The ERN Quantum Education Alliance emerged from the ERN Summit 2025 as a collaborative effort among academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to facilitate quantum education and broaden career pathways. As a subcommittee of the Broadening the Reach Working group, the Alliance advances the ERN’s mission to strengthen multi-institutional collaborations across scientific domains, with particular emphasis on empowering non-R1 institutions to drive scientific innovation.
We aspire to cultivate a dynamic quantum workforce prepared to lead innovation. By integrating hands-on experiences, shared curricula, and cross-sector collaboration, the alliance will empower learners from all backgrounds with essential quantum knowledge and skills. ERN's convening role ensures cohesion and coordinated access to opportunities throughout the research community.
Uniting academia, industry, national labs, and non-profits in a shared mission to increase availability and participation in quantum education and expand career pathways across the ecosystem. This alliance focuses on building a well-prepared talent pipeline by aligning national strategies with regional strengths and community needs.
The Ecosystem for Research Networking and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub (NEBDHub) have partnered to host a series of webinars focusing on Quantum Computing. This dynamic series will convene leading researchers, industry innovators, and educators to explore the evolving frontiers of quantum science and technology. These virtual events are designed for learners, educators, researchers, and professionals. Each interactive session will span topics from foundational principles to cutting-edge real-world application, bridging disciplines and sparking discovery.
These are free webinars, requiring registration.
December 5, 2025 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Dr. Torey Battelle – Associate Director, Research Computing and Quantum Collaboration, Arizona State University
Dr. Torey Battelle earned her BA in Physics from Middlebury College, and her PhD in Applied Physics from Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Battelle is an Associate Director in Arizona State University’s Research Technology Office, and is instrumental to ASU’s Quantum Collaborative, a collection of universities, industry partners and national laboratories driving the advancement of quantum technologies and workforce development. Recently named Associate Director of Research Computing, she is turning her ‘quantum’ focus to quantum-centric HPC. She leads the Quantum Collaborative’s quantum computing steering committee in several exciting research directions, facilitates quantum technology-related exploration in quantum sensing, communication and networking, and connects with industry and university partners in crucial workforce development efforts. Dr. Battelle is honored and thrilled to join ERN-Q in an overview and discussion of quantum-centric high-performance computing.
October 17, 2025 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Dr. Monica VanDieren – Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Quantum Computing and HPC, NVIDIA