Wilczek's Successful Summer Schools
Dr Frank Wilczek initiated Quantum Connections, which has now been held 16 times. The event takes place in Stockholm each June and brings together graduate students and postdocs from both theoretical and experimental backgrounds, spanning the broad landscape of quantum frontiers. Since 2025, it has expanded to include both a Summer School in Sweden in June and a Winter School in China in January.
Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate and professor at Fysikum. Photo: Gunilla Häggström
"The schools aims to acquaint students and young researchers with the recent breakthroughs, inspiring them to embark on new ideas and new directions. They learn a lot from the mini-courses and also by socializing with each other and spending time with us, the organizers."
Last year there was some uncertainty surrounding the event in Stockholm, but the funding has since been secured. Now everyone is looking ahead with confidence to the upcoming summer schools and also the winter schools.
Stockholm University will be a part of the Swedish Center for Quantum Technology
Six Swedish universities are joining forces to establish the Swedish Center for Quantum Technology, a national hub for research, innovation, education, and capacity building in quantum technology.
"I will probably be part of the advisory board. Both me and Professor Emil Bergholtz believe the new centre can provide relevant basic research of international top class."
Professor, scientist and researcher in physics
Frank Wilczek is professor of physics at MIT and a visiting professor at Arizona State University.
"I serve as chief scientist at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, affiliated with the Wilczek Quantum Center. At Stockholm University, I hold a professorship and work with the Quantum Frontiers group and initiatives such as Quantum Connections. I am also an affiliated researcher at Nordita (the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics)."
An author and pianist who gets the best ideas in moments of stillness
Frank Wilczek is the author of several books like Fundamentals, Possible Minds and A Beautiful Question among others.
"I'm writing a new book called Futures. There are a few possible futures that lies ahead of us. I'll discuss a new kind of computing, new ideas and theories on how to observe the world. The book will be drafted this summer and hopefully in the stores next spring."
The road to a Nobel Prize-winning achievement is often long and winding. Many researchers have interests outside their research that help inspire new ideas and perspectives in their work.
"I am a devoted pianist, and I often find in music an echo of the universe’s fundamental laws. I also enjoy juggling, which sharpens my sense of balance, timing, and flow. My best ideas tend to arise in moments of stillness—in the quiet of a bath or in the rhythm of a walk."
Last updated: 2026-06-26
Source: Department of Physics