Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program

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dc.contributor.authorAsfaw, Abrahamen
dc.contributor.authorBlais, Alexandreen
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Kenneth R.en
dc.contributor.authorCandelaria, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorCantwell, Christopheren
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Lincoln D.en
dc.contributor.authorCombes, Joshuaen
dc.contributor.authorDebroy, Dripto M.en
dc.contributor.authorDonohue, John M.en
dc.contributor.authorEconomou, Sophia E.en
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Emilyen
dc.contributor.authorFox, Michael F. J.en
dc.contributor.authorGirvin, Steven M.en
dc.contributor.authorHo, Alanen
dc.contributor.authorHurst, Hilary M.en
dc.contributor.authorJacob, Zubinen
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Blake R.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnston-Halperin, Ezekielen
dc.contributor.authorJoynt, Roberten
dc.contributor.authorKapit, Elioten
dc.contributor.authorKlein-Seetharaman, Judithen
dc.contributor.authorLaforest, Martinen
dc.contributor.authorLewandowski, H. J.en
dc.contributor.authorLynn, Theresa W.en
dc.contributor.authorMcRae, Corey Rae H.en
dc.contributor.authorMerzbacher, Celiaen
dc.contributor.authorMichalakis, Spyridonen
dc.contributor.authorNarang, Prinehaen
dc.contributor.authorOliver, William D.en
dc.contributor.authorPalsberg, Jensen
dc.contributor.authorPappas, David P.en
dc.contributor.authorRaymer, Michael G.en
dc.contributor.authorReilly, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorSaffman, Marken
dc.contributor.authorSearles, Thomas A.en
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Jeffrey H.en
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Chandralekhaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-01T12:51:19Zen
dc.date.available2022-08-01T12:51:19Zen
dc.date.issued2022-05en
dc.description.abstractContribution: A roadmap is provided for building a quantum engineering education program to satisfy U.S. national and international workforce needs. Background: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor's level. Research Question: What is the best way to provide a flexible framework that can be tailored for the full academic ecosystem? Methodology: A workshop of 480 QISE researchers from across academia, government, industry, and national laboratories was convened to draw on best practices; representative authors developed this roadmap. Findings: 1) For quantum-aware engineers, design of a first quantum engineering course, accessible to all STEM students, is described; 2) for the education and training of quantum-proficient engineers, both a quantum engineering minor accessible to all STEM majors, and a quantum track directly integrated into individual engineering majors are detailed, requiring only three to four newly developed courses complementing existing STEM classes; 3) a conceptual QISE course for implementation at any postsecondary institution, including community colleges and military schools, is delineated; 4) QISE presents extraordinary opportunities to work toward rectifying issues of inclusivity and equity that continue to be pervasive within engineering. A plan to do so is presented, as well as how quantum engineering education offers an excellent set of education research opportunities; and 5) a hands-on training plan on quantum hardware is outlined, a key component of any quantum engineering program, with a variety of technologies, including optics, atoms and ions, cryogenic and solid-state technologies, nanofabrication, and control and readout electronics.en
dc.description.notesThis work was supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant EEC-2110432. The work of Alexandre Blais was supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. The work of Lincoln D. Carr, Hilary M. Hurst, Eliot Kapit, and Theresa W. Lynn was supported by NSF QLCI-CG under Grant OMA-1936835. The work of Sophia E. Economou, Steven M. Girvin, and Thomas A. Searles was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Co-Design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) under Contract DE-SC0012704. The work of Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin was supported by NSF C-ACCEL under Grant 2040581. The work of H. J. Lewandowski was supported by NSF QLCI under Grant OMA-2016244. The work of Corey Rae H. McRae and David P. Pappas was supported by NIST NQI and QIS efforts, as well as the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359. The work of Spyridon Michalakis was supported by Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Frontiers Center under Grant PHY-1733907. The work of Michael G. Raymer was supported by the NSF Engineering Research Center for Quantum Networks (CQN), led by the University of Arizona under Grant NSF-1941583. The work of Mark Saffman was supported by NSF QLCI-HQAN under Award 2016136.en
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. National Science Foundation [EEC-2110432]; Canada First Research Excellence Fund; NSF QLCI-CG [OMA-1936835]; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Co-Design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) [DE-SC0012704]; NSF C-ACCEL [2040581]; NSF QLCI [OMA-2016244]; NIST; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) [DE-AC02-07CH11359]; Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics Frontiers Center [PHY-1733907]; NSF Engineering Research Center for Quantum Networks (CQN) [NSF-1941583]; NSF QLCI-HQAN [2016136]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2022.3144943en
dc.identifier.eissn1557-9638en
dc.identifier.issn0018-9359en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/111409en
dc.identifier.volume65en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIEEEen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectQuantum computingen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectIndustriesen
dc.subjectUS Governmenten
dc.subjectScienceen
dc.subjectgeneralen
dc.subjectTrainingen
dc.subjectSensorsen
dc.subjectQuantum engineeringen
dc.subjectquantum information science (QIS)en
dc.subjectundergraduate educationen
dc.titleBuilding a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Programen
dc.title.serialIEEE Transactions on Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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