a cryogenic optomechanical cavity”, Physical Narayanan, “Phase-sensitive amplification of an Review A 99(5): 053803 (22 pp.), May 2019. optical field using microwaves”,Optics Express J. E. Hirsch and F. Marsiglio, “Hole 27(22): 32111–32121, October 2019. superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates”, A. Kalra, P. Kar, J. Preto, V. Rezania, A. Dogariu, Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications J. Lewis, J. A. Tuszynski and K. Shankar, 566(13): 13535334 (3 pp.), November 2019. “Behavior of ɑ, β tubulin in DMSO-containing J. E. Hirsch and F. Marsiglio, “Understanding electrolytes”, Nanoscale Advances 1(9): electron-doped cuprate superconductors 3364–3371, June 2019. as hole superconductors”, Physica C: A. Kalra, S. Patel, A. Bhuiyan, J. Preto, K. Superconductivity and its Applications 564, Scheuer, U. Mohammed, J. Lewis, V. Rezania, K. 29–37, September 2019. Shankar and J. A. Tuszynski, “Investigations of T. Huff, T. Dienel, M. Rashidi, R. Achal, L. the electrical properties of microtubule ensembles Livadaru, J. Croshaw and R. A. Wolkow, under cell-like conditions”, Nanomaterials 10(2): “Electrostatic landscape of a hydrogen- 265 (19 pp.), February 2020. terminated silicon surface probed by a S. Karuvade, P. D. Johnson, F. Ticozzi and moveable quantum dot”, ACS Nano 13(9): L. Viola, “Uniquely determined pure quantum 10566–10575, August 2019. states need not be unique ground states of S. Jalnapurkar, P. Anderson, E. S. Moiseev, P. quasi-local Hamiltonians”, Physical Review A Palittapongarnpim, A. Narayanan, P. E. Barclay 99(6): 062104 (16 pp.), June 2019. and A. I. Lvovsky, “Measuring fluorescence by P. Kathuria, P. Singh, P. Sharma, R. Manderville observing field quadrature noise”,Optics Letters and S. D. Wetmore, “Molecular dynamics 44(7): 1678–1681, April 2019. study of one-base deletion duplexes containing Y. E. Jeong, S. A. P. Lenz and S. D. Wetmore “A the major DNA adduct formed by ochratoxin DFT study of the deglycosylation of methylated, A: Effects of sequence context and adduct oxidized and canonical pyrimidine nucleosides ionization state on lesion site structure and in water: Implications for epigenetic regulation mutagenicity”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (32): 6980–6989, July 2019. and DNA repair”, Journal of Physical Chemistry 123 B 124(12): 2392–2400, February 2020. S. Kaur, P. Sharma and S. D. Wetmore, “Can J.-W. Ji and D. L. Feder, “Extending matchgates cyanuric acid and 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine to universal quantum computation via the containing ribonucleosides be components of prebiotic RNA? Insights from QM calculations Hubbard model”, Physical Review A 100(5): 052324 (13 pp.), November 2019. and MD simulations”, ChemPhysChem 20(11): 1425–1436, April 2019. L. Kao, R. Azimov, X. M. Shao, N. Abuladze, D. Newman, H. R. Zhekova, S. Y. Noskov, M. Kheirkhah, Y. Nagai, C. Chen and F. A. Pushkin and I. Kurtz, “SLC4A11 function: Marsiglio, “Majorana corner flat bands in evidence for H+(OH−) and NH H+ transport”, two-dimensional second-order topological 3- superconductors”, Physical Review B 101(10): American Journal of Cell Physiology 318: C392–C405, February 2020. 104502 (9 pp.), March 2020.

26 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT G. Klejborowska, M. Moshari, E. Maj, U. Majcher, S. Liang, K. Wm. Hall, A. Laaksonen, Z.-C. J. Preto, J. Wietrzyk, J. A. Tuszynski and A. Zhang and P. G. Kusalik, “Characterizing key Huczyński, “Synthesis, antiproliferative activity and features in the formation of ice and gas hydrate molecular docking studies of 4-chlorothiocolchicine systems”, Philosophical Transactions of the analogues”, Chemical Biology & Drug Design 95(1): Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and 182–191, January 2020. Engineering Sciences 377(2146): 20180167 G. Klejborowska, A. Urbaniak, J. Preto, E. (28 pp.), April 2019. Maj, M. Moshari, M.Delgado, J. Wietrzyk, J. D. Malhotra, M. Jung, C. Fecher-Trost, M. A. Tuszynski, T. Chambers and A. Huczyński, Lovatt, G. S. L. Peh, S. Y. Noskov, J. S. Mehta, “Synthesis, biological evaluation and R. Zimmermann and J. R. Casey, “Defective cell molecular docking studies of new amides of adhesion function of solute transporter, SLC4A11, 4-bromothiocolchicine as anticancer agents”, in endothelial corneal dystrophies”, Human Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 27(23): Molecular Genetics 29(1): 97–116, January 2020. 115144 (12 pp.), December 2019. T. W. Mannign, R. Manderville, P. D. Josephy, V. V. Konotop, B. C. Sanders and D. A. Zezyulin, R. W. Kung and S. D. Wetmore, “Structure of “Spectral singularities of a potential created an unusual tetracyclic deoxyguanosine adduct: by two coupled microring resonators”, Optics Implications for frameshift mutagenicity by Letters 44(8): 2024–2027, April 2019. ortho-cyano nitroanilines”, Chemical Research in A. Kuban-Jankowska, M. Gorska-Ponikowska, Toxicology 33(2): 584–593, December 2019. K. K. Sahu, T. Kostrzewa, M. Wozniak and J. R. W. McKellar and N. Moazzen-Ahmadi, “The A. Tuszynski, “Docosahexaenoic acid inhibits ethylene–carbon dioxide complex and the double PTP1B phosphatase and MCF-7 breast cancer rotor model”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A cells viability”, Nutrients 11(11): 2554 (12 pp.), 124(4): 684–689, January 2020. October 2019. S. Mirabi, R. Boyack and F. Marsiglio, “Eliashberg S. Kumar, N. Lauk and C. Simon, “Towards theory in the weak-coupling limit: Results on the long-distance quantum networks with real frequency axis”, Physical Review B 101(6): superconducting processors and optical links”, 064506 (9 pp.), February 2020. Quantum Science and Technology 4(4): 045003 W. E. Miranda, K. R. DeMarco, J.-Q. Guo, H. J. (17 pp.), July 2019. Duff, I. Vorobyov, C. E. Clancy and S. Y. Noskov, G. Lal, B. S. Gelfand, J.-B. Lin, A. Banerjee, S. “Selectivity filter modalities and rapid inactivation of Trudel and G. K. H. Shimizu, “Three sequential the hERG1 channel”, Proceedings of the National hydrolysis products of the ubiquitous Cu24 Academy of Sciences of the United States of isophthalate metal–organic polyhedra”, Inorganic America 117(6): 2795–2804, January 2020. Chemistry 58(15): 9874–9881, July 2019. M. J. Mitchell, D. Lake and P. E. Barclay, N. Lauk, N. Sinclair, S. Barzanjeh, J. P. Covey, “Optomechanically amplified wavelength M. Saffman, M. Spiropulu and C. Simon, conversion in diamond microcavities”, Optica 6(7): “Perspectives on quantum transduction”, 832–838, June 2019. Quantum Science and Technology 5(2): 020501 E. S. Moiseev, A. Tashchilina, S. A. Moiseev and (16 pp.), March 2020. A. I. Lvovsky, “Darkness of two-mode squeezed G. Li, N. Amer, H. A. Hafez, S. Huang, D. light in Λ-type atomic system”, New Journal of Turchinovich, V. N. Mochalin, F. A. Hegmann and Physics 22(1): 013014 (8 pp.), January 2020. L. V. Titova, “Dynamical control over terahertz electromagnetic interference shielding with 2D Ti C T Mxene by ultrafast optical pulses”, 3 2 y Nano Letters 20(1), 636–643, December 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 27 B. Nagarajan, M. Kamkar, M. A. W. Schoen, U. E. Pradhan and A. Brown, “The lowest-lying Sundararaj, S. Trudel, A. J. Qureshi and P. Mertiny, excited electronic states for HFCO including

