TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes from a workshop on a national center for quantum education
AU - Barnes, Edwin
AU - Bennett, Michael B.
AU - Boltasseva, Alexandra
AU - Borish, Victoria
AU - Brown, Bennett
AU - Carr, Lincoln D.
AU - Ceballos, Russell R.
AU - Dukes, Faith
AU - Easton, Emily W.
AU - Economou, Sophia E.
AU - Edwards, E. E.
AU - Finkelstein, Noah D.
AU - Fracchiolla, C.
AU - Franklin, Diana
AU - Freericks, J. K.
AU - Goss, Valerie
AU - Hannum, Mark
AU - Holincheck, Nancy
AU - Kelly, Angela M.
AU - Lanes, Olivia
AU - Lewandowski, H. J.
AU - Matsler, Karen Jo
AU - Mercurio, Emily
AU - Montaño, Inès
AU - Murdock, Maajida
AU - Peltz, Kiera
AU - Perron, Justin K.
AU - Richardson, Christopher J.K.
AU - Rosenberg, Jessica L.
AU - Ross, Richard S.
AU - Ryu, Minjung
AU - Samuel, Raymond E.
AU - Schrode, Nicole
AU - Schwamberger, Susan
AU - Searles, Thomas A.
AU - Singh, Chandralekha
AU - Tingle, Alexandra
AU - Zwickl, Benjamin M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/12
Y1 - 2025/12
N2 - In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional societies convened for a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop in February 2024 to explore the benefits and challenges of establishing a national center for quantum education. Broadly, such a center would foster collaboration and build the infrastructure required to develop a diverse and quantum-ready workforce. The workshop discussions focused on how a center could uniquely address gaps in public, K-12, and undergraduate quantum information science and engineering (QISE) education. Specifically, the community identified activities that, through a center, could lead to an increase in student awareness of quantum careers, boost the number of educators trained in quantum-related subjects, strengthen pathways into quantum careers, enhance the understanding of the US quantum workforce, and elevate public engagement with QISE. Core proposed activities for the center include professional development for educators, coordinated curriculum development and curation, expanded access to educational laboratory equipment, robust evaluation and assessment practices, network building, and enhanced public engagement with quantum science.
AB - In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional societies convened for a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop in February 2024 to explore the benefits and challenges of establishing a national center for quantum education. Broadly, such a center would foster collaboration and build the infrastructure required to develop a diverse and quantum-ready workforce. The workshop discussions focused on how a center could uniquely address gaps in public, K-12, and undergraduate quantum information science and engineering (QISE) education. Specifically, the community identified activities that, through a center, could lead to an increase in student awareness of quantum careers, boost the number of educators trained in quantum-related subjects, strengthen pathways into quantum careers, enhance the understanding of the US quantum workforce, and elevate public engagement with QISE. Core proposed activities for the center include professional development for educators, coordinated curriculum development and curation, expanded access to educational laboratory equipment, robust evaluation and assessment practices, network building, and enhanced public engagement with quantum science.
KW - Education
KW - Quantum
KW - Workforce
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105001589608
U2 - 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00343-4
DO - 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00343-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105001589608
SN - 2196-0763
VL - 12
JO - EPJ Quantum Technology
JF - EPJ Quantum Technology
IS - 1
M1 - 40
ER -