NRT-QL: Quantum Photonics interdisciplinary training to Advance Quantum Technologies (QPAQT)

NRT-QL：量子光子学跨学科培训以推进量子技术 (QPAQT)

• 批准号: 2244462
• 负责人: Victor Acosta
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 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=2244462&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NRT; QL; Quantum; Photonics; interdisciplinary

Quantum photonics aims to harness the unique features of quantum mechanical systems to revolutionize future technologies in computing, communication, and sensing and deepen the understanding of the universe. It is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on photons, the elementary packets of light, in all three pillars of quantum technology- computing, communication, and sensing. While the quantum photonics field is growing rapidly, graduate trainees in this field are still educated within the framework of traditional academic departments. This NSF Research Traineeship award to the University of New Mexico (UNM) will address the need for cross-disciplinary graduate training in quantum photonics for students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds. The program will prepare 175 students, including 25 funded trainees, to become generalists in quantum technologies hardware. The tools and academic training provided will prepare trainees for a wide variety of careers in semiconductor and quantum technologies.Quantum Photonics interdisciplinary training to Advance Quantum Technologies (QPAQT) will be led by a faculty team whose research interests are at the intersection between photonic science and quantum technology, with an emphasis on semiconductor and atomic, molecular, and optical physics device platforms. These research areas include quantum sensing, quantum networks, nonlinear quantum photonics, integrated photonics, and molecular qubits. The team will have representation from the Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry departments and interdisciplinary units including the Center for High Technology Materials and Center for Quantum Information & Control. This project leverages UNM’s connections to national labs and semiconductor fabrication facilities near the university to prepare the trainees as the future workforce in semiconductor and quantum technologies. As a flagship university in a state with a unique demographic profile, this program has a great potential to broaden participation. QPAQT’s four primary goals are: 1) professional development: trainees will develop an identity as quantum photonics researchers and effectively operate within the professional community; 2) academic achievement: trainees will acquire a broad base of knowledge, perform original research, and develop the skills needed to find employment in quantum photonics; 3) recruitment and retention from groups that are historically underserved: more than 50% of trainees will be women and/or races and ethnicities that are historically underserved; 4) program sustainability: QPAQT will operate effectively across departments and colleges and will be widely disseminated to the academic community. Key training elements will include an interdisciplinary quantum photonics curriculum, individualized internal and external trainee mentorship, research rotations, internships at industry and national lab partners, a weekly professional development seminar, and peer mentorship in undergraduate outreach programs. 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.

量子光子学旨在利用量子机械系统的独特特征，彻底改变计算，通信和敏感性的未来技术，并加深对宇宙的理解。这是一个跨学科领域，重点介绍了量子技术的所有三个支柱，即量子计算，交流和敏感性的三个支柱。虽然量子光子学领域正在迅速发展，但该领域的研究生学员仍在传统学术部门的框架内进行教育。新墨西哥大学（UNM）的NSF研究实习奖将满足对具有多种本科背景的学生的跨学科研究生培训的需求。该计划将为包括25名资助的学员在内的175名学生做好准备，以成为量子技术硬件的通才。所提供的工具和学术培训将为学员准备各种半导体和量子技术的职业。Quantum Photonics跨学科培训以推进量子技术（QPAQT），将由一个教职员工领导，其研究兴趣是在光子科学和量子技术之间的交集，并强调了对半核心和量子级的相互作用。这些研究领域包括量子传感，量子网络，非线性量子光子学，综合光子学和分子量。该团队将由电气工程，物理和化学部门以及跨学科部门提供代表，包括高科技材料中心和量子信息与控制中心。该项目利用UNM与大学附近的国家实验室和半导体制造设施的联系，为受训者做好准备，成为半导体和量子技术的未来劳动力。作为具有独特人口统计学概况的州的旗舰大学，该计划具有广泛参与的巨大潜力。 QPAQT的四个主要目标是：1）专业发展：学员将发展为量子光子研究人员的身份，并在专业社区内有效运作； 2）学术成就：学员将获得广泛的知识基础，进行原始研究并发展量子光子学上就业所需的技能； 3）从历史上服务不足的群体中招募和保留：超过50％的学员将是妇女和/或种族和种族在历史上贫乏的人； 4）计划的可持续性：QPAQT将在部门和大学之间有效运作，并将广泛传播到学术界。关键培训要素将包括跨学科的量子光子学课程，个性化的内部和外部学员资产，研究轮换，工业和国家实验室合作伙伴的企业，每周的专业发展半手级，以及在本科外展计划中的同伴心态。 NSF研究训练（NRT）计划旨在鼓励开发和实施用于STEM研究生教育培训的大胆，新的潜在变革模型。该计划致力于通过全面的跨学科或融合研究领域的STEM研究生进行有效的培训，这些研究领域是创新，基于循证的，并且与不断变化的劳动力和研究需求保持一致的全面培训模型。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。