Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Emily Edwards is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Duke Quantum Center. She is primarily interested in science communication and informal STEM education, with a focus on increasing adult and youth interest in and engagement with quantum information science and engineering topics and technology.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Member of the Duke Quantum Center
Contact Information
- Email Address: emily.edwards@duke.edu
Education
- B.S. Appalachian State University, 2002
- M.S. University of Maryland, College Park, 2008
- Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, 2009
Research Interests
Science communication and visualization related to physics and engineering, informal STEM Education, science policy, public engagement
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- APS Fellows. American Physical Society. 2022
Courses Taught
- SCISOC 698: Research Based Independent Study within Science & Society
- BIOETHIC 606: Communicating Science Policy
In the News
Representative Publications
- Ghimire, A., J. S. Kashyap, E. Edwards, D. Franklin, and C. Singh. “Investigating high school and pre-high school teachers’ perceptions and experiences introducing quantum concepts: a survey of QuanTime and other quantum-related activities.” EPJ Quantum Technology 12, no. 1 (December 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00392-9.
- Barnes, E., M. B. Bennett, A. Boltasseva, V. Borish, B. Brown, L. D. Carr, R. R. Ceballos, et al. “Outcomes from a workshop on a national center for quantum education.” EPJ Quantum Technology 12, no. 1 (December 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00343-4.
- Barnes, Edwin, Michael B. Bennett, Alexandra Boltasseva, Victoria Borish, Bennett Brown, Lincoln Carr, Russell R. Ceballos, et al. “Outcomes from a Workshop on a National Center for Quantum Education,” October 30, 2024. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.23460.
- Liu, T., D. Gonzalez-Maldonado, D. B. Harlow, E. E. Edwards, and D. Franklin. “Qupcakery: A Puzzle Game that Introduces Quantum Gates to Young Learners.” In SIGCSE 2023 Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 1:1143–49, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3545945.3569837.
- Asfaw, A., A. Blais, K. R. Brown, J. Candelaria, C. Cantwell, L. D. Carr, J. Combes, et al. “Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program.” IEEE Transactions on Education 65, no. 2 (May 1, 2022): 220–42. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2022.3144943.