Located at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University, the Master’s of Physics—Quantum Science track offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy is designed to prepare a new generation of professionals for the quantum workforce. The two-year (30-credit) program provides a comprehensive curriculum that touches on all aspects of quantum science, designed to immerse students in both theoretical concepts and experimental techniques. Courses are taught by core faculty in the Department of Physics and cover such topics as quantum mechanics, solid state physics, many body physics, quantum optics, computational physics, quantum computing, and machine learning.

The Center for Materials Theory partners with leaders in the quantum industry sector to make available an array of experiential learning opportunities. The summer internship program allows the students to be exposed to cutting-edge research problems and prepares them for the research activities during the final year of the Master’s program. To ensure that graduates of the program are well prepared for the rigors of the quantum workplace, students are strongly encouraged to pursue summer internships in either research groups at the Center for Materials Theory or with an industry partners such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Rigetti, Nokia Bell Labs, and IonQ, or local computing laboratories. The partner organization or the corresponding research lab supports students’ research activities over the summer.