This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) federal project grant award of $252,685 aims to enhance conceptual learning in quantum and semiconductor physics through the development and assessment of interactive visualizations and simulations. The project, entitled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATIONS FOR FACILITATING CONCEPTUAL CHANGE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS," will expand upon previously developed tools to aid undergraduate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) in the amount of $945,813 aims to enhance conceptual learning in quantum and semiconductor physics through the development and evaluation of interactive visualization and simulation tools. The project, which will be carried out by a consortium of researchers across five universities and colleges, will expand upon previously developed tools and conduct large-scale studies to determine their effectiveness in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to integrate quantum concepts and technologies into middle school science lessons. The $299,934 award to Purdue University will develop and pilot interactive educational materials, including simulations and hands-on activities, to make abstract quantum principles accessible and engaging for approximately 1,040 students per year across...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to advance understanding of how instructional practices impact student thinking about measurement and uncertainty concepts across classical and quantum mechanics. Cornell University will employ a mixed-methods research approach, including interviews, surveys, and quantitative analyses, to characterize instruction on these topics, articulate student profiles based on their reasoning,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to advance quantum education by using virtual reality (VR) and machine learning to address misconceptions about quantum information science (QIS). The $409,406 award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will fund the development and evaluation of adaptive QIS tutoring systems within the QubitVR VR application. The project has four key...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $471,864 to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop an integrated framework for quantum computing education and workforce development. The key products and services to be delivered include: A modular quantum training platform that integrates a tiered curriculum covering foundational quantum principles to system and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $498,945 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop research-based educational materials to prepare undergraduate students for the "Second Quantum Revolution". The materials will include Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorials (QUILTS) and peer-instruction tools focused on quantum information science and technology (QIST) concepts such as quantum...
This $133,485 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) is supporting the development of a quantum computing training curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers, in materials science and chemistry. The curriculum covers quantum computing fundamentals, quantum simulations, and quantum machine learning, utilizing both IBM quantum hardware and NVIDIA CUDA quantum...
This $299,999 National Science Foundation award under the STEM Education (47.076) program will support Arizona State University in developing quantum machine learning online materials and software modules for undergraduate education. ASU will create interactive content, modules, and software to introduce undergraduates to quantum computing and quantum machine learning. Products include visualization and analysis tools enabling students to experiment with quantum parameters and assess their...
This Project Grant award, valued at $528,132.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The funding will support a collaborative research effort by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to develop an integrated framework for revolutionizing quantum computing education. The key components of the framework include: 1) a modular quantum training platform that integrates a tiered curriculum from...