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title: September 2022
date: 2022-09-08T16:57:00-04:00
author: Lauren Stephenson
canonical_url: "https://greatercollegepark.umd.edu/news/september-2022"
section: News
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# September 2022

*September 8, 2022* — by Lauren Stephenson
> With the opening of the National Quantum Lab at Maryland (Q-Lab), this new user facility which is a partnership between the University of Maryland and IonQ, further expands UMD’s footprint as the ‘Capital of Quantum.’ Franz Klein, who serves as a high-performance computing engineer in UMD’s Division of Information Technology has also been appointed to lead the Q-Lab.

With the opening of the **National Quantum Lab at Maryland (Q-Lab)**, this new user facility which is a partnership between the University of Maryland and IonQ, further expands UMD’s footprint as the ‘Capital of Quantum.’ Franz Klein, who serves as a high-performance computing engineer in UMD’s Division of Information Technology has also been appointed to lead the Q-Lab.

- [View September 2022 Newsletter](https://us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=4263a89e24a1646254d88a353&id=0e6f689c44)