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Established in 2010, the Laboratory for Graphene Research (LAGR) evolved to become the Laboratory for 2D Quantum Materials (2DQM), with Swastik Kar as its Principle Investigator. The 2DQM lab pursues experimental research mostly in CVD-grown atomically thin, layered, 2D quantum materials. Currently located at the Boston Campus of Northeastern University, the 2DQM lab will be relocated to the Innovation Campus of Northeastern at Burlington, MA, by Fall, 2024.

Established in 2023, the Experiential Quantum Advancement Laboratories, or EQUAL, is located at the Innovation Campus of Northeastern at Burlington, MA, with Swastik Kar as its Director. The mission of EQUAL is to design, discover, and develop next generation quantum materials and technologies by integrating computational, surface-science-grade materials synthesis, and their advanced characterizations, all under an integrated, machine-learning guided platform.

Established in 2024, the Quantum Materials and Sensing Institute (QMSI) is one of Northeastern’s Presidential Institutes, where Swastik Kar serves as the Deputy Director. The vision of QMSI is to accelerate practical quantum materials and technologies from concept to commercialization. Led by Director and University Distinguished Prof. of Physics, Arun Bansil, QMSI comprises of over 30 faculty members and their research groups. QMSI researchers reflect expertise in theory, materials synthesis and characterizations, electronics, optics, photonics, magnetics, magnonics, and their non-equilibrium physics, devices and applications, machine learning and other advanced data science techniques. QMSI faculty span across several departments, with a rapidly growing footprint at the Innovation Campus of Northeastern at Burlington, MA.