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Middle TN Quantum Connect: MTSU and MTE Are Building Quantum Infrastructure in the Region Together

March 31, 2026

What happens when a research university and the second-largest electric cooperative in the United States decide they are solving the same problem? You get the Middle Tennessee Quantum Technology Hub, also known as the MT-QuTech Hub. Middle Tennessee State University’s QRISE Center and Middle Tennessee Electric, or MTE, recently participated in the 2026 Forum on…
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MTSU QRISE Represents Middle Tennessee at the World’s Largest Physics Conference

March 26, 2026

The APS Global Physics Summit, the joint 2026 March and April Meeting of the American Physical Society, gathered more than 14,000 physicists from around the world at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. It is the largest annual physics conference in the world. MTSU’s QRISE Center brought nine presentations to…
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MTSU’s QRISE Center Represents Middle Tennessee at Statewide Quantum in Action Event in Chattanooga

March 24, 2026

How does quantum research become real-world economic impact? That was the central question when researchers, industry leaders, and students from across Tennessee gathered on Thursday, March 12, for the first Quantum in Action event, organized by the Company Lab (CO.LAB), and Middle Tennessee State University’s QRISE Center was at the…
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MTSU’s Dr. John Villanova Selected for Prestigious National KITP Scholar Award

February 17, 2026

Dr. John Villanova (MTSU Physics and Astronomy) has been selected as a KITP Scholar 2026-2028, one of only six to eight faculty members chosen nationwide each year. As part of this highly competitive program, Dr. Villanova will collaborate with leading physicists at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the…
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