Emily E. Edwards is an American physicist specializing in physics education and outreach concerning quantum mechanics. She was the executive director of the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST) at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and co-leader of the National Q-12 Education Partnership, a joint project of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation.[1]
Emily E. Edwards | |
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| Alma mater | Appalachian State University (BS) University of Maryland (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | The Quantum Atlas Fellow of the American Physical Society |
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| Institutions | University of Maryland Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center |
Education and career
editEdwards is a 2002 graduate of Appalachian State University with a bachelor's degree in physics and chemistry. She then became a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a master's degree in chemical physics in 2008 and completed her Ph.D. in physics in 2009.[1]
After completing her Ph.D., she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland's Joint Quantum Institute on quantum storage using ion traps.[1] She later became the director of communications and outreach for the institute before moving to the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center, where she currently serves as its managing director.[2] In 2023, she testified before U.S. Congress on quantum technology education, particularly for K-12 students.[3]
Recognition
editEdwards was named as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2022, after a nomination from the APS Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public, "for creating innovative communication and outreach programs in quantum physics that broaden participation and for leadership in advancing informal quantum information science education for early learners".[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Gudeman, Kim; Schwink, Siv, Emily Edwards, Prashant Jain, Nico Yunes elected APS Fellows, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Physics, retrieved 2023-08-29
- ^ "Workshop organizer biographies" (PDF), Workshop on Effecting Systemic Change in QIS Education, Quantum for All, 2021, retrieved 2023-08-29
- ^ "Testimony of Dr. Emily E. Edwards" (PDF), Advancing American Leadership in Quantum Technology, U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 2023, retrieved 2024-03-20
- ^ "Fellows nominated in 2022 by the Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2023-08-29