Montana Photonics Industry Alliance

Professional education and training:mpqa provides professional education, technical training, and outreach to strengthen montana's optics, photonics, and quantum workforce. Activities include in-person workshops, best-practice sharing through the mpqa quality alliance training website, and collaboration with academic institutions to align education with industry needs. Mpqa completed the msu workforce report under a federal subaward, providing a statewide assessment of quantum workforce needs to guide future education and training programs.

Economic and workforce development:mpqa drives economic growth and job creation by supporting montana's photonics and quantum industries through research, partnerships, and strategic development. Mpqa served as a sub-awardee on the qcore quantum economic assessment, evaluating montana's quantum landscape and producing strategic recommendations for workforce and business development. Mpqa also leads as a direct awardee of the eda tech hub grant to help establish a photonic integrated circuit development capability in montana, strengthening the domestic supply chain for critical technologies.