Graduate Certificate in Quantum Science & Technology

Program Summary
The University of New Mexico offers a Graduate Certificate (GCERT) in Quantum Science & Technology. See catalog page. All QPAQT students will naturally be eligible to recieve the GCERT in Quantum Science & Technology by completing the QPAQT program. However, the GCERT in Quantum Science & Technology is not necessarily just for QPAQT students--it is available to all UNM graduate students enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in Chemistry, Physics, Optical Sciences & Engineering, Engineering, or a related program with GCERT program academic advisor approval.

Program Description

The Quantum Science & Technology Graduate Certificate program will train students to be generalists in quantum technology and give them the tools and academic preparation for a wide variety of quantum science and technology applications. The program is designed to run concurrently with MS/PhD programs including Chemistry, Physics, Optical Sciences & Engineering, and Engineering. Following satisfactory completion of the program requirements, the transcripted certificate will assert education and expertise in quantum science and technology.

Admissions Requirements

Students must be enrolled in a MS or PhD program in Chemistry, Physics, Optical Sciences & Engineering, Engineering, or a related program with advisor approval.

Graduation Requirements

Students must maintain an average GPA of 3.0 or better in program courses. Students must pass the Capstone Presentation as part of their faculty-guided research credits.

Certificate Requirements

    1. Core course #1 (offered in Fall): 
      • Either CHEM573/ECE573 - Introduction to Quantum Technology for Chemists and Engineers
      • Or PHYS566 - Quantum Optics
      • For non-QPAQT students, it may be possible to replace this core course with PHYS545/ECE545 - Introduction to Quantum Information Science. Inquire with Victor Acosta, vmacosta@unm.edu if you wish to pursue this replacement.

    2. Core course #2 (offered in Spring):
      • PHYS575/CHEM575/ECE587 - Principles and Platforms of Quantum Technology

    3. Complete at least one of the following electives:
      • CHEM567 - Topics in Physical Chemistry (Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry, Applied Machine Learning, Density Functional Theory, etc.)
      • CHEM505 - Molecular Simulation
      • CHEM501 - Molecular Structure Theory
      • CHEM504 - Chemical Dynamics
      • PHYS545/ECE545 - Introduction to Quantum Information Science
      • PHYS571 - Quantum Computation
      • PHYS572 - Quantum Information Theory
      • PHYS476L/PHYS477L - Experimental Techniques of Optics
      • PHYS463/ECE463 - Advanced Optics I
      • PHYS554/ECE554 - Advanced Optics II
      • ECE564 - Guided Wave Optics
      • ECE547 - Quantum Error Correction
      • NSME510 - Chemistry and Physics at the Nanoscale
      • Another grad elective may be substituted with program academic advisor approval.

    4. Complete one semester of CHEM 625/ECE 595/PHYS 500 Quantum Photonics Seminar
      • Another 500 seminar may be substituted with program academic advisor approval.

    5. Participate in Faculty-guided research with a program-affiliated UNM faculty member and earn three 650 Research or 551 Problems credits, culminating in a successful Capstone presentation delivered in the Quantum Photonics Seminar.