{"id":"42ad6ca6-eafc-41a4-8732-e33174d4b14d","slug":"ibm-quantum-system-one-rpi-troy","name":"IBM Quantum System One at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute","aliases":["RPI Quantum System One","Curtis Priem Quantum Constellation","IBM Quantum System One Rensselaer","Voorhees Computing Center Quantum System"],"locationId":"60fecb72-62f9-4d50-9e5a-32078234973b","lat":42.7284,"lng":-73.6918,"landStatus":"university","lifecycleState":"energized","powerSourceMix":"grid","interconnectionQueueStatus":null,"interconnectionQueueId":null,"expectedEnergizationDate":null,"dedicatedSubstation":null,"gridOperator":"NYISO","waterSourceNotes":"No process water cooling disclosed. IBM Quantum System One uses a closed-cycle dilution refrigerator (helium-3/helium-4) to hold the Eagle QPU near 15 millikelvin; heat rejection is via the building's HVAC, not evaporative water.","servingUtility":"National Grid","acreage":null,"totalBuildingSqft":null,"streetAddress":"Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY","notes":"First IBM Quantum System One installed on a university campus, unveiled April 5, 2024 after an October 2023 ceremonial groundbreaking, housed in RPI's Voorhees Computing Center (a former campus chapel) at 110 Eighth Street in Troy, New York. The system runs IBM's 127-qubit Eagle processor inside a dilution refrigerator held near 15 mK and is the centerpiece of the Curtis R. Priem Quantum Constellation, underwritten by a philanthropic gift from Nvidia co-founder and RPI trustee Curtis Priem as part of a stated $150M+ commitment. RPI operates the machine as a regional resource for students, faculty and partners including the University at Albany, and it sits on the same campus as RPI's IBM-built AiMOS AI supercomputer, anchoring a Hudson Valley quantum corridor with IBM's Poughkeepsie research site.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Significance","value":"First IBM Quantum System One on a university campus (Apr 2024)"},{"label":"Investment","value":"$150M+"},{"label":"QPU","value":"IBM Eagle 127-qubit"},{"label":"Location","value":"Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY"},{"label":"Ecosystem","value":"Hudson Valley quantum corridor with IBM Poughkeepsie"},{"label":"Host building","value":"Voorhees Computing Center, a converted former chapel on the RPI campus"},{"label":"Groundbreaking","value":"October 13, 2023 (ceremonial), unveiled operational April 5, 2024"},{"label":"Processor","value":"127-qubit IBM Quantum Eagle QPU (Falcon-family superconducting transmon)"},{"label":"Cryogenics","value":"Dilution refrigerator, QPU held near 15 mK inside the System One enclosure"},{"label":"Anchor donor","value":"Curtis R. Priem '82 (Nvidia co-founder, RPI board vice chair) philanthropic gift underwrote the Priem Quantum Constellation"},{"label":"Program name","value":"Curtis R. Priem Quantum Constellation (system + endowed faculty)"},{"label":"Regional partner","value":"University at Albany and other New York state institutions get dedicated access"},{"label":"Adjacent HPC","value":"Same campus hosts RPI's AiMOS IBM AI supercomputer (IBM Power / Summit-class)"},{"label":"First-of-kind","value":"First IBM Quantum System One installed on a university campus worldwide"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://newsroom.ibm.com/2024-04-03-IBM-RPI-Launch-First-Quantum-System-One-on-a-University-Campus","name":"IBM Newsroom","title":"IBM and RPI Launch First Quantum System One on a University Campus"},{"url":"https://news.rpi.edu/2024/04/05/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-and-ibm-unveil-worlds-first-ibm-quantum-system-one","title":"RPI and IBM unveil the world's first IBM Quantum System One on a university campus","sourceName":"RPI News"},{"url":"https://news.rpi.edu/content/2023/10/13/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-begins-installation-first-ever-ibm-quantum","title":"RPI Begins Installation of First-Ever IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus","sourceName":"RPI News"},{"url":"https://news.rpi.edu/content/2023/06/28/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-plans-deploy-first-ibm-quantum-system-one","title":"RPI Plans to Deploy First IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus","sourceName":"RPI News"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/rpi-quantum-system-one","title":"RPI Quantum System One (IBM Quantum blog)","sourceName":"IBM Quantum"},{"url":"https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/04/08/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-reports-ibm-quantum-system-one-now-online/","title":"Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reports IBM Quantum System One Now Online","sourceName":"The Quantum Insider"},{"url":"https://www.intelligentcio.com/north-america/2024/04/08/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-and-ibm-unveil-the-worlds-first-ibm-quantum-system-one-on-a-university-campus/","title":"RPI and IBM Unveil the World's First IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus","sourceName":"Intelligent CIO"},{"url":"https://poly.rpi.edu/news/2023/10/schmidt-announces-ibm-quantum-system-is-virtual-groundbreaking-provides-updates-on-research-goals-/","title":"Schmidt announces IBM Quantum System One's groundbreaking","sourceName":"The Polytechnic"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-25T17:25:42.709Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-25T23:41:03.271Z","location":{"id":"60fecb72-62f9-4d50-9e5a-32078234973b","name":"Troy, New York, USA","slug":"troy-new-york-usa","kind":"city","parentLocationId":null,"region":null,"lat":42.7284,"lng":-73.6918,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-25T17:25:42.330Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-25T17:25:42.330Z"},"parties":[{"id":"a392d56a-0885-43d8-9464-944481f55905","dataCenterId":"42ad6ca6-eafc-41a4-8732-e33174d4b14d","companyId":"647d6872-ee53-4603-81c7-4b50026c26d8","externalName":null,"role":"operator","structureNotes":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-25T17:25:43.538Z","company":{"id":"647d6872-ee53-4603-81c7-4b50026c26d8","name":"IBM","slug":"ibm"}}],"capacityClaims":[],"financialClaims":[{"id":"186f4dc8-e175-425f-a45a-81115b647c0b","dataCenterId":"42ad6ca6-eafc-41a4-8732-e33174d4b14d","kind":"investment","label":"IBM-RPI quantum system investment","valueUsd":"150000000","capUsd":null,"conditions":null,"asOf":"2026-08-25T17:25:43.868Z","sourceUrl":"https://newsroom.ibm.com/2024-04-03-IBM-RPI-Launch-First-Quantum-System-One-on-a-University-Campus","sourceType":"press_release","evidenceTier":"reported","createdAt":"2026-08-25T17:25:43.872Z"}],"metricClaims":[],"powerProjects":[],"facilities":[],"incidents":[],"events":[],"capacity_picture":{"announced_gw":null,"contracted_gw":null,"under_construction_gw":null,"energized_gw":null,"announced_minus_energized_gw":null,"by_series":{"announced":null,"contracted":null,"under_construction":null,"energized":null}},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","name":"IBM Quantum System One at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/ibm-quantum-system-one-rpi-troy","geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":42.7284,"longitude":-73.6918},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Troy, New York, USA"}}}