TY - JOUR
AU - Edwin Barnes
AU - Michael Bennett
AU - Alexandra Boltasseva
AU - Victoria Borish
AU - Bennett Brown
AU - Lincoln Carr
AU - Russell Ceballos
AU - Faith Dukes
AU - Emily Easton
AU - Sophia Economou
AU - E. Edwards
AU - Noah Finkelstein
AU - C. Fracchiolla
AU - Diana Franklin
AU - J. Freericks
AU - Valerie Goss
AU - Mark Hannum
AU - Nancy Holincheck
AU - Angela Kelly
AU - Olivia Lanes
AU - H. Lewandowski
AU - Karen Matsler
AU - Emily Mercurio
AU - Inès Montaño
AU - Maajida Murdock
AU - Kiera Peltz
AU - Justin Perron
AU - Christopher Richardson
AU - Jessica Rosenberg
AU - Richard Ross
AU - Minjung Ryu
AU - Raymond Samuel
AU - Nicole Schrode
AU - Susan Schwamberger
AU - Thomas Searles
AU - Chandralekha Singh
AU - Alexandra Tingle
AU - Benjamin Zwickl
AB - In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional societies convened for a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop in February 2024 to explore the benefits and challenges of establishing a national center for quantum education. Broadly, such a center would foster collaboration and build the infrastructure required to develop a diverse and quantum-ready workforce. The workshop discussions focused on how a center could uniquely address gaps in public, K-12, and undergraduate quantum information science and engineering (QISE) education. Specifically, the community identified activities that, through a center, could lead to an increase in student awareness of quantum careers, boost the number of educators trained in quantum-related subjects, strengthen pathways into quantum careers, enhance the understanding of the US quantum workforce, and elevate public engagement with QISE. Core proposed activities for the center include professional development for educators, coordinated curriculum development and curation, expanded access to educational laboratory equipment, robust evaluation and assessment practices, network building, and enhanced public engagement with quantum science.
BT - EPJ Quantum Technol. 
DA - 2025/03/31
DO - 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00343-4
IS - 1
N2 - In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional societies convened for a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop in February 2024 to explore the benefits and challenges of establishing a national center for quantum education. Broadly, such a center would foster collaboration and build the infrastructure required to develop a diverse and quantum-ready workforce. The workshop discussions focused on how a center could uniquely address gaps in public, K-12, and undergraduate quantum information science and engineering (QISE) education. Specifically, the community identified activities that, through a center, could lead to an increase in student awareness of quantum careers, boost the number of educators trained in quantum-related subjects, strengthen pathways into quantum careers, enhance the understanding of the US quantum workforce, and elevate public engagement with QISE. Core proposed activities for the center include professional development for educators, coordinated curriculum development and curation, expanded access to educational laboratory equipment, robust evaluation and assessment practices, network building, and enhanced public engagement with quantum science.
PY - 2025
SN - 2196-0763
SP - 40
T2 - EPJ Quantum Technol. 
TI - Outcomes from a workshop on a national center for quantum education
UR - https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00343-4
VL - 12
ER -