A silicon wafer, a chip package, a neuron-shaped circuit board, a photonic chip, a glass neural-network plate and raw minerals.

Research that connects materials, intelligence, and hardware.

INQUIRE Lab advances semiconductor innovation for emerging computing and sensing by bridging AI-driven discovery, neuromorphic systems, and next-generation device technologies.

What INQUIRE stands for

Intelligent Neuromorphic and Quantum Understanding for Innovative Research and Engineering

INQUIRE Lab is a research group dedicated to fundamental discovery while pursuing a clear path toward commercialization. We work in close collaboration with national laboratories, federal agencies, and industry partners to translate our research into real-world impact.

The INQUIRE Lab team — The INQUIRE team, University of Oklahoma

Our research at INQUIRE Lab

A walk through the projects behind our four research directions.

Recent news

Awards, milestones and announcements from the people of INQUIRE Lab.

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Building the future of computing and sensing

INQUIRE Lab brings device physics, algorithms, circuits, materials, AI, and large language model research into one research pipeline so new ideas can move from concept to validated systems.

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Research areas

Neuromorphic computing

Efficient architectures inspired by brains, sensors, and adaptive edge intelligence.

Quantum and photonic sensing

Experimental platforms for precise measurement, materials insight, and information science.

AI for discovery

Data-driven methods that connect simulation, fabrication, characterization, and deployment.

1Materials
2Device physics
3Circuits
4Algorithms and AI
5Validated systems

Student clubs

Student-led organizations at INQUIRE Lab. Every major is welcome, and you do not need any background to start.

Student club

LLM Engineering Club

Train, fine tune and ship your own language models on real GPUs, then play against them. Hands-on workshops, live coding, AI news and invited talks.

Oct 1, 2026
Workshop

Operation Codenames

Fine tune Gemma 4 on a lab GPU in the browser, then play against it.

Portal Slides

Sep 24, 2026
General meeting

Fall kickoff

AI news, what the club does this semester, and officer hiring.

Slides

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Student club

OU Quantum Society

Exploring quantum computing, quantum information science, and emerging quantum technologies, with students from physics, computer science, engineering, and mathematics.

Quantum computing exploration
Seminars and research discussions
Hands-on learning with Qiskit and Cirq

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Recent publications

Our latest research contributions from 2026.

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Outreach and INQUIRELAB Seminars that bring research into the community

Workshops, invited speakers, and community programs connect INQUIRE Lab research with students, professionals, schools, and industry partners.

All outreach

Flagship program · every year

INQUIRE Cybersecurity Workshop

Five days of expert-led sessions, hands-on labs, and discussion for professionals: emerging threats, ransomware, phishing, secure networks, quantum-safe cryptography, and incident response.

Visit the workshop Sponsored by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security and FEMA

INQUIRELAB Seminars coming soon.

Education

K–12 outreach

GenCyber Youth Camp, campus programs, and Oklahoma City schools.

Students

Student clubs

LLM Engineering Club and OU Quantum Society.

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Join Our Team

We're always looking for motivated students and researchers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of computing. If you're interested in neuromorphic computing, quantum technologies, or AI research, we'd love to hear from you.