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Bert de Jong

@wadejong.bsky.social

Researcher, advancing Quantum, AI and HPC simulation tools in a quest to solve the nation’s most challenging energy problems. Love traveling and exploring the world. Opinions are my own.

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Webinar | The Quantum-HPC Frontier: Driving the Future of Hybrid Computing with Bert de Jong
YouTube video by Qblox Webinar | The Quantum-HPC Frontier: Driving the Future of Hybrid Computing with Bert de Jong

Had a nice fireside chat with Qblox in quantum computing, hybrid quantum and workforce development. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OjWR...

30.09.2025 16:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bert de Jong, Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) at Berkeley Lab Bert de Jong, Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) at Berkeley Lab, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. Bert describes how the center develops superconducting, trapped-ion, and neutral-atom te...

Thanks Yuval Boger, the Quantum Superposition Guy, for hosting me on your podcast discussing the future of quantum computing and the quantum research going on at the Quantum Systems Accelerator and @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

podcast.yboger.com/2025/09/01/b...

02.09.2025 16:45 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology | From Exascale to Quantum Advantage with Bert de Jong In this episode, Sebastian Hassinger sits down with Bert de Jong, a leading computational chemist and Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They expl...

I had a very nice podcast chat with Sebastian Hassinger at New Quantum Era, talking about my quantum journey, the Quantum Systems Accelerator and quantum research at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov The episode is now live. podcast.newquantumera.com/61

25.08.2025 00:19 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Back at ACS, it has been a minute.

19.08.2025 13:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Science Power-Up: Rewriting the Rules with Quantum At Berkeley Lab, scientists are rewriting the rules of computing, chemistry, materials science, and more through the promise of quantum information science. Bert…

We predict quantum breakthroughs ahead!

Lab senior scientist @wadejong.bsky.social explains how #quantum tech is reshaping science—from better batteries to decoding molecular dynamics. We’re building the future, one qubit at a time.

@cs.lbl.gov
@molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
@als-lbnl.bsky.social

30.04.2025 15:33 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2
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Seven Ways Berkeley Lab is Pioneering the Quantum Future Groundbreaking research spans the quantum ecosystem, from qubits to sensors to quantum computing networks

Our Lab is shaping the #quantum future—across qubits, sensors, and networks. Explore 7 ways our research is moving quantum from theory to real-world tech.

#QuantumComputing @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov @cs.lbl.gov

23.04.2025 15:11 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2

We're proud to be part of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's #quantum efforts, by supporting QUANT-NET's #quantumnetworking research. ⚛️👇:

23.04.2025 18:30 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I appreciated the opportunity to present a keynote at Quantum.Tech last week, where I discussed the transformational advances by the five Doe National Quantum Initiative centers, while highlighting opportunities for industry and other institutions to partner…followed by a panel diving even deeper.

21.04.2025 05:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some great work out of the Quantum Systems Accelerator led out of Berkeley Lab.

10.04.2025 21:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We had a full house at the APS Global Summit this morning, where the five centers highlighted the tremendous progress in QIS they have delivered in the first 4 1/2 year of operation.

17.03.2025 21:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Come join. We will be bringing pizza and drinks for all to make it a fun night!!!

12.03.2025 13:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Quantum #Hockey at the 2025 @apsphysics.bsky.social Global Physics Summit in Anaheim.
One of the key events at the #APSmarch Meeting. One week to go. Mark your calendar.
Join as a spectator or as a player to support your team and see who will establish #quantum advantage!
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12.03.2025 06:28 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1

Does that mean I won’t gain weight as long as I don’t step on a scale? 😂🤣

27.02.2025 22:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
QSA Quantum Technologies Advance Insights into Materials Physics – QSA

In the first five years of the Quantum Systems Accelerator we not only build quantum computing prototypes, but also used them to start exploring interesting materials physics problems. We’re charting a path to scientific discovery with quantum tech. quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/2025/02/26/q...

27.02.2025 14:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You better be ready. There are some amazingly smart and creative kids out there that can blow you away.

12.02.2025 13:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve worked with some talented high school students, undergrad and grad students , and postdocs. They are making a mark on the scientific community.

12.02.2025 01:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Earlier this week, the Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences held its annual postdoc symposium. 20 of our highly talented postdocs gave 10 minute pitch talks about their research. It's a great learning experience, with a lot of mentoring. prior to the event. They did an awesome job!!!

06.02.2025 21:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Quantum is a research field that needs big science, needs big teams, needs interdisciplinary teams of researchers, and that is something you will find here at Berkeley. That's what we do. We build big experiments.” - Quantum Systems Accelerator Director @wadejong.bsky.social

07.01.2025 19:44 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1
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Less than 4% of sex crimes end in conviction, NBC News investigation shows Data from eight major cities shows that less than 4% of sex crimes result in convictions.

If accurate, police and prosecutors need to be held accountable. www.nbcnews.com/specials/sex...

10.01.2025 23:19 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Awesome work!

08.01.2025 14:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have college as that had to evacuate the area 😔

08.01.2025 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Welcome to 2025, the International Year of Quantum!

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National QIS Research Centers are leading the #quantum revolution. Visit www.nqisrc.org to learn how we’ve advanced quantum information research, and follow us on the social media. #QuantumQuintet

07.01.2025 03:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two advances in quantum error correction share the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year – Physics World Complementary research brings practical quantum computing closer

Congratulations to all who contributed to the advances in quantum error correction recognized by the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year.

physicsworld.com/a/two-advanc...

19.12.2024 19:24 — 👍 67    🔁 13    💬 3    📌 3
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Excited to announce the publication of our paper, "'HamLib: A library of Hamiltonians for benchmarking quantum algorithms and hardware," in Quantum journal (lnkd.in/gBGUqas3). HamLib is gaining momentum in the industry, IBM: lnkd.in/gb2XjN-B and PennyLane dataset: lnkd.in/g3tvhg4c

17.12.2024 04:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The five U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National QIS Research Centers celebrate their 4-year milestone and look forward to the quantum future! lnkd.in/eVbTVSMq

17.12.2024 04:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My Google Scholar word cloud via scholargoggler.com , pointed out by @aspuru.bsky.social .

24.11.2024 17:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Is this you or are you having your robots from your self driving lab doi no the typing 😉😁

21.11.2024 15:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Awesome work by Harvard’s Quantum Systems Accelerator team in partnership with QuEra and others. It’s awesome to see quantum computing technology development leading to exploration of science applications.

21.11.2024 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cool, exciting. It’s impressive to see ideas become companies.

21.11.2024 15:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hello! I’m a quantum device nanofabrication engineer👩🏻‍🔬 Living the dream fabricating devices just the cleanroom for my group. #WomenInSTEM

12.11.2024 17:04 — 👍 38    🔁 5    💬 4    📌 0

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