“Development and characterization of stable a potential energy surface for S1 in sum-of- polymer formulations for manufacturing magnetic products form”, Molecular Physics 1674936 composites”, Journal of Magnetism and (10 pp.), October 2019. Magnetic Materials 4(1): 1–18, January 2020. R. R. Poznanski, L. A. Cacha, A. Z. A. Latif, S. S. H. Ng, J. Retallick, H. N. Chiu, R. Lupoiu, S. H. Salleh, J. Ali. P. Yupapin, J. A. Tuszynski L. Livadaru, T. Huff, R. Rashidi, W. Vine, T. and M. A. Tengku, “Molecular orbitals of dipole- Dienel, R. A. Wolkow and K. Walus, “SiQAD: bound electrons in hydrophobic pockets of A design and simulation tool for atomic silicon neuronal proteins”, Biosystems 183(10): 103982 quantum dot circuits”, IEEE Transactions on (9 pp.), September 2019. Nanotechnology 19: 137–146, January 2020. M. Rahmati, S. Dayneko, M. Pahlevani and Y. J. T. H. Nguyen, V. A. Ngo, J. Paulo Castro Zerba, Shi, “Highly efficient quantum dot light‑emitting S. Y. Noskov and D. D. L. Minh, “Nonequilibrium diodes by inserting multiple poly(methyl path-ensemble averages for symmetric methacrylate) as electron‑blocking layers”, protocols”, Journal of Chemical Physics Advanced Functional Materials 29(19): 1906742 151(19): 194103 (12 pp.), November 2019. (10 pp.), October 2019. A. Nishiyama, S. Tanaka and J. A. Tuszynski, H. Ramp, B. D. Hauer, K. C. Balram, T. J. “Non-equilibrium quantum brain dynamics: Clark, K. Srinivasan and J. P. Davis, “Elimination Super-radiance and equilibration in 2+1 of thermomechanical noise in piezoelectric dimensions”, Entropy 21(11): 1066 (10 pp.), optomechanical crystals”, Physical Review October 2019. Letters 123(9): 093603 (5 pp.), August 2019. A. Nishiyama, S. Tanaka and J. A. Tuszynski, A. Rastogi, E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, S. “Non-equilibrium quantum electrodynamics in Hubele and L. J. LeBlanc, “Discerning quantum open systems as a realizable representation memories based on electromagnetically- of quantum field theory of the brain”,Entropy induced-transparency and Autler-Townes- 22(1): 43 (32 pp.), December 2019. splitting protocols”, Physical Review A 100(1): P. Palittapongarnpim and B. C. Sanders, 012314 (15 pp.), July 2019. “Robustness of quantum-enhanced adaptive M. P. Reiter, S. A. S. Andrés, E. Dunling, B. phase estimation”, Physical Review A 100(1): Kootte, E. Leistenschneider, C. Andreoiu, C. 012106 (17 pp.), July 2019. Babcock, B. R. Barquest, J. Bollig, T. Brunner, L. L. Perissinotti, J.-Q. Guo, M. I. Dillmann, A. Finlay, G. Gwinner, L. Graham, J. Kudaibergenova, J. Lees-Miller, M. Ol’khovich, D. Holt, C. Hornung, C. Jesch, R. Klawitter, Y. A. Sharapova, G. Perlovich, D. Muruve, B. Lan and R. I. Thompson, “Quenching of the N Gerull, S. Y. Noskov and H. J. Duff, “The pore- = 32 neutron shell closure studied via precision lipid interface: Role of amino-acid determinants mass measurements of neutron-rich vanadium of lipophilic access by ivabradine to the hERG1 isotopes”, Physical Review C 98(2): 024310 pore domain”, Molecular Pharmacology 96(2): (7 pp.), August 2019. 259–271, August 2019. M. P. Reiter, F. Ames, C. Andreoiu, S. A. M. Pettyjohn, A. J. Barclay, A. R. W. McKellar S. Andrés, C. Babcock, B. R. Barquest, J. and N. Moazzen-Ahmadi, “Infrared spectra of Bergmann, J. Bollig, T. Brunner, T. Dickel, J. (H ) -C D and Rg -C D complexes, Rg = Dilling, I. Dillmann, E. Dunling, A. Finlay, G. 2 1,2 6 6 1,2 6 6 Gwinner, L. Graham, C. Hornung, B. Kootte, He, Ne, Ar”, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 369(11): 111272 (6 pp.), March 2020.

28 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT R. Klawitter and R. I. Thompson, “Improved M. J. Rudd, P. H. Kim, C. A. Potts, C. Doolin, H. beam diagnostics and optimization at ISAC via Ramp, B. D. Hauer and J. P. Davis, “Coherent TITAN’s MR-TOF-MS”, Nuclear Instruments and magneto-optomechanical signal transduction Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam and long-distance phase-shift keying”, Interactions with Materials and Atoms 463: Physical Review Applied 12(3): 034042 (8 pp.), 431–436, January 2020. September 2019.insert a period here. M. P. Reiter, S. A. S. Andrés, S. Nikas, J. S. Sadana, B. C. Sanders and U. Sinha, Lippuner, C. Andreoiu, C. Babcock, B. R. “Double-slit interferometry as a lossy beam Barquest, J. Bollig, T. Brunner, T. Dickel, J. splitter”, New Journal of Physics 21(11): 113022 Dilling, I. Dillmann, E. Dunling, G. Gwinner, L. (21 pp.), November 2019. Graham, C. Hornung, R. Klawitter, B. Kootte, S. Sadana, D. Ghosh, K. Joarder, A. N. A. A. Kwiatkowski and R. I. Thompson, “Mass Lakshmi, B. C. Sanders and U. Sinha, measurements of neutron-rich gallium isotopes "Near-100% two-photon-like coincidence- refine production of nuclei of the first r-process visibility dip with classical light and the role of abundance peak in neutron-star merger complementarity", Physical Review A 100(1): calculations”, Physical Review C 101(2): 025803 013839 (11 pp.), July 2019. (8 pp.), February 2020. E. Saglamyurek, T. Hrushevskyi, L. W. Cooke, H.-J. Ren, X.-W. Cao, Y.-H. Zhang, M. A. Rastogi and L. J. LeBlanc, “Single-photon- Chehelamirani and D. R. Salahub, “Theoretical level light storage in cold atoms using the investigation of 6-mercaptopurine isomers’ Autler-Townes splitting protocol”, Physical adsorption on the Au(001) surface: Revealing Review Research 1(2): 022004(R) (6 pp.), the fate of different isomers”, ACS Omega 5(1): September 2019. 610–618, December 2019. M. Sataric, T. Nemes, D. Sekulic and J. A. V. Rezania, D. Coombe and J. A. Tuszynski, Tuszynski, “How signals of calcium ions initiate “Liver bioreactor design issues of fluid flow the beats of cilia and flagella”,Biosystems 182: and zonation fibrosis, and mechanics: A 42–51, August 2019. computational perspective”, Journal of Functional Biomaterials 11(1): 13 (40 pp.), February 2020. P. Seelam Prabhakar, R. Manderville and S. D. Wetmore, “Impact of the position of the E. A. Rietman, S. Trageser, H. Siegelman, M. chemically modified 5-furyl-2’-deoxyuridine Deriu, M. Cavaglia and J. A. Tuszynski, “Using nucleoside on the thrombin DNA aptamer– the Gibbs function as a measure of human brain protein complex: Structural insights into development trends from fetal stage to advanced aptamer response from MD simulations”, age”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences Molecules 24(16): 02908 (18 pp.), August 2019. 21(3): 1116 (17 pp.), February 2020. G. Shankar and J. Maciejko, “Exactly solvable M. Rossano-Tapia and A. Brown, Majorana-Anderson impurity models”, Physical “Determination of two-photon absorption Review B 100(24): 241105(R) (5 pp.), cross-sections using time-dependent density December 2019. functional theory tight-binding: Application to fluorescent protein chromophores”,Journal A. J. Shook, V. Vadakkumbatt, P. Senarath Yapa, of Chemical Theory and Computation 15(5): C. Doolin, R. Boyack, P. H. Kim, G. G. Popowich, 3153–3161, April 2019. F. Souris, H. Christani, J. Maciejko and J. P. Davis, “Stabilized pair density wave via nanoscale confinement of superfluid3 He”, Physical Review Letters 124(1): 015301 (6 pp.), January 2020.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 29 N. Shukla, N. Akhtar and B. C. Sanders, “Quantum J. A. Tuszynski, D. Friesen, H. Freedman, V. I. tetrachotomous states: Superposition of four Sbitnev, H. Kim, I. Santelices, A. P. Kalra, S. D. coherent states on a line in phase space”, Physical Patel, K. Shankar and L. Chua, “Microtubules Review A 99(6): 063813 (14 pp.), June 2019. as subcellular memristors”, Scientific Reports C. Simon, “Can quantum physics help solve the 10: 2108 (11 pp.), February 2020. hard problem of consciousness?”, Journal of V. R. R. Valivarthi, P. Umesh, C. John, K. Owen, Consciousness Studies 26: 204–218, May 2019. V. B. Verma, S. W. Nam, D. Oblak, Q. Zhou and D. J. Stargen, S. Shankaranarayanan and S. W. Tittel, “Measurement-device-independent Das, “Polymer quantization and advanced quantum key distribution coexisting with classical communication”, gravitational wave detector”, Physical Review D Quantum Science 100(8): 086007 (13), October 2019. and Technology 4: 045002 (9 pp.), July 2019. D. Stuart, S. D. Wetmore and M. Gerken E. A. Vialykh, D. R. Salahub, G. Achari, R. L. “Syntheses, characterization, and computational Cook and C. H. Langford, “Emergent functional behaviour of humic substances perceived as study of AsF adducts with ketones”, Journal of 5 complex labile aggregates of small organic Fluorine Chemistry 221(1): 9–16, May 2019. molecules and oligomers”, Environmental D. Sychev, V. Novikov, K. K. Pirov, C. Simon and Chemistry 16(7): 505–516, June 2019. A. I. Lvovsky, “Entanglement of macroscopically E. A. Vialykh, D. R. Salahub and G. Achari, distinct states of light”, Optica 6(11):1425–1430, November 2019. “Metal-ion binding by humic substances as emergent functions of labile supramolecular G. P. Teja, C. Simon and S. K. Goyal, “Photonic assemblies”, Environmental Chemistry 17(3): quantum memory using an intra-atomic 252–265, October 2019. frequency comb”, Physical Review A 99(5): 052314 (10 pp.), May 2019. K. K. Wang, X.-Z. Qiu, L. Xiao, X. Zhan, Z. H. Bian, B. C. Sanders, W. Yi and P. Xue, W. K. Tham, H. Ferretti, K. Bonsma-Fisher, “Observation of emergent momentum-time A. Brodutch, B. C. Sanders, A. M. Steinberg skyrmions in parity-time-symmetric non-unitary and S. Jeffery, “Experimental demonstration of quench dynamics”, Nature Communications 10: quantum fully homomorphic encryption with 2293 (8 pp.), May 2019. application in a two-party secure protocol”, Y.-B. Wang, R. K. Finol-Urdaneta, V. A. Ngo, R. Physical Review X 10(1): 011038 (17 pp.), February 2020. J. French and S. Y. Noskov, “Bases of bacterial sodium channel selectivity among organic cations”, A. Tretiakov and L. J. LeBlanc “Microwave Rabi Scientific Reports 9: 15260 (12 pp.), October 2019. resonances beyond the small-signal regime”, T. Wang, J. Zhang, N. Zhang, S.-Y. Wang, B.-Y. Physical Review A 99(4): 043402 (8 pp.), April 2019. Wu, N. Lin, P. G. Kusalik, Z.-T. Jia and X.-T. D. Turnbull, S. D. Wetmore and M. Gerken Tao, “Single crystal fibers: Diversified functional “Stabilization of [WF ]+ by bidentate N-donor 5 crystal material”, Advanced Fiber Materials 1: ligands”, Angewandte Chemie 58(37): 163–187, December 2019. 13035–13038, July 2019. S. Welinski, P. J. T. Woodburn, N. Lauk, R. L. D. Turnbull, S. D. Wetmore and M. Gerken Cone, C. Simon, P. Goldner and C. W. Thiel, “Synthesis, characterization, and Lewis-acid “Electron spin coherence in optically excited behaviour of [W(NC F )F ] , and computational 6 5 4 x states of rare-earth Ions for microwave to study of W(NR)F (R = H, F, CH , CF , C H , 4 3 3 6 5 optical quantum transducers”, Physical Review C F ), W(NC F )F4(NCCH ), and W(NC F ) 6 5 6 5 3 6 5 Letters 122(24): 247401 (6 pp.), June 2019. F4(NC5H5)n (n = 1, 2)”, Inorganic Chemistry 58(9): 6363–6375, April 2019.

