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Drexel + Lehigh + Temple + Penn

Drexel University, Lehigh University, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania are four of the seven Pennsylvania research universities that launched the Keystone AI and Quantum Factory on April 21, 2026, with Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the state and Team Pennsylvania. The partners say they'll share existing supercomputers and develop shared computing and data resources together, and in June 2026 they started a first set of research projects, one led by each university. They haven't announced any new building, site, power use or budget in Pennsylvania.

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1 speculative

Partner: 1

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Earliest project2026first public announcement

Local groups opposing0across its projects

Legal filings0appeals, challenges and suits on file

Community impacts0documented on its projects

News stories3in our coverage log

Projects

Project	Status	Role	Size named
Keystone AI + Quantum Factory (University Consortium)Statewide (university partners)Suggest a correction	Speculative / Exploratory	Partner	·

About

Type: University or research center
Headquarters: Philadelphia and Bethlehem, PA
Listing: University or nonprofit
Leadership: Jaime Combariza (executive director, Penn Advanced Research Computing Center, chair, Keystone Factory infrastructure committee); Aleister Saunders (executive vice provost, Office of Research and Innovation); Josh Gladden (vice president of research)
People on its projects: Anand Jagota (vice provost for research, on Keystone AI + Quantum Factory); David Meaney (vice provost for research, on Keystone AI + Quantum Factory)
Website: keystonefactory.org

Shares projects with

Carnegie Mellon University 1 shared project
University of Pittsburgh + PSC 1 shared project
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 1 shared project
Team Pennsylvania Foundation 1 shared project
Penn State University 1 shared project

Local groups on its projects

No organized local group has been reported on these projects.

Sources

Pennsylvania's Seven R1 Universities & Commonwealth Leaders Launch Keystone AI and Quantum Factory to Drive Innovation, Jobs, and Statewide Growth Team Pennsylvania Foundation · 2026-04-21
Keystone AI and Quantum Factory (University Consortium) No Conshy Data Centers · 2026-10-22
PA's Keystone AI + Quantum Factory Makes Early Progress Advancing Transformative Research Collaborations Keystone AI + Quantum Factory · 2026-06-03
Pa. Colleges Pool Supercomputing Resources for AI, Quantum Research GovTech · 2026-04-21

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