Training America’s Workforce
Purdue provides curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and outreach efforts to help develop the quantum engineers and scientists of the future.
OPPORTUNITIES
Purdue primes students for rewarding quantum careers
Quantum Summer School
Purdue hosts the Quantum Science Center’s annual Quantum Summer School, which brings together renowned academicians and researchers from around the world to collaborate with each other, government and industry experts, and students. Speakers share their best thinking about theoretical aspects of quantum study as well as discoveries that move the theory into application. Industry scientists and representatives provide insight and hands-on applied exercises. Graduate and postdoctoral students share their research through a juried poster session as well as develop personal and business networks that will shape their careers and the future of the quantum workforce.
Quantum MicroMasters degree
In partnership with the online learning platform edX, Purdue is offering a four-course program, the MicroMasters Program in Quantum Technology Computing, that allows undergraduates, grad students and people in the broader learning community to gain familiarity with quantum science and technology.
The Quantum Age
Dr. Erica Carlson, Professor of Physics at Purdue, helps bring students into the world of quantum science with videos that use everyday objects and analogies to show quantum science is defining and changing our world.
Quantum Technology Concentration in Electrical Engineering
Undergraduates can pursue a quantum technology concentration for electrical engineering to study fundamental concepts and engineering challenges of various emerging technologies, including quantum computers, quantum communication systems, and quantum sensors.
QuantumHub
Built on the nanoHUB platform, QuantumHub is a broad suite of freely-available,online educational materials to help students, educators, researchers, and industry professionals learn about quantum science.
Quantum Coffeehouse
PQSEI offers a YouTube page called Quantum Coffeehouse with scores of short videos addressing intriguing aspects of the science, such as “Why Quantum Is Like a Spinning Coin.”
IQ-PARC
Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy, Application and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC) is an initiative of Purdue and Northwestern universities funded by $2.8 million from the Department of Defense. IQ-PARC creates and fosters a diverse community of intellectual engineers and scientists by providing education and resources to have fun inventing quantum activities and to share knowledge and excitement while interacting with quantum machines and concepts. Among the activities: the Quantum Game Club at Purdue.
Quantum Student Organization
Students who share a passion for quantum science run Purdue’s Quantum Student Organization, which offers a variety of resources at all different levels of quantum knowledge, including introductory talks by professors, industry discussions, student-led discussions, and even movie nights.