Education & Outreach
The UCF Quantum Initiative aims to build competitive workforce on quantum information science and technology. UCF offers various courses for those students interested in diving deep into quantum science. We are planning new interdisciplinary quantum-oriented tracks and a minor program for undergraduates, as well certificates for graduate students. Additionally, we offer a Summer Camp and an REU program where local high-school students and undergraduates from across the nation can participate in cutting-edge quantum research.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
The REU exposes 10 undergraduate students to ten weeks of research and other educational experiences in lasers, optics, and photonics. Ten internationally recognized faculty members at CREOL will serve as research mentors in this program. The students will have the opportunity to conduct their own research projects in state-of-the-art optics and photonics research laboratories, while being carefully mentored to transition from close supervision to relative independence.
Laser & Photonics Summer Camp
-CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics at UCF, provides hands-on experience as students explore this exciting field of science. This camp is for high-school students who are interested in physics and/or engineering and want to learn more about creating future technologies using light.
Courses
UCF faculty involved in the Quantum Initiative and their colleagues regularly offer several courses with a strong quantum science content:
Quantum Information Processing (PHY 3650)
Wave Mechanics I (PHY 4604)
Wave Mechanics II (PHY 4605)
Quantum Mechanics I (PHY 5606)
Quantum Mechanics II (PHY 6624)
Light-Matter Interactions (OSE 5312)
Applied Quantum Mechanics for Optics and Engineering (OSE 6349)
Quantum Computing (COT 5660)