International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025

The year 2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) to commemorate 100 years of the foundations of quantum mechanics. At the Faculty of Physics of the UB, we are joining the celebration with a special event open to the entire university community and the interested public.

Program

13:00 – 13:10 h
Institutional welcome
Dr. Eugeni Graugés, Dean of the UB Physics Faculty

13:10 – 13:40 h
Women in the history of Quantum Physics
Dr. Marta Jordi (Institut Menorquí d’Estudis)

13:45 – 14:15 h
Talks by students of the Master's in Quantum Science and Technology
Brief presentations on key discoveries in quantum mechanics in the 20th century.

14:20 – 15:00 h
Roundtable: The quantum ecosystem in Barcelona
A conversation on the present and future of quantum research and innovation in the city
Moderator: Antonio Rubio-Abadal (ICCUB)
Participants:

• John Calsamiglia (UAB)
• Carmen Rubio-Verdú (ICFO)
• Arnau Riera (Qilimanjaro)

Organizers: Arnau Rios and Bruno Juliá-Díaz (ICCUB and Departament de Física Quàntica i Astrofísica)