Ep.15 – Quantum Education

18/08/2021 23 min Episodio 15
Ep.15 – Quantum Education

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Episode Synopsis

Have you heard of quantum education? In this show, we learn about it from Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas, a research professor in the graduate school at Howard University. She also holds a visiting faculty appointment at Harvard University. At the forefront of national quantum education, she shares with us how she got into this field and some initiatives she is currently leading. 
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Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal ([email protected])
Artwork is created using Canva (canva.com) 

References for listeners: 

http://ciqm.harvard.edu/staff.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G1T7UGNo58
https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+black+female+scientists+in+the+united+states&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS791US791&oq=number+of+black+female+scientists+in+the+united+states&aqs=chrome..69i57.47910j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 
https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf21321 
https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf21321/data-tables 
https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf19304/digest/field-of-degree-minorities#blacks-or-african-americans
https://www.quantum.gov/ 

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You can find more information about Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas on https://profiles.howard.edu/profile/39526/tina-louise-brower-thomas 
If you have any comments about our show or have suggestions for a future topic, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us on webpage https://thisacademiclife.org and on facebook group “This Academic Life”. 
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Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas (guest) is a research professor in the graduate school at Howard University. She’s the Executive Director of CIQM (Center of Integrated Quantum Materials) at Howard and Education Director.  
Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
Prof. Pania Newel (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah. 
Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

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