Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, former director of the National Science Foundation and now University Professor of Technology and Innovation at ASU, will lead the city of Phoenix’s new initiative to become a leading quantum hub. | Photo via Northeastern University
By Phoenix Business Journal
Phoenix is ready to make a leap into its economic future with quantum computing, and the city has asked Arizona State University to play a leadership role.
Mayor Kate Gallego announced the Phoenix Quantum Strategy, a new initiative, during her April 21 State of the City address. The initiative aims to position Phoenix as a quantum hub in the United States, adding to recent efforts to grow the area’s economy through key industries — efforts that led to Phoenix recently being named one of the top four cities for gross domestic product growth.
