QuSTEAM: A new curriculum development project in quantum information science and engineering*

The severe human-resource shortage in all areas of quantum science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is projected to significantly slow the societal impact of the second quantum revolution. To address this need and accelerate the NSF Quantum Leap, a comparable leap in education strategy is required. QuSTEAM (Quantum Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) is a revolutionary undergraduate curriculum that will provide a national educational model for the emerging field of quantum information sciences (QIS). The development of QuSTEAM relies on research-based educational best practices to provide a convergent and inclusive curriculum to a diverse community of future scientists and engineers, a curriculum that is modular and conducive to in-person, online, and hybrid delivery modalities. In this talk, we will present an outline of the work, which is still in early stages. We will describe emerging themes in training needs from the industry, as well as faculty and student priorities from various institutions types including research (R1) institutions, community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and others. Some overview of early modules will also be presented.