30 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT K. A. Wilson, J. L. Garden, N. Wetmore, L. N. Zerf, R. Boyack, P. Marquard, J. A. Gracey R. Felske and S. D. Wetmore, “DFT and MD and J. Maciejko, “Critical properties of the Néel– studies of formaldehyde-derived DNA adducts: algebraic-spin-liquid transition”, Physical Review Molecular level insights into the differential B 100(23): 235130 (25 pp.), December 2019. mispairing potentials of the adenine, cytosine and guanine lesions”, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 123(29): 6229–6240, June 2019. Y.-D. Wu and B. C. Sanders, “Efficient Refereed Conference verification of bosonic quantum channels via Proceedings benchmarking”, New Journal of Physics 21: 073026 (22 pp.), July 2019. U. Arif, R. Benkoczi and D. R. Gaur, “On the J.-Z. Wu, W. W. Zhang and B. C. Sanders, minimum satisfiability problem”, Proceedings of “Topological quantum walks: theory and 5th International Conference on Algorithms and experiments”, Frontiers of Physics 14(6): 61301 Discrete Applied Mathematics, Lecture Notes in (6 pp.), July 2019. Computer Science, volume 12016, pp. 269–281, Kharagpur, India, 14–16 February 2019. P.-C. Yang, K. R. DeMarco, P. Aghasafari, M.-T. Jeng, J. R. D. Dawson, S. Bekker, S. Y. V. Bharadwaj, J. P. Hadden, M. R. Vázquez, Noskov, V. Yarov-Yarovoy, I. Vorobyov and C. A. N. Giakoumaki, O. Jedrkiewicz, R. Giri, F. E. Clancy, “A computational pipeline to predict Gorrini, L. Basso, B. Sotillo, T. L. Phu, P. E. cardiotoxicity”, Circulation Research 126(8): Barclay, R. Ramponi, A. Bifone and S. M. Eaton, 947–964, February 2020. “Femtosecond laser inscription of integrated diamond quantum photonics for quantum Y. Li, O. Yesharim, I. Hurvitz, A. Karnieli, S. information and sensing”, Proceedings of Fu, G. Porat and A. Arie, “Adiabatic geometric European Quantum Electronics Conference 2019 phase in fully nonlinear three-wave mixing”, (EQEC 2019), eb_7_2 (1 p.), Munich, Germany, Physical Review A 101(3): 033807 (8 pp.), 23–27 June 2019. March 2020. T. R. Harrison, G. J. Hornig, J. Marin, L. Bu, X. Zhan, K. K. Wang, L. Xiao, Z. H. Bian, Y. S. S. Azmayesh-Fard, D. G. Elliott and R. G. Zhang, B. C. Sanders, C. J. Zhang and P. Xue, DeCorby, “A wavelength interrogator employing “Experimental quantum cloning in a pseudo- tapered hollow waveguides and a low-cost unitary system”, Physical Review A 101(1): silicon board camera”, Proceedings of SPIE, 010302R (7 pp.), January 2020. volume 10983, 109830B (9 pp.), SPIE Defense Z.-C. Zhang, P. G. Kusalik and G.-J. Guo, “Might and Commercial Sensing, Baltimore, United a 2,2-dimethylbutane molecule serve as a site States of America, 14–18 April 2019. to promote gas hydrate nucleation?”, Journal of S. Hossain and M. S. Mahmud, “On computing Physical Chemistry C 123(33): 20579–20586, with diagonally structured matrices”, Proceedings July 2019. of 2019 IEEE High Performance Extreme H. R. Zhekova, T. Sakuma, R. Johnson, S. C. Computing Conference (HPEC), pp. 1–8, Concilio, P. J. Lech, I. Zdravkovic, M. Damergi, L. Waltham, United States of America, 24–26 Suksanpaisan, K.-W. Peng, S. J. Russell and S. September 2019. Y. Noskov, “Mapping of ion and substrate binding sites in human sodium iodide symporter (hNIS)”, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 60(3): 1652–1665, March 2020.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 31 M. J. Mitchell, D. Lake and P. E. Barclay, “All K. W. Carlson, J. A. Tuszynski, S. Dokos, N. optical control of pulse storage time and retrieval Paudel and Z. Bomzon, “Simulating the effect phase using a diamond microdisk”, Proceedings of 200 kHz AC electric fields on tumour cell of CLEO: Science and Innovations 2019, structures to uncover the mechanism of a STh1H.4 (2 pp.), San Jose, United States of cancer therapy”, section in book: Brain and America, 5–10 May 2019. Human Body Modeling, S. Makarov, M. Horner M. Noweir, A. Abdelhafiz, M. Helaoui, F. and G. Noetscher, eds, 127–137, Switzerland Ghannouchi and D. Oblak, “Low speed digital AG, Cham, 2019. RoF transmitter linearizer using sub-band signal A. de la Lande and D. R. Salahub, “Extending processing technique”, Proceedings of 2019 the domain of application of constrained density IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium functional theory to large molecular systems”, (IWS), pp.1–3, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of section in book: Concepts and Methods in China, 19–22 May 2019. Modern Theoretical Chemistry, two volume set, P. K. Shandilya, J. E. Fröch, M. J. Mitchell, D. S. K. Ghosh & P. K. Chattaraj, eds., Chapter 10 Lake, S. Kim, M. Toth, B. Behera, C. Healey, (20 pages), published by CRC Press, 2019. I. Aharonovich and P. E. Barclay, “Hexagonal boron nitride cavity optomechanics”, Proceedings of CLEO: Science and Innovations 2019, SF1J-3 (2 pp.), San Jose, United States Student Theses of America, 5–10 May 2019. R. Achal, “Fabrication and application of F. Ticozzi, S. Karuvade and L. Viola, “The whole atomic-scale silicon structures” (PhD thesis), from the parts: Quantum Markovian stabilizing January 2020 dynamics and ground-state cooling under locality E. Ampong, “Decomposition of constraints”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 58th hexamethyldisilazane on hot metal filaments and its Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Paper gas-phase chemistry in a hot-wire chemical vapor WeC12.4, pp. 2310–2315, Nice, France, 11–13 deposition reactor” (MSc thesis), September 2019. December 2019. S. Arbabimoghadam, “A search for the physical Q. Xi, C.-Z. Yuan, S.-H. Wei, X.-Y. Zhang, Y. basis of the genetic code and modeling cancer cell Wang, H.-Z. Song, D. Oblak, G.-W. Deng and Q. response to chemotherapy using the Ising model” Zhou, “Transition dipole moment of erbium-ion (PhD thesis), April 2019. ensemble in fiber at 7 mK”, Proceedings of Asia P. Bhutani, “Computational investigations of Communications and Photonics Conference alkylation damage to the DNA nucleobase thymine” 2019, M4A.320 (3 pp.), Chengdu, People’s (MSc thesis), September 2019 Republic of China, 2–5 November 2019. A. C. Cameron, “Quantum phase characterization via entanglement scaling in fermionic quantum wires” (MSc thesis), October 2019. Books and Chapters C. J. Clark, “Applications of superconducting A. Alase, “Boundary physics and bulk-boundary re-entrant microwave cavities” (MSc thesis), correspondence in topological phases of August 2019. matter” (book), Springer Theses Series C. Doolin, “Integrated optical and mechanical published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG, resonators for evanescent field sensing” Cham, 2019. (PhD thesis), August 2019.

