Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. email US Aims to Diversify Its Quantum Workforce Early On To fill a shortage of quantum scientists, leaders in the field are working to build an inclusive community — starting in grade school. Quantum information science is an on-the-rise field that merges quantum mechanics-based concepts—or those that hone in on how things operate at the subatomic level—with theories on storing, transmitting, computing or measuring information. Many argue it will lead to unprecedented breakthroughs across major industries, but QIS is still relatively young among other technology areas, and quantum-ready personnel remain rare and in demand.