U.S. Quantum Information Science School

The U.S. Quantum Information Science School (USQIS) was founded and developed by the five centers to provide students and professionals with accessible opportunities to learn about quantum information science, technology, and engineering. It is the largest U.S. school dedicated to such learning, emphasizing hands-on and laboratory experiences at DOE national laboratories. The school is hosted annually and rotates under the leadership of one of the five centers.

Programs are available to graduate and undergraduate students as well as professionals from national labs and industry. Courses are taught by expert instructors from the five centers’ ecosystem, with backgrounds from academia, industry and national labs, who lead lectures and in-lab learning. The lab and center hosting the school determine specific focus areas of study.


2024

The second edition of the USQIS is led by the Quantum Science Center and hosted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Learn more about the program at:

https://www.qscience.org/us-quantum-information-science-summer-school/


2023

The first USQIS was led and hosted by the SQMS Center at Fermilab with a focus on superconducting quantum devices and architectures for quantum computing and sensing. Read more about the inaugural school and explore the material from the lectures at the following links:

https://news.fnal.gov/2023/08/fermilabs-sqms-center-hosts-inaugural-u-s-quantum-information-science-program-to-develop-quantum-workforce/

https://indico.fnal.gov/event/60408/

https://chicagoquantum.org/news/what-i-learned-quantum-summer-school

The third edition of the USQIS, lead center, host lab and location will be announced at the end of the second school, with a ‘passing the captain hat’ ceremony at the time of the announcement.