32 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT J. Flowerdew, “Optimising ion transport in a A. Tashchilina, “Two-mode squeezing in a cold thermal ionisation mass spectrometer and plasma atomic ensemble” (PhD thesis), November 2019. ion source using Monte Carlo simulations” (MSc J. C. Thibault, “Micro-wire magnetic trap chips thesis), September 2019. for use in ultracold atom experiments” (MSc M. Habibi Davijani, “Continuous-variable ramp thesis), July 2019. quantum secret sharing with Gaussian states and P. Umesh, “Measurement-device-independent operations” (MSc thesis), April 2019. quantum key distribution for metropolitan B. D. Hauer, “On-chip silicon optomechanical network” (MSc thesis), December 2019. cavities at low temperatures” (PhD thesis), Y.-D. Wu, “Verifiable relativistic quantum December 2019. communication” (PhD thesis), November 2019. C. Healey, “Nanophotonic devices for nonlinear Z. Wang, “Software development for integrating optomechanics” (PhD thesis), May 2019. Molpro with Newton-X for adiabatic and non- J. Hutchinson, “Transport and superconductivity in adiabatic excited state dynamics” (MSc thesis), spin-orbit coupled electron systems” (PhD thesis), July 2019. August 2019. T. Huff, “Atomic electronics with silicon dangling bonds: Error correction, logical gates, and electrostatic environment” (PhD thesis), Intellectual Property January 2020. R. G. DeCorby, “Optical bandpass filter”, P. H. Kim, “Passive and active cooling of cavity US62/832,612, applied April 2019. optomechanical torque sensors for magnetometry S. Trudel and A. Banerjee, “Bi-modal analysis applications” (PhD thesis), April 2019. agent”, US2020/0024506 A1, published January D. Lake, “Multimode-optomechanics, 2020. spin-optomechanics, and nonlinear optics in R. A. Wolkow, “Initiating and monitoring the photonic devices” (PhD thesis), January 2020. evolution of single electrons within atom-defined S. Li, “Bounds of quantum mixing processes via structures”, US16/651,480, applied March 2020. controlled walks” (MSc thesis), December 2019. M. J. Mitchell, “Coherent cavity optomechanics in wide-band gap materials” (PhD thesis), Invited Presentations November 2019. M. A. B. Narreto “Ultrafast photoluminescence at Workshops/ and photoconductivity dynamics of semiconductors” (PhD thesis), April 2019. Conferences M. Protter, “Cooper and exchange channel 1 May 2019, A. Brown, M. Rossano-Tapia, M. pairing in the path integral” (MSc thesis), A. Salem, I. Twelves, M. Gedik and C.-T. Huynh, July 2019. “Two-photon absorption for biological imaging: H. Qureshi, “Variable beam-splitter reflectivity Insights from computation”, 15th International estimation for interferometry” (MSc thesis), Conference of Computational Methods in January 2020. Science and Engineering (ICCMSE 2019) (Symposium in honour of Dennis R. Salahub), G. Shankar, “Majorana-Anderson impurity Rhodes, Greece, 1–5 May 2019. models” (MSc thesis), August 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 33 1 May 2019, D. R. Salahub, “50 years of 14 May 2019, J. Maciejko, “Disordered and trying to understand natural and life sciences – deconfined: exotic quantum criticality with learning from giants and from my students and Dirac fermions”, Program on Effective Theories postdocs”, The 15th International Symposium of Quantum Phases of Matter, Nordic Institute on Computational Methods in Science and for Theoretical Physics (Nordita), Stockholm, Engineering (ICCMSE 2019) (Symposium in Sweden, 6–31 May 2019. honour of Dennis R. Salahub), Rhodes, Greece, 20 May 2019, D. R. Salahub, “Generalities and 1–5 May 2019. historic of DFT”, deMon tutorial: Maison de la 1 May 2019, D. R. Salahub, “Multiscale simulation of 19th deMon Developers Workshop, Modelling: from clusters to nanoparticles Saclay, France, 20–25 May 2019. in complex environments – insight into 21 May 2019, L. J. LeBlanc “Storing and mechanisms for heavy oil upgrading”, The 15th manipulating light in a cold atomic quantum International Symposium on Computational memory using Autler-Townes splitting”, Methods in Science and Engineering (ICCMSE Photonics North 2019, Quebec City, Canada, 2019), Rhodes, Greece, 1–5 May 2019. 21–23 May 2019. 2 May 2019, Y. J. Shi, “Fabrication of Au, Pt, 21 May 2019, C. Simon, “Entanglement from and AuPt nanoparticles by pulsed laser-induced the quantum internet to quantum neuroscience”, dewetting and their characterization”, 6th Photonics North 2019, Quebec City, Canada, 21–23 Annual Alberta NanoSymposium, Edmonton, May 2019. Canada, 2–3 May 2019. 21 May 2019, P. E. Barclay, “Diamond 3 May 2019, S. D. Wetmore, “Computer optomechanics and quantum nanophotonics” modeling of DNA damage, repair and (keynote), Symposium Latsis 2019 on Diamond replication”, the 15th International Conference Photonics (LATSIS2019), Lausanne, Switzerland, of Computational Methods in Sciences and 19–22 May 2019. Engineering, Rhodes, Greece, 1–5 May 2019. 22 May 2019, G. Gour, “How to quantify a 4 May 2019, A. Brown, J. J. Wood and C. dynamical resource?”, Mathematical Aspects in L. Ritterhof, “Non-empirical tuning of range- Current Quantum Information Theory 2019 (MAQIT separated hybrid functionals: Application 2019), Seoul, South Korea, 20–24 to two-photon absorption, computational May 2019. chemistry symposium”, 15th International Conference of Computational Methods in 23 May 2019, J. P. Davis, “Dueling dynamical Science and Engineering (ICCMSE 2019), backaction in a cryogenic optomechanical Rhodes, Greece, 1–5 May 2019. cavity”, Photonics North 2019, Quebec City, Canada 21–23 May 2019. 4 May 2019, J. Maciejko, “Disordered and deconfined: exotic quantum criticality with 26 May 2019, D. R. Salahub, “deMon quo th Dirac fermions”, Shoucheng Zhang Memorial vadis?”, 19 deMon Developers Workshop, Workshop, Stanford, United States of America, Fréjus, France, 26–30 May 2019. 2–4 May 2019. 4 June 2019, L. J. LeBlanc “Spin-dependent 10 May 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Machine learning superfluidity in ultracold BECs”, 2019 Canadian for quantum control” (plenary), Machine Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress, Learning for Quantum Technology, Max Planck Burnaby, Canada, 3–7 June 2019. Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, 5 June 2019, C. Simon, “Entanglement from the Germany, 8–10 May 2019. quantum internet to quantum neuroscience”, 2019 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress, Burnaby, Canada, 3–7 June 2019.

34 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT 5 June 2019, P. E. Barclay, “Diamond 23 June 2019, F. Marsiglio, “Mixed symmetry nanophotonics: using light to talk to phonons and the role of spin-orbit coupling in high and spins” (plenary), 2019 Canadian temperature superconductivity”, Superstripes Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress, 2019, Ischia, Italy, 23–29 June 2019. Burnaby, Canada, 3–7 June 2019. 23 June 2019, D. Oblak, “Efficient quantum 5 June 2019, D. Oblak and B. C. Sanders, memory – why spins matter”, Spin Canada “Quantum communication activities across 2019, Montebello, Quebec, Canada, 23–25 Canada”, ITU Workshop for Quantum June 2019. Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of 24 June 2019, N. Sang-Nourpour, S. China, 5–7 June 2019. Asgarnezhad-Zorgabad, and B. C. Sanders, 5 June 2019, S. D. Wetmore, “DNA repair and "Generation and propagation of surface- replication: Lessons learned from modeling plasmon polaritons at lossy interfaces", The nucleic acid–protein interactions”, the 102nd 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Lisbon, Quebec City, Canada 3–7 June 2019. Portugal, 23–26 June 2019. 8 June 2019, G. Gour, “Mathematical structures 25 June 2019, P. E. Barclay, "Diamond and features of quantum resource theories”, optomechanical devices for coupling photons, Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Summer phonons and spins", Spin Canada 2019, Meeting, Regina, Canada, 7–10 June 2019. Montebello, Quebec, Canada, 23–25 June 2019. 8 June 2019, J. Maciejko, “Strongly interacting 25 June 2019, P. E. Barclay, "Diamond topological phases of matter”, Canadian optomechanical devices for coupling photons, Mathematical Society (CMS) Summer Meeting, phonons and spins", Canada-Japan Workshop Regina, Canada, 7–10 June 2019. on Hybrid Quantum Systems, Ottawa, Canada, 9 June 2019, G. Gour, “Theories of dynamical 25–28 June 2019. quantum resources”, Canadian Mathematical 25 June 2019, J. A. Tuszynski, “Construction Society (CMS) Summer Meeting, Regina, of an integrated model of neuronal bioelectric Canada, 7–10 June 2019. circuitry”, Quantum Biology Workshop, The 13 June 2019, A. Brown and E. Pradhan, Science of Consciousness Conference 2019, “Potential energy surfaces for use in MCTDH”, Interlaken, Switzerland, 25–28 June 2019. Telluride Workshop on Spectroscopy and 26 June 2019, L. J. LeBlanc “Exploring and Dynamics of Coupled Anharmonic Vibrations manipulating quantum matter using cold atoms”, of Floppy Molecular Systems, Telluride, United Women in Physics Canada (WiPC) Conference, States of America, 10–14 June 2019. Montréal, Canada, 25–28 June 2019. 13 June 2019, L. J. LeBlanc “Spin-dependence, 29 June 2019, D. R. Salahub, “Towards free- artificial gauge fields, and superfluidity in BECs”, energy profiles for nano-catalyzed chemical Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Atomic reactions in complex environments”, Current Physics, Newport, United States of America, Topics in Theoretical Chemistry 2019, Quito, 9–14 June 2019. Ecuador, 29 June–5 July 2019. 23 June 2019, P. E. Barclay, "Coherent 4 July 2019, R. A. Wolkow, “Perfect patterning optomechanical light manipulation in of atomic silicon computational elements”, 21st diamond", The 10th International Conference International Vacuum Congress (IVC-21), Malmö, on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Sweden, 4–5 July 2019. Plasmonics, Lisbon, Portugal, 23–26 June 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 35 5 July 2019, J. Maciejko, “Disordered and 30 July 2019, A. Brown, “Quantum computing deconfined: exotic quantum criticality with Dirac for chemistry”, Quantum Alberta Workshop fermions”, XIth International Symposium on 2019, Edmonton, Canada, 30 July 2019. Quantum Theory and Symmetries, Centre de 30 July 2019, J. P. Davis, “Quantum recherches mathématiques (CRM), Montreal, technologies enabled by cavity optomechanics”, Canada, 1– 5 July 2019. Quantum Alberta Workshop 2019, Edmonton, 11 July 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Machine learning Canada, 30 July 2019. for quantum control”, International Conference 30 July 2019, C. Simon, “Quantum optics of Quantum Computing, Seoul, South Korea, approaches to fundamental questions”, 11–12 July 2019. Quantum Alberta Workshop 2019, Edmonton, 11 July 2019, J. A. Tuszynski, “Using Canada, 30 July 2019. mathematical measures of network complexity 1 August 2019, F. A. Hegmann, “Imaging and image analysis for cancer diagnostics ultrafast phenomena on the nanoscale” (plenary), and optimized therapy design”, III International 19th Canadian Semiconductor Science and Course on Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Technology Conference (CSSTC 2019), Systems Biology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8–12 Saskatoon, Canada, 28 July–1 August 2019. July 2019. 1 August 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Treasure hunt 12 July 2019, F. Kimiaee Asadi, “Rare-earth ions for computational problems that can be solved quantum networks”, SQUARE Summer School, faster by quantum annealing”, 2019 Joint Karlsruhe, Germany, 10–12 July 2019. Statistical Meetings (JSM 2019), Denver, United 19 July 2019, J. Maciejko, “Exotic quantum States of America, 27 July–1 August 2019. phase transitions in Dirac fermion systems”, 25 August 2019, F. A. Hegmann, “Advances Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic in ultrafast terahertz scanning tunneling Thermodynamics (FQMT’19), Prague, Czech microscopy”, Symposium on Chemistry in Real Republic, 14–20 July 2019. Space and Time, Meeting of the American 23 July 2019, P. E. Barclay and M. J. Mitchell, Chemical Society (ACS), San Diego, United “Diamond nano-optomechanical devices”, The States of America, 25–29 August 2019. 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, 25 August 2019, D. R. Salahub, “Dynamique Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META2019), électronique dans des environnements Lisbon, Portugal, 23–26 July 2019. polarisables”, Congrès de Chimistes Théoriciens 23 July 2019, F. A. Hegmann, “Imaging ultrafast d’Expression Latine (CHITEL2019), Montreal, dynamics on the nanoscale with terahertz Canada, 25–30 August 2019. scanning tunneling microscopy (THz-STM)”, 26 August 2019, L. J. LeBlanc “Fast and 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, efficient optical memory and manipulation Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META 2019), in cold and ultracold atomic ensembles”, Lisbon, Portugal, 23–26 July 2019. 8th Conference for Quantum Information 24 July 2019, N. Sang-Nourpour, S. and Quantum Control (CQIQC-VIII), Toronto, Asgarnezhad-Zorgabad and B. C. Sanders, Canada, 26–30 August 2019. “Generation and propagation of surface- 2 September 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Treasure plasmon polaritons at lossy interfaces”, The hunt for computational problems that can be 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, solved faster by quantum annealing”, Quantum Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META2019), Africa V, Protea Hotel Stellenbosch, South Lisbon, Portugal, 23–26 July 2019. Africa, 2–6 September 2019.

