“Quantum has traditionally lived in the physics domain, but the problems preventing scaling are engineering problems, They’re materials, chemical, electrical and computer science problems. So, we take an interdisciplinary approach where we teach students what they need to know about quantum fundamentals, but in a very different way than how a physics course approaches it. Linear algebra is the only prerequisite.”

“Quantum has traditionally lived in the physics domain, but the problems preventing scaling are engineering problems, They’re materials, chemical, electrical and computer science problems. So, we take an interdisciplinary approach where we teach students what they need to know about quantum fundamentals, but in a very different way than how a physics course approaches it. Linear algebra is the only prerequisite.”

“We recognized that this is something that’s been identified as a national need and, as quantum technology moves out of academia and national labs to industry, you’re going to need a bigger workforce—and you are never going to have enough people with PhDs to do that.”

“We’re hoping to broaden the scope of who participates. We are excited about the prospect of using educational materials that Mines has developed and working together to develop new ones to develop a blueprint for teaching quantum to a new array of students, not just Princeton, not just Harvard, not just PhDs. We’re going to need folks of all skill levels to work toward these technologies.”