Materials faculty members Greg Mazur and Chris Palmstrøm have been selected as winners in Microsoft's 2026 Quantum Pioneers Program – Hardware Track, a competitive research initiative supporting innovations in quantum computing. Their proposal, "Breaking the Aluminum Topological-Gap Ceiling: Refractory Superconductor / InAs Hybrids for Scalable, Parity-Conserving Topological Quantum Hardware," was selected for its potential to advance the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers. The project builds on the team's expertise in semiconductor-superconductor materials systems and supports the broader effort to develop scalable quantum technologies.