36 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT 6 September 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Machine 1 October 2019, S. D. Wetmore, “Modeling learning for quantum control”, Quantum human DNA repair processes”, the 9th Machine Learning and Data Analytics Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association of Workshop, Purdue University, United States of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, Sydney, America, 5–6 September 2019. Australia, 30 September–3 October 2019. 16 September 2019, P. E. Barclay, "Diamond 6 October 2019, F. Marsiglio,“Superconductivity and spin nano-optomechanics", Frontiers affected by the spin-orbit interaction”, in Optics (OSA Annual General Meeting), International Conference on Electron Correlation Washington DC, United States of America, and Nanostructures (ECSN 2019), Odessa, 15–19 September 2019. Ukraine, 6–10 October 2019. 16 September 2019, B. C. Sanders, “How to build 10 October, 2019, G. Porat, “Phase-matched a quantum computer”, Summer School: New extreme-ultraviolet frequency-comb generation”, Advances in Quantum Information and Quantum Ultrafast Optics XII, Bol, Croatia, 6–11 Technology, Ulug’bek Madrasah, Samarkand, October 2019. Uzbekistan, 10–18 September 2019. 11 October 2019, C. Simon, “Entanglement 19 September 2019, P. E. Barclay, “Diamond from the quantum internet to quantum and spin nano-optomechanics”, Frontiers in neuroscience”, Chicago Quantum Exchange Optics 2019, Washington DC, United States of Quantum Networking Workshop, Chicago, America, 15–19 September 2019. United States of America, 11 October 2019. 20 September 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Machine 4 November 2019, R. A. Wolkow “Atom defined learning for quantum control”, International fabrication comes of age: Binary logic and an Conference on Emerging Quantum Ising simulator”, Lab2Fab Workshop 2019: Technologies, Hefei, People’s Republic of China, Innovation for Life, Edmonton, Canada, 4 16–20 September 2019. November 2019. 20 September 2019, S. D. Wetmore, “DNA 5 November 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Advanced Repair Processes: Insights from Computer manufacturing and quantum technologies” Modeling” (plenary), BioNet AB 2019: The (keynote), CMC & NanoCanada Workshop Bioinformatics and Omics Conference, on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Lethbridge, Canada, 20– 22 September 2019. Health, Edmonton, Canada, 5 November 2019. 21 September 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Treasure 2 December 2019, B. C. Sanders, “How to use hunt for computational problems that can be a quantum computer II” (tutorial), International solved faster by quantum annealing”, Quantum Workshop on Quantum Computing, Information Technology Workshop: Academia Meets Processing and Machine Learning, National Industry, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2–4 December 2019. 21–22 September 2019. 2 December 2019, B. C. Sanders, “How to use 29 September 2019, L. J. LeBlanc. “Optical a quantum computer I” (tutorial), International Autler-Townes quantum memory in ultracold Workshop on Quantum Computing, Information atomic ensembles”, Quantum Innovators Processing and Machine Learning, National Workshop, Waterloo, Canada, 29 September–1 Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2–4 December 2019. October 2019.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 37 2 December 2019, R. A. Wolkow, “Far faster 3rd Workshop on Physical Mentality (online), fabrication of binary atomic silicon logic”, Michigan Technical University, United States of Workshop on Innovative Nanoscale Devices America, 20 January 2020. and Systems 2019 (WINDS19), Kohala Coast, 4 February 2020, P. E. Barclay, "Diamond United States of America, 29 November–4 optomechanics for coherent manipulation of December 2019. light", SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, 3 December 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Learning United States of America, 4–6 Feburary 2020. for quantum control” (keynote), International 5 February 2020, F. A. Hegmann, “Advances Workshop on Quantum Computing, Information in ultrafast terahertz scanning tunneling Processing and Machine Learning, National microscopy (THz-STM)”, SPIE Photonics West, Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2–4 December 2019. San Francisco, United States of America, 1–6 14 December 2019, J. P. Davis, “Superfluid February 2020. helium in confined geometries, as enabled by long-term equipment loans from John Beamish”, Forty years of super-solid physics: a tribute to the career of John Beamish, Edmonton, Canada, 13–14 December 2019. 17 December 2019, D. Oblak, "Light-matter interfaces in rare-earth ion doped solids", PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Xiamen, People's Republic of China, 17–20 December 2019. 5 January 2020, B. C. Sanders, “Qudit benchmarking”, 2020 International Workshop on Quantum Information, Quantum Computing and Quantum Control, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, 2–5 January 2020. 7 January 2020, J. P. Davis, “Can a superfluid break translational symmetry?”, the 50th Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE 2020), Snowbird, United States of America, 5–10 January 2020. 7 January 2020, J. A. Tuszynski, “Wave duality in proteins/microtubules”, Templeton World Workshop on “Planning Experiments to Test IIT versus Orch OR Theories of Consciousness, Tucson, United States of America, 5–8 January 2020. 20 January 2020, J. A. Tuszynski, “Capabilities and limitations of information storage and information processing by microtubules”,

38 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Linkage

Collaborations Harvard University, United States of America Henan University of Technology, People’s Republic of China INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Aarhus University, Denmark Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, India Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Indian Institute of Technology – Chennai, India California Institute of Technology, United States of Indian Institute of Technology – Gandhinagar, America India Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee, India France Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados South Korea (CINVESTAV), Mexico Kuwait University, Kuwait Cockcroft Institute, United Kingdom Louisiana State University, United States of Colorado School of Mines, United States of America America Marquette University, United States of America Cornell University, United States of America Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Broad Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Institute), United States of America Germany Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Eastern Illinois University, United States of America Germany European Organization for Nuclear Research Missouri University of Science and Technology, (CERN), Switzerland United States of America Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Montana State University, United States of Foshan University, People’s Republic of China America Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore France National Institutes of Health, United States of GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, America Germany

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 39 National Institute for Standards and Technology University of Maryland, United States (Boulder), United States of America of America Pacific Lutheran University, United States of University of Massachusetts, United States America of America Politecnico di Milano, Italy University of Notre Dame, United States Purdue University, United States of America of America Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, People’s University of Oxford, United Kingdom Republic of China University of Queensland, Australia Radboud University, the Netherlands University of Rhode Island, United States Raman Research Institute, India of America Shandong University, People’s Republic of China University of Science and Technology of China, Shariff University of Technology, Iran People’s Republic of China Soreq Nuclear Research Centre, Israel University of Science and Technology, South Korea Stockholm University, Sweden University of Szeged, Hungary Swansea University, United Kingdom University of Technology Sydney, Australia Tata Research Development and Design Center, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of India Norway Tel Aviv University, Israel University of York, United Kingdom Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Technische Universität München, Germany NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Technical University of Silesia, Poland Lakehead University The Russian Quantum Center, Russia McMaster University Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy McGill University Universität Regensburg, Germany Queen’s University Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium TRIUMF Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, France Simon Fraser University Université Paris-Saclay, France University of British Columbia Université Paris-Sud, France University of Guelph Université Paul Sabatier, France University of Manitoba University College Dublin, Ireland University of Victoria University of California at Berkeley, United States University of Waterloo of America University of Saskatchewan University of California at Davis, United States of Western University America York University University of Cape Town, South Africa University of Chicago, United States of America INDUSTRIAL & GOVERNMENT University of Colima, Mexico 1QBit University of Colorado at Boulder (JILA), United Bruker Germany States of America City of Calgary University of Electronic Science and Technology Hewlett-Packard China, People's Republic of China Hitachi High Technologies Canada & Japan University of Giessen, Germany IBM USA University of Groningen, Germany Imanis Life Sciences (Mayo Clinic) University of Heidelberg, Germany Nanonis Switzerland University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Nanotronics University of Lyon, France National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa) Phase Sensors

