ISLS 2026
ICLS Poster

#408: What Does It Mean to Be a “Quantum Kind of Person”? Identity Formation in an Emerging STEM Field

Wed Jun 17, 4:15 PM–5:45 PM · Outdoors

Quantum information science is an emerging field largely absent from K-12 settings, creating challenges for identity formation. Through cognitive interviews with six high school students and five undergraduate students, we examine how students evaluate quantum identity.

Speakers

  • Raquel Coelho — University of Pittsburgh

Authors

Raquel Coelho, Eliza Callahan, Christian Schunn