Karl Berggren recently served as a member of MIT’s recent committee tasked with studying the nation’s “Innovation Deficit.” The outcome of the committee was a report in which a number of cases were studied, each of which illustrated opportunities in research which could be threatened by future budget cuts in R&D. Prof. Berggren’s focus was on the quantum information technology. He appreciates the input and feedback of a number of his MIT colleagues and students in helping him draft the report.