40 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Visitors

Name Institution Name Institution

Alán Aspuru-Guzik University of Toronto Haleema Qureshi COMSATS University University of California State Huseyin Azazoglu Jocelyn Read Duisburg-Essen University, Fullerton Birla Institute of University of British Joe Salfi Karabee Batta Technology and Science Columbia (BITS Pilani) Yuval Sanders Macquarie University David Cooke McGill University Technische Universität Hannah Schamoni Indian Institute of München Aritra Das Techonolgy, Kanpur Yi Shen Beihang University Niel de Beaudrap University of Oxford Perimeter Institute for Barak Shoshany Hubert de Guise Lakehead University Theoretical Physics André Forgeres National Optics Institute Indian Institute of Jaffino Stargen Science Education and Bo Fu Shandong University Research Huaiming Guo Beihang University Institut National des Hongkong University of Antoine Stellio Sciences Appliquées Xianxin Guo Science and Technology (INSA) Rouen Karol Horodecki Instytut Informatyki UG Romain Stomp Zurich Instruments University of Mahnaz Jafarzadeh Urmia University Kaori Tanaka Saskatchewan Kyle Jordan University of Victoria Shakir Ullah COMSATS University University of Technology Sejeong Kim Xi’an Polytechnic Sydney Ming-Ming Wang University Na Lin Shandong University National Institute Alberto Marino University of Oklahoma of Standards and Marcelo Wu Hridya Meppully S. V. National Institute of Technology & University Sasidharan Technology of Maryland Technische Universität Northwest A&F Josef Mock Jianwei Xu München University Philip Moriarty University of Nottingham Dalian University of Siren Yang CCSE, Japan Atomic Technology Yuki Nagai University of British Energy Agency Jeff Young Varun Nanyang Technological Columbia Technische Universität Narasimhachar University Andreas Zeidler Institute of Physics, München Yi Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 41 Graduate Courses

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Course Name Instructor Description

CHEM681 Fundamental concepts in quantum mechanics that Quantum can be applied to broad classes of problems in A. Brown Mechanics in atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, and Chemistry dynamics. Fundamental aspects of the physics of light: waves, beams and polarization, optical materials and interfaces, coherence and interference. ECE770 Interferometers, resonant cavities, multilayers and Optics for interference filters. Reflective, refractive, and diffractive R . G. DeCorby Microsystems micro-optics: micromirrors and micro-lenses. Guided- wave optics: dielectric waveguides and components. Advanced topics and applications: micro-optics in lab-on-a-chip and micro-electromechanical systems, photonic crystals, plasmonics and metamaterials. Thinking about pursuing a non-academic career path with your physics degree? In this class, we PHYS495/595 will explore physics in industry and the path of Special Topics in entrepreneurship. Topics will include a review of Physics: Physics J. P. Davis physics in modern technology, the technology Innovation and readiness scale, levels of prototypes, the essentials Entrepreneurship of a business plan, incorporation, IP, and industrially relevant soft-skills such as writing and presenting. Introduction to quantum atomic and optical physics, with a focus on the quantum light-matter interaction. Topics include: a detailed study of the two-level PHYS495/595 problem using both semiclassical and quantum Special Topics optics (Rabi flopping, AC Stark shift, optical Bloch in Physics: L. J. LeBlanc equations); the fundamentals of atomic structure Quantum Atomic (fine, hyperfine, Zeeman interactions); quantization of and Optical the electromagnetic field (Jaynes-Cummings model, Physics quantum states of light); applications to current research topics (laser cooling and trapping, cavity QED, quantum information).

42 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Course Name Instructor Description

Fundamental description of nonlinear optical phenomena in terms of nonlinear optical susceptibilities. Wave equations for nonlinear interaction. Phase matching. Frequency conversion: wave mixing, harmonic generation, parametric amplification and oscillation. The electro-optic effect ECE572 G. Porat and electro-optic modulation. Intensity dependent Nonlinear Optics refractive index: Kerr effect, phase modulation, self-focusing, optical solitons, phase conjugation. Spontaneous and stimulated light scattering: Brillouin, Rayleigh and Raman scattering, electrostriction. The acousto-optic effect and acousto-optic modulation. Applications.

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Course Name Instructor Description

Measures including influence, sensitivity, degree, and certificate. Models including deterministic, CPSC601 probabilistic, quantum, and communication. Special Topics Objectives including exact, one-sided, bounded-error, in Computer property testing, and learning. Spectral properties P. Høyer Science: including frequencies, correlations, and moments. Boolean Classes of functions including monotone, unate, Functions symmetric, balanced, junta, and linear. Methods including norms, concentrations, counting, and combinatorial. Introduction to quantum computing. Quantum algorithms, quantum search, quantum fourier CPSC619 transforms, quantum error correcting codes, Quantum P. Høyer quantum cryptography, nonlocality and quantum Computing communication complexity, and quantum computational complexity.

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 43 Course Name Instructor Description

PHYS617 Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations; Dirac spinor Relativistic and the adjoint spinor; charge (C), parity (P) and B. C. Sanders Quantum (T) transformations and CPT symmetry; relativistic Mechanics corrections to atomic spectra. Theoretical and practical aspects of mass spectrometric techniques; instrumentation design, method development, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting aspects; operation of different types CHEM 619.09 of instruments and hands-on experience in mass Advanced Mass Y. J. Shi spectra acquisition; analysis and Interpretation of Spectrometric experimental data; applications in identification of Techniques unknown chemical compounds; recent developments in the field of mass spectrometry instrumentation including hyphenated techniques and their applications in multi disciplinary fields.

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

Course Name Instructor Description

CHEM5730 Advanced Introduction to quantum chemistry and computational S. D. Wetmore Physical chemistry. Chemistry

44 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Services and Outreach

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

Members Committee Conference/Workshop Location Dates

CLEO Special Symposium on San Jose, Coupling Artificial Atoms to United 5–10 May P. E. Barclay Co-chair Nano- and Opto-mechanical States of 2019 Systems America

Scientific 12th Triennial Congress of the World Association of Vancouver, 16–21 A. Brown Executive Theoretical and Computational Canada Aug 2020 Chemists (WATOC 2020)

International Conference for Edmonton, 7–13 Aug J. P. Davis Co-chair Quantum Fluids and Solids 2019 Canada 2019

International Workshop on Lake 12–15 Apr F. A. Hegmann Chair Terahertz Technology Louise, 2019 (IWOTT 2019) Canada

Chair, Buffalo, 45th International Conference on Technical United 8–13 Nov F. A. Hegmann Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Program States of 2020 Waves (IRMMW-THz 2020) Committee America

Forty Years of Super-solid Edmonton, 12–15 F. Marsiglio Co-chair Physics: a tribute to the career Canada Dec 2019 of John Beamish

BIRS workshop on New Banff, 12–17 Jul B. C. Sanders Organizer Developments in Quantum Canada 2020 Machine Learning

Chair, Hawaii, International Chemical Symposium United 15–20 S. D. Wetmore Congress of Pacific Basin Organizing States of Dec 2020 Societies 2020 Committee America

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 45 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Name Role Journal/Society/Institution

P. E. Barclay Associate Editor Optics Letters

Canadian Association of Theoretical A. Brown Secretary-Treasurer Chemists

Associate Editor, A. Brown Computational and Theoretical Canadian Journal of Chemistry Chemistry

Canadian Society for A. Brown Chemistry Representative, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Ownership Board Physics

Vice Chair, Physical, A. Brown Theoretical and Computational Canadian Society for Chemistry Chemistry Division

Lecture Tour Coordinator, BC S. Das Canadian Association of Physicists and Western Prairies

S. Das Member, Editorial Board Galaxies

S. Das Member, Editorial Board Heliyon Journal

D. L. Feder Member, Editorial Board PLoS One

Member, International International Society on Infrared, F. A. Hegmann Organizing Committee Millimeter and Terahertz Waves

Member, Advisory Board, US Department of Energy P. G. Kusalik Frontier Research Centre “Fluid Oakridge National Laboratory Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport (FIRST)”

Member, Program Committee, L. J. LeBlanc Division of Atomic, Molecular American Physical Society and Optical Physics

L. J. LeBlanc Member, Editorial Board Journal of Physics Communications

46 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Name Role Journal/Society/Institution

Members, Research and L. J. LeBlanc Quantum Canada Steering Committee Development Working Group

Guest Editor, Special N. Moazzen- Issue “Spectroscopic Ahmadi Characterization of Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy Noncovalent Interactions”

N. Moazzen- Member, Editorial Board Ahmadi Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

S. Y. Noskov Associate Editor BBA-Biomembranes

S. Y. Noskov Associate Editor BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

S. Y. Noskov Member, Editorial Board European Journal of Biophysics

S. Y. Noskov Member, Editorial Board Frontiers in Pharmacology

D. R. Salahub Member, Editorial Board Advances in Quantum Chemistry

Canadian Institutes of Health D. R. Salahub College of Reviewers Research

D. R. Salahub Member, Editorial Board Computation

D. R. Salahub Vice Chair, Editorial Board Interdisciplinary Science: Computational Life Sciences

D. R. Salahub Member, Editorial Board Journal of Computational Chemistry

Member, Academic Editorial D. R. Salahub Board PLoS One

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) B. C. Sanders Chief Scientist Toronto

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) B. C. Sanders Lab Scientist Rockies

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 47 Name Role Journal/Society/Institution

