NRT-QISE: a new interdisciplinary degree program for convergent research and graduate training in quantum information science and engineering

NRT-QISE：一个新的跨学科学位项目，用于量子信息科学与工程的融合研究和研究生培训

• 批准号: 2244045
• 负责人: Jay Gupta
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244045&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NRT; QISE; new; interdisciplinary; degree

In traditional graduate programs, disciplinary specialization, student assistantship funding, and lack of graduate-level industry engagement impede the development of the diverse workforce needed to solve grand challenges in quantum information sciences and engineering (QISE) and translate fundamental research to commercial applications. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to The Ohio State University (OSU) will expand upon the NSF-funded QuSTEAM network for undergraduate education to establish a new graduate degree program in quantum information science and engineering (QISE) at both the MS and PhD levels. This program will be one of a few in the U.S. that is not housed in a traditional academic department, but rather spans various participating departments including physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, and materials science. A new graduate-level curriculum will be developed using vetted principles from educational research. The curriculum will feature a compact common core of QISE courses supplemented by graduate modules to accommodate variations in trainee preparation from these disciplines. In addition to courses, NRT trainees will be engaged in QISE research from the start, and will develop professional skills in ethics, technical writing and communication. They will also benefit from graduate-level industry internships. The program will directly fund 25 trainees over the award period, with 10-20 additional degree students funded from other sources, and 100+ students benefiting from taking courses as electives. The program will make societal impacts through cutting edge research in QISE, national engagement, and training of a diverse workforce in semiconductor and quantum technologies. This new NRT program will embed principles highlighted in the National Quantum Workforce Strategic Plan including distributed and modular course content to accommodate diverse pathways into and through the program, an expedited transition from courses to experiential learning, and evidenced-based and inclusive course development using ‘Backward Design’ principles. NRT trainees will expand the QISE research in areas such as hybrid quantum systems, novel qubits based on molecules, semiconductor materials and technologies, and integrated photonics for quantum networks. The OSU team is a leader in studying how the properties of defects in semiconductors depend on, and can be tuned by, the local environment, including proximity to other defects, interfaces and electromagnetic fields. Overall, the goals of this program are to: 1) create a proposal for developing a proposal for Master’s and PhD degrees in QISE at The OSU; 2) develop and deliver three core graduate courses: Foundations in QISE, Grand Challenges in QISE, and Classical vs. Quantum Computing, as well as two interdisciplinary graduate elective courses in QISE; 3) evaluate program impact and iterate to continuously improve student outcomes; 4) build on industry partnerships to develop graduate internships, sponsored research projects, and certificate programs; and 5) develop a long-term, sustainable model for graduate research and traineeship in QISE for long-term impact. The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas through comprehensive traineeship models that are innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.    This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在传统的研究生项目中，学科专业化、学生助学金以及缺乏研究生水平的行业参与阻碍了解决量子信息科学与工程（QISE）重大挑战以及将基础研究转化为商业应用所需的多元化劳动力的发展。向俄亥俄州立大学 (OSU) 授予的科学基金会研究实习生 (NRT) 奖将扩展 NSF 资助的本科教育 QuSTEAM 网络，在 MS 和 MS 建立量子信息科学与工程 (QISE) 的新研究生学位项目该项目将是美国少数几个不设在传统学术部门，而是跨越物理、化学、数学、计算机科学、电气工程和材料科学等多个参与部门的项目之一。级别课程将使用教育研究中经过审查的原则来开发。该课程将以 QISE 课程的紧凑共同核心为特色，并辅以研究生模块，以适应这些学科的学员准备工作的变化。 除了课程之外，NRT 学员还将参与 QISE。从一开始就进行研究，并且他们还将培养道德、技术写作和沟通方面的专业技能。该计划将在奖励期间直接资助 25 名学员，另外还有 10-20 名由其他来源资助的学位学生，以及 100 多名。该项目将通过 QISE 的前沿研究、国家参与以及对半导体和量子技术多元化劳动力的培训来产生社会影响。劳动力战略计划包括分布式和模块化课程内容，以适应进入和通过该计划的不同途径，从课程到体验式学习的快速过渡，以及使用“向后设计”原则的基于证据和包容性的课程开发，将扩大 QISE 研究。俄勒冈州立大学团队在混合量子系统、基于分子、半导体材料和技术的新型量子位以及量子网络的集成光子学等领域处于领先地位，研究半导体缺陷的特性如何依赖于并可通过以下因素进行调节。总体而言，该计划的目标是：1) 制定俄勒冈州立大学 QISE 硕士和博士学位提案；2) 开发和交付；三门核心研究生课程：QISE 基础、QISE 中的重大挑战和经典与量子计算，以及 QISE 中的两门跨学科研究生选修课程 3) 评估项目影响并进行迭代，以不断提高学生的水平；成果；4) 建立行业合作伙伴关系，开发研究生实习、赞助研究项目和证书课程；以及 5) 为 QISE 的研究生研究和培训制定长期、可持续的模式，以产生长期影响（The NSF Research Traineeship）。 NRT）计划旨在鼓励为 STEM 研究生教育培训开发和实施大胆的、具有潜在变革性的新模式，该计划致力于通过创新的综合培训模式对高度优先的跨学科或融合研究领域的 STEM 研究生进行有效培训。 ,该奖项基于证据，符合不断变化的劳动力和研究需求，反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。