Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.01311v1
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 06:06:08 GMT
- Title: Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program
- Authors: Abraham Asfaw, Alexandre Blais, Kenneth R. Brown, Jonathan Candelaria,
Christopher Cantwell, Lincoln D. Carr, Joshua Combes, Dripto M. Debroy, John
M. Donohue, Sophia E. Economou, Emily Edwards, Michael F. J. Fox, Steven M.
Girvin, Alan Ho, Hilary M. Hurst, Zubin Jacob, Blake R. Johnson, Ezekiel
Johnston-Halperin, Robert Joynt, Eliot Kapit, Judith Klein-Seetharaman,
Martin Laforest, H. J. Lewandowski, Theresa W. Lynn, Corey Rae H. McRae,
Celia Merzbacher, Spyridon Michalakis, Prineha Narang, William D. Oliver,
Jens Palsberg, David P. Pappas, Michael G. Raymer, David J. Reilly, Mark
Saffman, Thomas A. Searles, Jeffrey H. Shapiro, and Chandralekha Singh
- Abstract summary: Quantum information science and engineering will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor's level.
For quantum-aware engineers, we describe how to design a first quantum engineering course accessible to all STEM students.
For the education and training of quantum-proficient engineers, we detail both a quantum engineering minor accessible to all STEM majors, and a quantum track directly integrated into individual engineering majors.
- Score: 34.28986951435312
- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE)
industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at
the bachelor's level. We provide a roadmap for building a quantum engineering
education program to satisfy this need. For quantum-aware engineers, we
describe how to design a first quantum engineering course accessible to all
STEM students. For the education and training of quantum-proficient engineers,
we detail both a quantum engineering minor accessible to all STEM majors, and a
quantum track directly integrated into individual engineering majors. We
propose that such programs typically require only three or four newly developed
courses that complement existing engineering and science classes available on
most larger campuses. We describe a conceptual quantum information science
course for implementation at any post-secondary institution, including
community colleges and military schools. QISE presents extraordinary
opportunities to work towards rectifying issues of inclusivity and equity that
continue to be pervasive within engineering. We present a plan to do so and
describe how quantum engineering education presents an excellent set of
education research opportunities. Finally, we outline a hands-on training plan
on quantum hardware, 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.
Our recommendations provide a flexible framework that can be tailored for
academic institutions ranging from teaching and undergraduate-focused two- and
four-year colleges to research-intensive universities.
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