Frédéric Sarazin , director of quantum at the Colorado School of Mines in the US, talks to Tushna Commissariat about the industry demands and workforce needs of the quantum sector, and why he helped to establish the first quantum systems engineering bachelor’s degree in the US Training ground PhD students working with associate professor of physics Meenakshi Singh (left) on the dilution refrigerator in one of the quantum labs on the Colorado School of Mines campus. The quantum labs will also be used by students on the new bachelor’s degree in quantum systems engineering at Mines. (Photo by Tim Meyer. © 2024 Colorado School of Mines)"> Training ground PhD students working with associate professor of physics Meenakshi Singh (left) on the dilution refrigerator in one of the quantum labs on the Colorado School of Mines campus. The quantum labs will also be used by students on the new bachelor’s degree in quantum systems engineering at Mines. (Photo by Tim Meyer.…