Quantum @ Boulby

16 Sept 2024, 08:00 → 17 Sept 2024, 19:00 Europe/London

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Hannah Newton (STFC), Matthew Jones (Durham), Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)

Boulby Underground Laboratory is the UK’s deep underground science facility – one of just a select few facilities in the world suitable for hosting ultra-low background and deep underground science projects. Boulby supports a wide range of pure and applied science projects with national and international participation. 

  

Plans are now underway to expand the facilities at Boulby to enable major new science and technology studies from 2030. Enabling an increase in the current science programme themes as well as opportunities for new science projects and project themes, such as quantum. The Boulby team are keen to engage with the quantum community and understand the interest in, and potential use case(s) and requirements for, quantum computing and Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) at the Boulby facility.

 

This workshop will:

1. Engage the quantum community (both academic and industrial) with the opportunities at Boulby.
2. Identify the "value proposition" for quantum science and technology being underground at Boulby.
3. Help develop a quantum strand for the science strategy at Boulby.

Monday, 16 September

Registration

Session 1

1 Overview of current and future Boulby laboratories

Speaker: Sean Paling (Boulby Underground Laboratory)

Quantum_Con_2024.pptx

2 The National Quantum Strategy and Boulby

Speaker: Michael Cuthbert (NQCC)

NQTP Sep 2024 (Boulby).pptx

3 The case for Fundamental Physics with Quantum Technologies

Speaker: Martin Bauer (IPPP Durham)

Boulby2024.pdf

13:00 Lunch Break

Session 2

QTFP_Presentation BDP Quantum Meeting.pptx

4 Welcome

Speaker: Clive Roberts (Durham Un)

5 Quantum Computing Underground

Speaker: Peter Waggett (IBM)

Boulby Talk 16-9-24 compressed.pdf

6 The UK Quantum technology for Fundamental Physics program

Speaker: Jason Green (STFC)

QTFP_Presentation BDP Quantum Meeting.pptx

15:30 Coffe break

Session 3

7 The AION experiment

Speakers: Jeremiah Mitchell (Cambridge University), Oliver Buchmuller

AION-Quantum@Boulby.pptx

8 NPL’s work on atomic clocks

Speaker: Helen Margolis (NPL)

Atomic clocks (and more) at NPL.pptx

9 Quantum Devices for Dark Matter studies

Speaker: Adrian Bevan

QuantumDevicesForDarkMatterStudies.pdf

10 Ultra low background Dark Matter Studies

Speaker: Andrew Casey

QuantumATBoulby_Casey.pptx

Reception and Poster Session

19:00 Conference dinner

Tuesday, 17 September

Discussion: What are the key science questions that Quantum@Boulby could answer?

10:00 Coffee Break

Discussion: What key technological advantage could Quantum@Boulby provide?

Discussion: Could QT enhance other science at Boulby?

12:30 Lunch break

Output: Review of discussion and strategic recommendations

15:00 Coffe break