In 2025, Michel H. Devoret, the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Yale University and founding member of the Yale Quantum institute, won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum computing.

“Yale proudly cheers a trailblazer of a technology so consequential and far reaching that it may affect the life of every member of the planet,” said Yale President Maurie McInnis. “The work for which Professor Devoret is recognized, and his continued work over two decades with his Yale colleagues and others, helped launch a revolution in quantum mechanics.”

Just a month later, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont pledged a $121 million statewide investment in quantum technology that includes support for QuantumCT, a nonprofit organization co-led by the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Yale University, as well as a first-of-its-kind quantum incubator in New Haven.

The new investment will further support QuantumCT as it expands the state’s research capacity and applies cutting-edge quantum technologies to aerospace, defense, pharmaceuticals, and other pillars of state industry. The funding is part of broad-based efforts to solidify Connecticut as a national hub for quantum research, manufacturing, and workforce training.

Elsewhere on campus, Yale has been investing heavily in quantum computing, including through the construction of a new science and engineering complex, called the Physical Sciences and Engineering Building, and the Advanced Instrumentation Development Center. Yale’s Upper Science Hill Development complex is one of the largest capital commitments in Yale’s history, totaling more than 600,000 gross square feet.