B. C. Sanders Member, Editorial Board IOP ebooksTM

B. C. Sanders Chair, Steering Committee Quantum Africa Conference Series

B. C. Sanders Editor-in-Chief New Journal of Physics

Y. J. Shi Associate Editor Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Guest Editor, Special Issue Y. J. Shi “HWCVD10” Thin Solid films

Member, Physics Advisory Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory C. Simon Committee (United States of America)

S. Trudel Director Click Materials Corp.

S. Trudel Chair, Materials Division Chemical Institute of Canada

Member, Scholarship and Natural Sciences and Engineering S. Trudel Fellowship National Committee Research Council of Canada

Chair, Division of Theoretical M. Walton Canadian Association of Physicists Physics

S. D. Wetmore Co-Editor-in-Chief Canadian Journal of Chemistry

S. D. Wetmore Associate Editor Molecules

Secretary-Treasurer, Physical, S. D. Wetmore Theoretical and Computational Canadian Society for Chemistry Subject Division

48 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT QUANTUM PUBLIC LECTURE 19 July 2019, B. C. Sanders, “What quantum computer do (lecture 3)”, Institute of Business The Quantum Public Lecture serves to convey Administration, Karachi, Pakistan. leading breakthroughs in quantum science and 27 August 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Our quantum technology to the general public. The public century”, Emerging Innovation Summit, RMIT appetite is indeed high for learning the latest Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, 26–28 advances in the quantum world. Professor August 2019. Alán Aspuru-Guzik from University of Toronto delivered a public lecture titled “Quantum 13 September 2019, M. A. Walton, “Quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers” mechanics is weirdest”, PUBlic Professor: 5 to about 180 persons on 22 October 2019, Minute Edition, Lethbridge, Canada, 13–14 and this event was supported by the Faculty September 2019. of Science Alumni Relations team as a joint 13 September 2019, S. D. Wetmore, outreach effort. “Unlocking the ‘code’: Using computers to understand the chemistry in us”, PUBlic OUTREACH LECTURES Professor: 5 Minute Edition, Lethbridge, Canada, 13–14 September 2019. 4 May 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Quantum 18 October 2019, P. Umesh, K. Owen, and D. computing and health”, The Alberta Epigenetics Oblak, “Keeping secrets in a quantum world”, Network Annual Summit, Camore, Canada, 3–5 Security Researchers and Industry Experts May 2019. Talks 2019 (SecRETs), Calgary, Canada, 13 May 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Hybrid quantum- 18 October 2019. classical reinforcement learning in controlled 12 November 2019, B. C. Sanders, “The global quantum networks”, Workshop: CIRI at CISA race for quantum supremacy” (Public Lecture), (Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, International Center of Excellence at Cyberstructure and Science Festival, Heidelberg, Germany. Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 7 January 2020, S. Das, “Our Universe: the Homeland Security), Arlington, United States of know, unknown and some speculations”, America, 13 May 2019. Professor Shyamal Sengupta Memorial Lecture 15 June 2019, R. A. Wolkow, “Atom scale 2020, Kolkata, India. manufacturing: The path to ultimate green 19 January 2020, B. C. Sanders, “On moving technologies”, TEDxYYC, Calgary, Canada. forward: Sudan science and technology”, 7 July 2019, B. C. Sanders, “Science through Canada-Sudan: Knowledge Transfer and the lens of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as)”, 17th Sustainable Development Workshop, Coral Annual Universal Muslim Association of America Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan. Conference (UMAA), Washington DC, United 21 January 2020, B. C. Sanders, “Our quantum States of America, 5–7July 2019. century” (dinner speech), Creative Destruction 17 July 2019, B. C. Sanders, “What quantum Lab (CDL) Rockies, Calgary, Canada computer do (lecture 1)”, Institute of Business 11 February 2020, F. A. Hegmann, “Imaging Administration, Karachi, Pakistan. ultrafast phenomena on the nanoscale with THz- 18 July 2019, B. C. Sanders, “What quantum STM”, DTU Fotonik Student Chapter, Technical computer do (lecture 2)”, Institute of Business University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. Administration, Karachi, Pakistan.

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Source Title of Article Date CIRI physicists harness quantum computing to Illinois.edu 8 May 2019 safeguard critical infrastructure: Barry C. Sanders The 2019 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to Paul CAP.ca 8 May 2019 Barclay: Paul E. Barclay ITU Workshop on Quantum Information Technology CCIDCOM.com (QIT) for Networks is Held in Shanghai: University of 5 Jun 2019 Calgary International Conference on Quantum Computing in Edaily.co.kr 11 Jul 2019 Seoul from 11 to 12 July 2019: Barry C. Sanders The Science International Conference on Quantum Computing in 12 Jul 2019 Monitor Seoul from 11 to 12 July 2019: Barry C. Sanders Quantum Information Summer School (QISS) 2019 at Geo Pakistan Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi (TV 18 Jul 2019 interview 1:16:10 - 1:21:54): Barry C. Sanders The Washington The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese 18 Aug 2019 Post scientists are at the forefront: Barry C. Sanders The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese 3CCorp.net 19 Aug 2019 scientists are at the forefront: Barry C. Sanders The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese NDTV 19 Aug 2019 scientists are at the forefront: Barry C. Sanders Trump administration nervous after China takes major Independent.co.uk 19 Aug 2019 step forward in quantum technology: Barry C. Sanders The Washington China’s top quantum scientist has ties to the country’s 26 Dec 2019 Post defense companies: Barry C. Sanders Sudanese News A prominent Canadian physicist lecturing at Sudanese 14 Jan 2020 Agency (SUNA) universities: Barry C. Sanders Quantum Silicon Inc: A new generation of computing Energynow.com 16 Jan 2020 circuits that are tiny, fast, and cool New phase diagrams of superfluid helium under varying PHYS.org 23 Jan 2020 degrees of confinement: J. Maciejko Honeywell says it will soon release ‘the most powerful Physicsworld.com 20 Mar 2020 quantum computer yet’: Barry C. Sanders

50 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Trainee Destinations

ACADEMIA 23

INDUSTRY 6

OTHER 3

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ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 51 Research Grants (unaudited) National Funding [48.72%]

BY REGION

International Funding [3.92%]

Provincial Funding [47.37%]

BY FUNDING AGENCY

Alberta Innovates [10.80%]

Canada Foundation for Innovation [17.99%] Other Grants [6.87%]

University of Calgary [5.07%]

Natural Sciences National Research Council Canada [2.49%] and Engineering Research Council of Canada [18.43%] PIMS [1.85%] Compute Canada [1.61%] Canadian Institutes of Health Research [1.24%] MITACS [1.23%] Industry [1.21%] University of Alberta [0.97%] Canada Research Chair [0.93%]

University of Lethbridge [0.10%]

Government of Alberta [29.21%]

52 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT Objectives for Next Year

PAUL E. BARCLAY ƒ Interpret solid-state NMR experiments in ƒ Demonstrate a tunable optomechanical perovskite solar cells memory based on “reservoir engineering” ƒ Develop models for understanding second principle harmonic generation and sum frequency ƒ Measure spin-optomechanical coupling in generation diamond micodisk devices SAURYA DAS ƒ Develop diamond photonic crystal optomechanical devices ƒ Quantum Gravity Phenomenology: Continue to develop the necessary theory to test ROBERT BENKOCZI & DAYA GAUR & Quantum Gravity effects in optomechanics, magnetometers and other low energy SHAHADAT HOSSAIN experiments ƒ Formalize the application of quantum search Quantum Gravity Theory: Apply the to proof of work in blockchain ƒ relativistic Generalized Uncertainty Principle ƒ Formalize the notion of quantum machine proposed by us to Quantum Field Theory learning for base calling ƒ Cosmology: Fit our BEC model of Dark Matter/Dark Energy to recent cosmological ALEX BROWN data such as Planck, to estimate ƒ Apply/develop machine learning techniques parameters of our model for potential energy surface fitting ƒ Develop techniques for the quantum control JOHN P. DAVIS of population transfer and isomerization in ƒ Build and test primary thermometers for small molecules ultra-low temperatures based on quantum ƒ Further understand and design new correlations fluorescent proteins and nucleobase ƒ Continue to optimize our microwave-to- analogues for multi-photon imaging telecom transducers to work efficiently and with low-noise

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 53 ƒ Advance the studies of superfluids confined ƒ Derive necessary and sufficient conditions to the nanoscale using our Helmholtz for converting an incoherent athermal state resonators, including studying topological to an athermal state with coherence in the defects and unusual superfluid phases energy basis ƒ Perform precision measurements of ƒ Find an explicit example for non-additivity of superfluids using microwave resonators the Holevo capacity of a quantum channel ƒ Generalize the uncertainty principle from RAY G. DECORBY a lone system to a system entangled with ƒ Demonstrate cavity-modified emission from quantum memory with applications to these defect centers quantum cryptography ƒ Explore collective effects of emitter ensembles (organic dyes and colloidal FRANK A. HEGMANN quantum dots) ƒ Study ultrafast quantum dynamics in ƒ Demonstrate basic interactions such as nanomaterials using terahertz STM optical cooling/heating of the embedded ƒ Develop quantum tunneling models that membranes best describe transient tunneling dynamics ƒ Continue to develop techniques for in materials monolithic integration of actuation circuitry for tuning (piezoelectric, electrostatic, etc.) PETER HØYER of our cavities, and for the realization of ƒ Develop quantum algorithms and prove coupled-cavity arrays, which are of interest bounds on sampling distributions for simulation of quantum systems ƒ Prove bounds on quantum walks for transitive graphs DAVID L. FEDER ƒ Determine the computational complexity of PETER G. KUSALIK preparing and detecting topological states ƒ Examine the factors important in the stability in qubits and mechanism of formation of aqueous ƒ Investigate matrix product states nanobubbles characterized by degenerate singular values ƒ Further develop and validate effective as universal resources for measurement- interaction potentials for OH radical in water based quantum computation that faithfully reproduces the structural ƒ Explore the influence and power of particle features observed from ab initio simulations interactions for characterizing and inducing ƒ Determine the stability and reactivity of topology in many body quantum systems hemi-bonded complexes of OH radical with ƒ Employ techniques in algebraic graph Cl- or Br- anions theory to determine the ground state and ƒ Develop and test empirical and coarse grain excitations of hard-core bosons on lattices potential models appropriate for simulations studies of self-assembly processes in Zn/ GILAD GOUR carboxylate MOFs ƒ Determine necessary and sufficient ƒ Use machine learning approaches to conditions for converting one state to characterize formation of order during MOF another under symmetric operations self-assembly

