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most citedStudent reasoning about quantum mechanics while working with physical experiments

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physics.ed-ph2026

Trajectories into Careers in the Quantum Industry: Beyond Knowledge and Skills

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

Career preparation for participation in the quantum industry is often framed in terms of formal educational pipelines, workforce projections, and knowledge and skills needed for va…

physics.ed-ph2026

Experimental Skills for Undergraduate Career Preparation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

The growth of the Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) industry has increased interest in how undergraduate programs prepare students for careers in this field. Prior…

physics.ed-ph2026

Profiles of Roles in the Quantum Industry

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

This report builds upon the Categorization of Roles in the Quantum Industry report by providing detailed profiles for 29 distinct roles across the quantum workforce. While the earl…

physics.ed-ph2025

Categorization of Roles in the Quantum Industry

A. R. Pina, Shams El-Adawy, H. J. Lewandowski +1

Continued growth of the quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry has resulted in stakeholders spanning education, industry, and government seeking to better unde…

physics.ed-ph2025

Experimental Skills for Non-PhD Roles in the Quantum Industry

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

As the quantum information science and engineering (QISE) workforce grows, there is an anticipated need for professionals with bachelor's and master's degrees who can fill a wide r…

physics.ed-ph2025★ 2 cited

Industry Perspectives on Projected Quantum Workforce Needs

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

As more physics educators are developing courses and programs to prepare students for careers in quantum information science, understanding the quantum industry's future workforce…

physics.ed-ph2025

Industry Insights into Quantum Knowledge Needed for the Quantum Information Science and Engineering Workforce

A. R. Pina, Shams El-Adawy, H. J. Lewandowski +1

Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) education and workforce development are top priorities at the national level in the US. This has included a push for academia to…

physics.ed-ph2025★ 2 cited

Insights from Educators on Building a More Cohesive Quantum Information Science and Engineering Education Ecosystem

Shams El-Adawy, A. R. Piña, Benjamin M. Zwickl +1

As the need for a quantum-ready workforce grows, educators in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) face the challenge of aligning their programs and courses with indu…

physics.ed-ph2025★ 6 cited

Landscape of Quantum Information Science and Engineering Education: From Physics Foundations to Interdisciplinary Frontiers

A. R. Piña, Shams El-Adawy, Mike Verostek +8

Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) is rapidly gaining interest from those within many disciplines and higher education needs to adapt to the changing landscape. Alt…

physics.ed-ph2025★ 4 cited

Affordances and Challenges of Incorporating a Remote, Cloud-accessible Quantum Experiment into Undergraduate Courses

Victoria Borish, H. J. Lewandowski

As quantum technologies transition from the research laboratory into commercial development, the opportunities for students to begin their careers in this new quantum industry are…

physics.ed-ph2024★ 1 cited

Outcomes from a Workshop on a National Center for Quantum Education

Edwin Barnes, Michael B. Bennett, Alexandra Boltasseva +35

In response to numerous programs seeking to advance quantum education and workforce development in the United States, experts from academia, industry, government, and professional…

physics.ed-ph2024★ 8 cited

Student reasoning about quantum mechanics while working with physical experiments

Victoria Borish, H. J. Lewandowski

Instruction in quantum mechanics is becoming increasingly important as the field is not only a key part of modern physics research, but is also important for emerging technologies.…

physics.ed-ph2024

Education for expanding the quantum workforce: Student perceptions of the quantum industry in an upper-division physics capstone course

Kristin A. Oliver, Victoria Borish, Bethany R. Wilcox +1

As quantum technologies transition out of the research lab and into commercial applications, it becomes important to better prepare students to enter this new and evolving workforc…