When better to celebrate the transformative potential of quantum information technology than April 14, 2025?
After all, it is the annual World Quantum Day during the United Nations–designated International Year of Quantum.
Here are some ideas for getting in on the action:
1. Learn something new about quantum information science and engineering.
- Watch episodes of Quick Quantum, an educational YouTube series sponsored by Boeing and produced by the Chicago Quantum Exchange with input from leading scientists from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory.
- Check out free, DIY online learning from CQE members and partners.
- Satisfy your quantum curiosity at this Reddit AMA event: Learn how Argonne National Lab researchers engineer qubits at 12 pm CT, April 14, at "Ask Me Anything! Quantum Curious? A Matter of Engineering Qubits."
- If you're in the Evanston, Illinois, area, attend the N’Tangled Kickoff Event at Northwestern to enjoy an afternoon of networking, collaboration, and discovery.
- Learn about future opportunities: Did you know that analysts predict that 70% of the projected 191,000 quantum technology jobs that could be available in the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana region by 2035 will be accessible to people with two- and four-year degrees? Or that more than half of current industry jobs in quantum technology don’t require an advanced degree? Or that quantum technology could drive as much as $80 billion in economic development in the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana region over the next decade?
2. Make plans to join the quantum technology workforce.
Invest in a professional development course offered by the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (and take advantage of CQE member and partner discounts). Get in touch here, and read more about each course below.
- This four-day, in-person intensive program on Quantum Engineering and Technology is aimed at engineers, materials scientists, and physicists with ten or more years of professional experience.
- This eight-week online course on Quantum Science, Networking, and Communications is aimed at early- and mid-career professionals with backgrounds in math, physics, statistics, electrical and computer engineering, or computer science.
3. Give a gift, big or small.
- Support the CQE in our efforts to advance research, build the future quantum workforce, and drive a robust quantum economy.
Happy World Quantum Day — and happy International Year of Quantum!