B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation the Hon. Brenda Bailey visited UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) on June 5, 2024 for a tour and opening ceremony of a new research and training centre aimed at advancing quantum science and technology.

Completed in May 2024, the Quantum Materials Electron Microscopy Centre (QMEMC) was realized by a $4.9 million investment by the Government of British Columbia through the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) in 2017. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) also supported QMEMC with $4.9 million.

QMEMC provides a multi-user electron microscopy facility with the highest spatial resolution and highest energy resolution of its kind in Canada. This multi-phase project will allow researchers to image samples with high magnification, resolve individual atoms, determine their elemental species, and characterize both their chemical and electrical states.

UBC’s Blusson QMI is a world-class research and training centre pushing the boundaries of quantum materials as the enabling building blocks for future quantum technologies – while training the professionals who will translate this intellectual capital into economic benefits for Canada.