@article{12715,
  keywords = {Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Education},
  author = {Abraham Asfaw and Alexandre Blais and Kenneth Brown and Jonathan Candelaria and Christopher Cantwell and Lincoln Carr and Joshua Combes and Dripto Debroy and John Donohue and Sophia Economou and Emily Edwards and Michael Fox and Steven Girvin and Alan Ho and Hilary Hurst and Zubin Jacob and Blake Johnson and Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin and Robert Joynt and Eliot Kapit and Judith Klein-Seetharaman and Martin Laforest and H. Lewandowski and Theresa Lynn and Corey McRae and Celia Merzbacher and Spyridon Michalakis and Prineha Narang and William Oliver and Jens Palsberg and David Pappas and Michael Raymer and David Reilly and Mark Saffman and Thomas Searles and Jeffrey Shapiro and Chandralekha Singh},
  title = {Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program},
  abstract = {<p>Contribution: 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.</p>
},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Education},
  volume = {65},
  pages = {220},
  publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
  issn = {0018-9359, 1557-9638},
  url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9705217},
  doi = {10.1109/te.2022.3144943},
}