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A visiting undergraduate on a lab tour viewing equipment in the laboratory of RQI co-lead Alicia Kollar

RQS Undergraduate Research: RQS-UR

RQS offers a summer undergraduate research program working closely with the Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science departments.  Undergraduates are selected through a competitive application process and participate in a 10-week immersive quantum simulation research project within RQS research groups at the University of Maryland.  Undergraduates also participate in other RQS programs, seminars, and networking lunches, and showcase their research through a poster session. Learn more about the summer 2025 RQS Undergraduate Research program here.

Applications for the summer 2026 RQS-UR program can be found on NSF's ETAP website: https://etap.nsf.gov/award/8352/opportunity/11526

 

Please feel free to send questions about the program to rqs@umd.edu.

REU students

RQS-UR students view a Quantum Steampunk sculpture outside of UMD's Quantum Cafe. 

 

University of Maryland Minor and Labs

Through cooperative efforts in curriculum design and coordination, RQS, the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the department of Physics, the department of Computer Science, and other campus partners at the University of Maryland will launch an undergraduate minor in Quantum Science and Engineering in 2024. The minor enrolls students from multiple majors and focuses on developing the mathematical, computational, and engineering skills required to enter the quantum workforce at the technician level and beyond.

RQS has taken part in the development of two undergraduate teaching labs which will give students hands-on experience with quantum hardware and software. 

A visualization of the RQS-supported undergraduate engineering lab currently in development at the University of Maryland.

 

Quantum Leap Career Nexus

Held for the first time in September 2024, the Quantum Leap Career Nexus (QLCN) is an annual networking, recruitment, and mentorship event for careers in the quantum industry. Featuring a career fair, workshops, keynotes, and other networking opportunities, the QLCN brings together more than 250 undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and early career professionals with representatives from over 20 employers in quantum. Find out more here.

 

Oxford-style Mentoring at Morgan State University 

RQS faculty have undertaken an intensive, multi-year mentoring program with undergraduate students from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mentees benefit from student-led inquiry into topics in quantum physics, connections to mentors’ professional and academic networks, professional development, and the development of lifelong relationships with their mentors.