Educational Training and Curriculum

Virginia Tech is committed to being a leader in interdisciplinary quantum education.

Recognizing workforce development as a critical next step for the field, the Virginia Tech Quantum Collaboratory has been assembled to develop a strategic plan focused on the growth and health of quantum research and education. The collaboratory has outlined several goals to attract additional faculty collaborators and develop degrees in key quantum disciplines.

Current courses include:

Fall

PHYS 2254 Hello Quantum World!
PHYS 4264 Quantum Optics and Qubit Processors

Spring

PHYS 4254 Quantum Information Technologies
CHEM/PHYS 3684 Quantum Software I
CHEM/PHYS 4684 Quantum Software II - launch Spring 2023

New curriculum on the horizon:

Interdisciplinary Minor in Quantum Information Science and Engineering, departments involved Physics, Chemistry, Math, CS, ECE, MSE, CMDA

Master's in Quantum Engineering led by ECE

Upcoming Events

10th Molecular Quantum Mechanics conference

June 26 to July 1, 2022

The international conference is held every three years, with the 2019 meeting being held in Heidelberg, Germany. Additional past hosts include the University of Cambridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Each meeting honors the scientific achievements of one or more pioneers in the field of molecular quantum mechanics.