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Building on RPI ' s bicentennial celebration of 200 years of firsts , IBM Quantum System One will significantly enhance educational and research opportunities for the university , as well as with other academic institutions and organizations across the New York region that wish to partner with RPI .

Faculty , researchers , students and collaborators accessing the system will aim to advance quantum computing research , including the search for quantum algorithms that could lead to quantum advantage , while also actively building the next generation of the quantum workforce alongside IBM .

Located in the university ' s historic Voorhees Computing Center Chapel , the IBM Quantum System

One , along with endowed faculty positions , is the focal point of the Curtis R . Priem Constellation .

The constellation , made possible with the philanthropic support of Curtis R . Priem ' 82 , vice chair of RPI ' s Board of Trustees , will enable collaborative quantum computing research at RPI .

“ Standing at the forefront of quantum computing as the first university to host an IBM Quantum System One is a fitting celebration of RPI ' s pioneering legacy in our bicentennial year ,” said RPI President Marty A . Schmidt .

“ With trustee Curtis Priem ' s support and our enduring partnership with IBM , we ' ll utilize advanced computing for global problem-solving and train future quantum professionals , aiming to establish the Capital Region as a hub for quantum innovation – our own Quantum Valley . Our students are eager

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