54 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT ƒ Develop Markov State models based on key ƒ Discover emergent Majorana Fermions and structural events and their transitions during Corner Flat Bands from confinement effects the nucleation processes of ice and gas ƒ Explore the behaviour of a charged particle clathrate hydrates confined in various geometries, and with an ƒ Use novel molecular simulation approaches applied magnetic field to identify nucleation pathways in mixed ƒ Study the behaviour of electrons subject to gas hydrates a Kronig-Penney model in the presence of a magnetic field LINDSAY J. LEBLANC ƒ Determine fluctuation corrections to ƒ Develop the theory and exploratory superconductivity and their impact on experiments for microwave quantum observables; compare to experiment if memory in a rubidium vapour cell possible apparatus, including optimizing microwave Determine unique observables arising when cavity design ƒ spin-orbit coupling is present in cold atom ƒ Develop single-photon source and integrate systems this with an optical quantum memory, using the ATS protocol NASSER MOAZZEN-AHMADI ƒ Study topological systems using ultracold ƒ Develop sensitive, compact, potable, and gases of rubidium atoms and the techniques low-cost sensors for monitoring green- of artificial gauge fields/artificial spin-orbit house gas emission coupling, and develop 2D potential energy landscapes for these atoms ƒ Develop accurate global potential energy surfaces for molecular complexes ƒ Continue construction and commissioning, with the Davis group, of a new hybrid ultracold ƒ Spectroscopic studies of microsolvation of atom and dilution refrigeration system carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in water ƒ Develop quantum mechanical models of IR JOSEPH MACIEJKO band systems of ethane for remote sensing of terrestrial and planetary atmospheres ƒ Study the effect of quenched disorder on quantum phase transitions in quantum spin liquids SERGEI Y. NOSKOV ƒ Construct models of the Néel-valence-bond- ƒ Develop QM-MM sampling approaches and solid transition with emergent SO(5) symmetry novel polarizable force-fields for studies of proton-dependent anion-moving membrane ƒ Find condensed-matter applications of field- transporters for applications in receptor-level theoretic dualities with Majorana fermions modelling of cell signaling in nephrons. Collaborative project with UCLA and Ira FRANK MARSIGLIO Kurtz team ƒ Study the impact on symmetry of the ƒ Continue work on the multi-scale approach superconducting order parameter in the connecting receptor (ion channels) level presence of spin-orbit coupling dynamics to cellular and tissue responses ƒ Find experimental consequences of with particular emphasis on emergent inhomogeneous superconductivity near electrical properties of ventricular membranes surfaces with spin-orbit coupling

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 55 ƒ Advance developed computational platform ƒ Explore opportunities for collaboration utilizing a panel of machine-learning on quantum computers for quantum algorithms to combine proteomics and chemistry within Quantum Alberta and with metabolomics profiles of model pathogens researchers from Cinvestav, Mexico City to their GWAS characteristics BARRY C. SANDERS DANIEL OBLAK ƒ Formulate framework for intelligent search ƒ Commission quantum satellite ground of computational problems showing a station and establish quantum quantum speed up communication link to satellite ƒ Devise a quantum algorithm for preparing ƒ Demonstrate novel quantum memory the a free-field ground state with quasilinear protocol using Tm doped crystal scaling with respect to the number of modes ƒ Demonstrate two-photon interference with the aim of implementing measurement ƒ Propose fast low-power pulse sequences device independent QKD using single- for two-qubit gates for atomic quantum photons from quantum-dots computing ƒ Detect and characterize ultra-weak bio- ƒ Assess potential benefits of quantum photon emission from tadpole brain-tissue algorithms to surmount computational problems in metabolomics GIL PORAT ƒ Develop a comprehensive framework for ƒ Develop a high-power ultraviolet frequency devising and assessing a quantum internet comb laser ƒ Install a functional quantum-satellite ground ƒ Design an experiment for using the laser to station in Calgary with Oblak test quantum gravity ƒ Develop verification and validation protocols for quantum tasks DENNIS R. SALAHUB ƒ Formulate quantum measurement as dual to ƒ Implement the DFT+U method in deMon2k quantum-state generation for strongly correlated systems ƒ Extend oil-sands upgrading simulations to YUJUN SHI

MoS2 as the nanocatlyst ƒ Investigate chemical kinetics of N-containing ƒ Initiate DFT+U calculations for the water gas organosilicon precursors in the chemical shift reaction on Ni-ceria nanocatalysts vapor deposition process ƒ Explore the use of machine learning to ƒ Develop method of using chemical identify reaction coordinates (collective vapor deposition for the growth of Ga2O3 variables) for free-energy calculations nanostructures ƒ Initiate collaborative research with ƒ Further understand the process of pulsed NRC-Ottawa within their AI4D (Artificial laser dewetting for the formation of intelligence for Design) program on design bimetallic nanoparticles on patterned and of new nanocatalysts unpatterned substrates

56 QUANTUM ALBERTA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT CHRISTOPH SIMON JACK A. TUSZYNSKI ƒ Study the role of communication complexity ƒ Complete the analysis of the available and the potential for quantum communication quantum algorithms for protein folding and complexity advantage in the brain docking of ligands ƒ Develop a transducer protocol based on ƒ Test the codes made available to the opto-mechanical arrays group and compare to classical molecular ƒ Study the potential for backpropagation dynamics and docking codes of synaptic weight information through photonic channels in the brain MARK WALTON ƒ Develop a proposal for quantum simulation ƒ Clarify and generalize the impediments to with Rydberg excitons and no-go theorems for consistent hybrid classical-quantum systems, using phase- Develop a proposal for quantum repeaters ƒ space quantum mechanics, the natural with spins in quantum dots framework for hybrid systems Develop a proposal for room-temperature ƒ ƒ Write Demazure-type formulas for the lattice quantum networks with nitrogen-vacancy sums of the weight polytopes of Lie algebra, centers in diamond and find their algebraic significance ƒ Study the radical pair mechanism as an explanation for electron spin resonance and STACEY D. WETMORE isotope effects in Xenon-induced anesthesia ƒ Perform multiscale QM/MM studies of the ƒ Study cavity-enhanced quantum memories mechanism of action of important DNA in rare-earth ion doped crystals, including repair enzymes the atomic frequency comb and controllable Understand the replication of modified dipole memories ƒ nucleic acids ƒ Study optically active defects in hexagonal Study the impacts of modifications on RNA boron nitride as potential nodes for room- ƒ structure and function temperature quantum networks ƒ Explore the function of RNA modification ROBERT I. THOMPSON enzymes ƒ Complete upgrade and commission ƒ Aid the design of novel nucleic acid ALPHA-g apparatus at CERN aptamers using advanced computational routines ƒ Resolve atomic structures of antihydrogen ƒ Explore novel ion source options for TITAN ROBERT A. WOLKOW ƒ Further advance lithography for connecting SIMON TRUDEL normal lithographic scale circuit elements to ƒ Develop machine learning for the design of the atom scale thin-film charge transport layers ƒ Specify, order and commission a ƒ In operando investigation of catalysts using lithographic instrument for macro to atom synchrotron methods scale connections ƒ Develop ferroelectric nanomaterials

ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 QUANTUM ALBERTA 57 ƒ Begin design, fabrication and testing of an ƒ Measure with scanned probe techniques atom-defined comparator device with Texas the electronic and geometric structure of Instruments and Quantum Silicon. Develop silicon atomic wires the transmission line impedance matching ƒ With multiprobe scanning tunneling chip layout to enable classical applications microscopy, measure transport through and quantum characterisation atom defined wires. ƒ Update “SiQAD”, a computer aided design ƒ Determine if perturbation applied at one tool for layout and modeling of atomic terminus of an atom defined silicon couplers circuitry created with Professor Konrad Walus can be detected at the other using scanned at UBC. Incorporate a capacity to treat atom- probe methods defined metal circuit elements within a finite element electrostatic modeling approach ƒ Plan EDSR apparatus to characterise spins. Explore an electronic pump and probe ƒ Model geometric structure, electronic approach and also using the tip as the structure and electrical transport properties source of both the required magnetic field of silicon-dangling-bond-based atomic gradients and microwaves for EDSR structures, e.g. single and double quantum dots, nanowires, with Professor ƒ Commission vacuum-sealing chip packaging Hong Guo, McGill and Professor Manuel tool. Test methods for packaging of proto Smeu of Binghamton NY. Determine if devices that achieve environmental isolation established methods for calculating extent of entanglement can be applied to our systems of study ƒ Develop quantum metrology devices to serve as current and temperature standards. Work done with Drs Andrew Todd and Carlos Sanchez of NRC Metrology in Ottawa, and also with Dr Jason Pitters of NRC Nano in Edmonton ƒ Initiate studies of atom-defined quantum sensors and related quantum circuit elements with Professor Michel Pioro- Ladriere of Sherbrooke. Funds from Sherbrooke have been secured and a shared postdoc from the group of Mark Eriksson has been hired. The postdoc’s training at Sherbrooke has commenced. He will move to Edmonton in January 2021 ƒ Plan the characterisation of silicon atom spin qubits to enable a novel quantum computing platform based on our established ability to patterned dangling bonds on a silicon surface

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