Professor Vidick Wins AFOSR Young Investigator Award

Thomas Vidick, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences , has won a 2016 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award. The objectives of this program are: to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize the Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering. Professor Vidick received the award for his proposal entitled, “Towards a secure quantum network.” [AFOSR Press Release]