*SparCQS Presents* Preparing for the Future of Quantum in Society: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do

Sparking Curiosity in Quantum Science (SparCQS) provides education and outreach to the public and assists workforce development. This poster imagines a diverse audience of people from all backgrounds interested in STEM topics. It does not assume that the audience is familiar with quantum science and instead helps understand what quantum science is, why its important, what SparCQS is doing in this space, and how the audience, from students to industry to administrators, can get involved in quantum futures. 

For more information about SparCQS, contact Colorado researcher Sarah Young (sarahyoung@arizona.edu) or SparCQS creator Ines Montano (ines.montano@nau.edu). 

In Colorado, SparCQS is affiliated as educational outreach with Elevate Quantum (https://www.elevatequantum.org/). 

Also see: 

• NAU: https://news.nau.edu/sparcqs-quantum/ Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications)
• MIRA: https://mira.nau.edu/mira-sparcqs/ Center for Quantum Networks: https://cqn-erc.arizona.edu/education/k-12-outreach-sparcqs
• ExpandQISE: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/expandqise-expanding-capacity-quantum-information-science-engineering/505985/nsf24-523 

A working link to the poster can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9w09get2j0w9sj16pgx12/STEM_SparCQS_Nov_2025_Young_1.pptx?rlkey=z1dcgecmysnwcxhobz7esr9sg&st=z6ue2qvi&dl=0