Quantum Engineering and Technology

Learn the basics of quantum information science in an accelerated format with UChicago's in-person course in Quantum Science and Engineering.

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Expand Your Knowledge of Quantum Technologies

The rapidly emerging field of Quantum Engineering and Technology has the power to transform cybersecurity, materials development, computing, and other research areas. Jobs within the field require specific knowledge of quantum science and their potential applications. Our intensive four-day course for seasoned engineers and scientists features a conference-style setting, industry leading keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtables, demonstrations, and networking activities. Build your quantum skills with a leader in the field and discover the new possibilities in science—and your career.

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Designed For

Designed for electrical and other engineers, materials scientists, and physicists with ten or more years of professional experience and backgrounds in classical physics and engineering, from the materials and communications engineering R and D and other industries.

Learning Objectives

Through a four-day intensive program, professionals will learn the relevant fundamentals of quantum engineering and associated quantum technologies. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Obtain a working understanding of the basic principles of quantum mechanics that are relevant to quantum technologies
  • Master a range of quantum technologies, including quantum computing, communication, and sensing; explore how these ideas and modalities will impact a broad set of industries both in the near and long term
  • Learn how quantum computing can be leveraged to address a range of practical computational problems; develop an appreciation for the prospects and challenges for devising new applications
  • Develop a detailed understanding of state-of-the-art quantum sensing techniques, their potential for future development, and their application to wide range of fields, including materials and device characterization
  • Explore quantum technology’s impact on secure communication and cryptography

Enrich Your Career With Quantum

Quantum has the potential to revolutionize fields ranging from medicine to finance to cybersecurity. Devices such as lasers, MRI’s, computing hardware, and electron microscopes already utilize the power of quantum science. New discoveries are pushing discovery even further—opening the door to improving how people live, work, and play. Our dynamic and intensive quantum course will teach you a variety of quantum science skills across a spectrum of technology, so you can push your career into the exciting and innovative quantum realm.

Quantum Scientists Needed. Answer the Call. 

Quantum technologies in engineering, physics, and computing are at a unique moment in their development. People from a variety of disciplines, beyond research scientists, are needed to help deploy technologies, test quantum theories, and learn modern tools to advance science. By adding skills in this area, you are capable of leading discoveries, technologies, and solutions never thought possible. Gain these powerful skills with UChicago.

20 %

Gartner predicts that 20% of organizations will budget for quantum computing projects by 2023.

$ 169 k

The average salary for a Quantum Computing Engineer in the US according to Glassdoor.

Quantum Changing Industry

Advances in quantum sensing, encryption, and computing will transform science and engineering and have a far-reaching impact on industry, the economy, and other aspects of our society.

  • Quantum computing and advances in quantum algorithms could enable us to solve previously intractable computational problems, potentially revolutionizing a range of fields including materials design and drug discovery. 
  • The subfield of quantum cryptography promises truly “unhackable” communications, creating data security that cannot be compromised without breaking the laws of physics. 
  • In biological applications, ultra-sensitive quantum sensors will detect biological and chemical changes at the molecular level, impacting how we diagnose and treat disease. 
  • From a device perspective, new kinds of spintronic and opto-electronic components may replace their charge-based counterparts, leading to a new class of more powerful and energy efficient devices.

Meet Our Quantum Network

The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) is an intellectual hub for advancing the science and engineering of quantum information between the CQE community, across the Midwest, and around the globe.

A catalyst for research activity across its member and partner institutions, the CQE is based at the University of Chicago and is anchored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Northwestern University.

Chicago Quantum Exchange

The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) integrates science and engineering to address global challenges from the molecular level up. In the University of Chicago tradition of rigorous inquiry, we ask crucial scientific questions that have real-world implications. Our work applies molecular-level science to the design of advanced devices, processes, and technologies. Organized by interdisciplinary research themes, we aim to develop solutions to urgent societal problems, such as water and energy resources, information security, and human health.

The program was established as the Institute for Molecular Engineering in 2011 by the University in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. In 2019, in recognition of the institute’s success, impact and expansion, and the support of the Pritzker Foundation, the institute was elevated to the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering—the first school in the nation dedicated to this emerging field.

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Elevating Quantum Leaders

In 1900, physicist Max Planck coined the term ‘quanta.’ In 2021, UChicago researchers sent, for the first time, entangled qubit states through a communication cable linking one quantum network node to a second node. In 2023, UChicago partnered with the University of Tokyo, IBM, and Google to further quantum research, develop the quantum workforce, and to work toward the delivery of a 100,000-qubit supercomputer system by 2033. We are taking quantum into the future, and we’re inviting you to join us.

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Cancellation Policy

Our programs require advance preparation and demand often exceeds capacity, so it is important that you contact us in a timely manner if you must cancel your attendance. To receive a full refund. notice of cancellation must be received more than 30 days in advance of the program start date. Cancellations received between thirty and fourteen days in advance are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations received less than fourteen days in advance of the program are not eligible for a refund.

Please Note: The University of Chicago reserves the right to remove and refund registrants that do not meet the educational and professional requirements necessary to participate in this course. For more information, please get in touch with us.