Master of Science in Chemistry (Quantum Information)
The University of Waterloo, home of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), offers graduate students unique opportunities to learn about and engage in world-leading research in quantum information through a wide range of advanced research projects and advanced courses on the foundations, applications and implementation of quantum information processing.
In particular, the University of Waterloo offers a unique interdisciplinary graduate program in Quantum Information that leads to MMath, MSc, MASc, and PhD degrees. This program is a collaboration between the Institute for Quantum Computing and:
- The Departments of Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics and Optimization, and the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Mathematics
- The Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science
- The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering
These academic units are referred to hereinafter as the home units.
MMath, MSc, and MASc students will receive both strong and broad foundations in quantum information science, coupled with knowledge and expertise obtained within their home programs. This will prepare them for the workforce and/or further graduate studies and research leading towards a PhD degree.
PhD students will be especially well-prepared for careers as scholars and researchers, with advanced expertise in quantum information science, together with the focus of their home programs. This new program is designed to provide students with knowledge of quantum information, including both theory and its implementations, advanced expertise in quantum information science and in home program disciplines, as well as training in research.
Admission requirements are the same as those of the home programs. The home unit in which an applicant intends to pursue graduate study must approve the application. Interested students should apply directly to one of the following units via the regular university application process:
Department of Applied Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Information specific to the Department of Chemistry is given below.
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements are the same as those for MSc in Chemistry. Please refer to the following website: http://www.gwc2.on.ca/files/chem_plus_quantum_information.pdf
Degree Requirements
For the MSc in Chemistry (Quantum Information), students must both fulfill the minimum requirements of the Chemistry MSc and meet the Quantum Information program requirements. The combined requirements are described below.
Course Requirements
Students must successfully complete at least four one-term graduate courses (0.5 unit weights) including the Chem 794 Master's Seminar.
The two required Quantum Information core courses are:
- QIC 710: Quantum Information Processing (0.5 credit)
- QIC 750: Implementation of Quantum Information Processing (0.5 credit)
Students in all three Faculties are required to take these two interdisciplinary core Quantum Information courses, as they provide the strong foundation in quantum information science needed for successful completion of the degree requirements.
In addition to these two core Quantum Information courses, the MSc in Chemistry (Quantum Information) program requires:
- one of Chem 745 (Statistical Mechanics), 746 (Quantum Chemistry), 756 (Spectroscopy), 769 (Physical Organic Chemistry), 713 (Chemistry of Inorganic Solid Materials),
- Chem 794 Master's Seminar
An updated list of Quantum Information courses is available on the IQC website.
Thesis
Students are required to meet the Chemistry MSc thesis proposal milestone, and to submit and defend an acceptable Master's Thesis in Quantum Information under the supervision of an eligible advisor.
Faculty Advisors/Thesis Supervisors
Current listing of thesis supervisors and their home departments can be found at the following link:
http://www.gwc2.on.ca/files/ocgs_areas-of-research_and_specialized-reserach-interest.pdf
For more information, please contact the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry Office:
(GWC)2 Director
Department of Chemistry
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1 CANADA
Web site: www.gwc2.on.ca
Email: gwc@uoguelph.ca
Phone: (519) 824-4120 Ext. 53848
or
Monica Dey
Institute for Quantum Computing
University of Waterloo
E-mail: mdey@iqc.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 38702