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Emily Mercurio

Education and Outreach Coordinator

University of Maryland

RQS StaffStudent-Postdoc Council
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Emily Mercurio oversees innovation, coordination, and day-to-day operation of quantum computing workforce development, training, education, and outreach activities. Emily has previously served as a lecturer at Cornell University where she designed and taught higher education curriculum, and at Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, where she developed STEM, arts, and women’s empowerment, and outreach programs.

Recent News

  • Zlatko Minev (IBM) delivering the first RQS career event at UMD

    New RQS Program Connects Students to Industry Experts

    July 23, 2024

    Career Connections is a new RQS program that invites experts from industry, government, and academia to share their career pathways and insights with graduate students and postdocs. Developed by the Student-Postdoc Council, the program gives junior researchers the chance to network, get advice, and learn from the pathways of experienced professionals in quantum science.