Keep research scope explicit
VQE exploration and the current materials workspace are related contexts, not interchangeable descriptions.
Research2025–26
Catalyst.
From materials to a scientific investigation.
A scientific workspace for exploring materials, crystal structures, evidence graphs, and genomics through guided, AI-assisted investigations.
- MY CONTRIBUTION
- Contributor · quantum VQE exploration
- CONTEXT
- Collaborative project · RIT Quant-A-Thon
- STATUS
- Collaborative research
WORKFLOW / CATALYST
- 01Research question
- 02Material + evidence
- 03Structure + context
- 04Investigation brief
From materials to a scientific investigation.
01THE PROBLEM
What needed solving?
Scientific records are difficult to explore when structures, properties, source evidence, and related biological context sit in separate tools.
02MY CONTRIBUTION
Where I came in.
The supplied Quantathon repository presents Catalyst as a materials and genomics workspace with interactive structures, source context, and guided investigations. My résumé documents the earlier VQE exploration; that individual contribution is distinct from the capabilities of the current team workspace.
03KEY DECISIONS
The thinking behind it.
Preserve provenance
My individual contribution is described separately from the complete capabilities of the team repository.
04OUTCOME & NEXT STEPS
Built. Learned.
Still improving.
Finalist at RIT Quant-A-Thon 2026, held on 29–30 July, as recorded in my résumé.
Where it stands today
No quantum advantage, validated scientific discovery, or performance beyond classical limits is claimed.
What comes next
Document reproducible experiments and individual contributions alongside the corresponding project revision.