Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland 2025

14 Oct 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland

Michael Bennett

Director of Education and Workforce Development

Q-SEnSE NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute at University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, United States

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As the lead education personnel at my center, I oversee strategic design and implementation of quantum education and workforce development pathways programs.

My organisation

Q-SEnSE is one of the five NSF-funded Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes in the United States, leading the field in quantum sensing science and application. In addition to basic and applied research, Q-SEnSE also supports groundbreaking education and workforce development activity in Colorado and at partner institutions throughout the country.
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About me

Dr. Mike Bennett is the Director of Education and Workforce Development for the Q-SEnSE NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute, based at the University of Colorado Boulder.  There, he leads the center's strategic efforts in developing comprehensive workforce pathways initiatives primarily focused on non-R1 institutions and "quantum conversant" workers, helping create a strong and representative quantum workforce.

Dr. Bennett earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Michigan State University in 2016 and, since then, has largely focused on physics education, with a particular specialty in informal learning and public engagement.  He works closely with collaborators in industry, academia, and government to help ensure that everyone has access to STEM education and careers.

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Skills

  • Design
  • Strategy
  • physics education research and assessment

Interests

  • workforce pathways
  • equity and representation in STEM

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

16:30 - 17:30

Session: Quantum Career

Location:Room ATrack:Session: Building a Quantum Career