Gordon F Snyder Jr

Engineering Professor Holyoke Community College

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

The standard story about the quantum workforce shortage is incomplete. 🛑⚛️

We’ve all heard the narrative: the industry is bottlenecked because universities aren't churning out quantum physicists fast enough.

But that’s only a fraction of the real story.

The actual workforce gap isn't just a physics problem—it's an engineering and supply chain challenge. Building the quantum ecosystem requires a massive talent pipeline that spans from 2-year technicians all the way up to PhDs. 🛠️🎓

For the past 9 months, I’ve been unpacking these practical bottlenecks over at https://t.co/qzllCVS2kR. In just a couple of weeks, I’m releasing a short book that compiles, expands, and delivers actionable insights on this exact gap.

Keep an eye out for the launch. Until then, catch up on the foundational posts at https://t.co/qzllCVS2kR.

#QuantumTechnology #WorkforceDevelopment #EngineeringEducation #DeepTech #SupplyChain

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Quantum computers don't crash. They drift. Qubits lose coherence, gate fidelities degrade, and catching that has required skilled engineers working manually.
NVIDIA Ising applies AI to both bottlenecks. A vision-language model automates calibration workflows. A neural network decoder beats the current production standard on both latency and error rate. Both are open on GitHub and ready to use today.
The quantum field needs AI and engineers who can work at the hardware interface, not only physicists. This is what that skill set looks like in practice.
New post: https://t.co/UVgHmGyaO0
#QuantumComputing #AI #WorkforceDevelopment #STEM

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Feynman in 1981: if you want to simulate nature, use a computer made of the same stuff as nature. 45 years later, IBM, Cleveland Clinic, and RIKEN just modeled a 12,635-atom protein on a hybrid quantum-classical setup. New post:
https://t.co/DSs6zG8N2X
#QuantumComputing #IBM

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Two teams just hit better than 99% accuracy on quantum logic operations using cold lithium atoms, skipping the high-energy laser approach most neutral-atom systems rely on. Bell-state lifetimes over 10 seconds, where most platforms measure microseconds.
https://t.co/mR4ZdRXzq8
#QuantumComputing #Physics #STEM

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Hampshire College closing. 600 acres of labs, dorms, & classrooms sitting empty in Amherst MA. Reopen as an engineering school that teaches problem-framing. https://t.co/HWh9aDRxaH
@elonmusk it's right there.
#Engineering #HigherEducation #STEM #AI #EngineeringEducation

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Got tired of watching friends let their hearing aids collect dust. Tried Nuance Audio hearing aid glasses. Four days in, wearing them constantly. No drawer in sight. https://t.co/FFLnZWAA8b #Nuance #HearingAid #HearingLoss #AssistiveTechnology

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Quantum computers will break RSA and ECC encryption. In this post I take a deeper look at two paths forward: software-based PQC & hardware-based PQC. https://t.co/3OlNS8hQ33 #QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity #PostQuantumCryptography #PQC #Encryption #NIST #STEM #EmergingTechnology

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Google Quantum AI just added neutral atom computing to its existing superconducting program. https://t.co/MlMZiQG7EJ #QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnology #STEM #EngineeringEducation #WorkforceDevelopment #QuantumWorkforce #EmergingTechnology

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Over 800 posts and five textbooks later, writing is still how I learn. https://t.co/mqi2jn1YYR
#QuantumComputing #QSCA #LifelongLearning #TechnicalWriting #Blogging #WorkforceDevelopment #EmergingTechnology #EngineeringEducation

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Quantum computing doesn't always mean exotic materials & chandelier machines. Silicon spin qubits use same material in laptop chips to build qubits from individual electrons. https://t.co/CDsDvjUg0n
#QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnology #Semiconductors #STEM #EmergingTechnology

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

I use AI every day & tell my students to do the same. Sharma's resignation is worth paying attention to. The lead of their safety team just left saying the world is in peril and that even there, competition crowds out caution. New post: https://t.co/1ubWAopiew

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[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Neutral Atom Qubits: In 2025, researchers hit 6,100 qubits and ran a 3,000-qubit system for over two hours. The scaling constraints remain engineering problems, not physics problems. https://t.co/xsvggvR4bX... #Qubits #Quantum #Technology #STEM #Education #Engineering

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

@RWB_American Satellite tv antenna

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New research from IonQ and Aalto University: multiple quantum processors connected by slow links can outperform single large processors. https://t.co/51UDaRRlK7

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Adding oral exams to Circuits 1 this spring. UCSD: 14% higher scores on written exams, 78% of 1st gen report increased motivation. When AI can solve any circuit problem, we need to test whether students can think like engineers, not just calculate. https://t.co/5VjlQJ8Qtc

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

The quantum workforce challenge is real and the socks metaphor works because both systems fail immediately when you ignore the fundamentals. The difference is that socks are a little cheaper to replace than a skilled workforce. https://t.co/1aIuAcibwz

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

"If we work together like we always have in America, we start to shine a light on the problem.... Through education, we can solve this, but we have a lot of work to do." https://t.co/aAD9ngSLKL

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Engineering education has spent decades moving online. AI integration represents the next boundary. Courses that use it well will outperform traditional formats. https://t.co/hga75d3mMR

[Gordon F Snyder Jr @gsnyder]

Part 2 covers Intellectual Merit & Broader Impacts. These determine whether your proposal gets funded. I explain what reviewers look for & practical strategies you can use when writing.  #NSF, #GrantWriting https://t.co/G2AU5Tf4Ny