OVERARCHING NARRATIVE

• “2020 Aerospace Industry Cluster Study.” Metro Denver. https://www.metrodenver.org/sites/default/files/data_central/2020-aerospace-industry-cluster-study.pdf.

• “2022 MSI List.” Rutgers University. https://www.rutgers.edu/2022-msi-list.pdf.

• “About AMF – Advanced Micro Foundry.” Advanced Micro Foundry. https://www.advmf.com/ .

• “Accelerating Quantum Computing.” Quantinuum. https://www.quantinuum.com/.

• “Boston Consulting Group – Economic Development.” https://www.bcg.com/industries/public-sector/economic-development.

• “Boston Consulting Group – Innovation Strategy Delivery Center for Innovation Analytics.” https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/innovation-strategy-delivery/center-innovation-analytics.

• “CCCS Facts & Figures.” Colorado Community College System. https://www.cccs.edu/about-cccs/facts-figures/.

• “Cleaning Up the Atmosphere with Quantum Computing.” AIP Publishing LLC. https://publishing.aip.org/publications/latest-content/cleaning-up-the-atmosphere-with-quantum-computing/.

• “Colorado Census Tract Demographic Characteristics.” ProximityOne. https://proximityone.com/ustr0509_co.htm. 

• “Creating a Quantum Workforce Part 1: What We Need.” LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creating-quantum-workforce-part-1-what-we-need-rebel-brown/.

• “CU Boulder-convened Quantum Community Coalition Unveils Vision for Colorado’s ‘Quantum-Ready Workforce’.” University of Colorado Boulder. https://www.colorado.edu/today/quantum-ready-workforce.

• “Cutting-Edge Emissions Monitoring Solutions.” LongPath Technologies. https://www.longpathtechnologies.com/.

• “David J. Wineland – Facts.” NobelPrize.org. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2012/wineland/facts/.

• “EPSCoR Jurisdiction Websites – Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.” NSF. https://www.nsf.gov/epscor/.

• “European ‘Photonics’ Chip Companies Call for $4.5 Billion in EU Funding.” USNews.com. https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-01-25/european-photonics-chip-companies-call-for-45-billion-in-eu-funding.

• “Frequency Ratio Measurements at 18-digit Accuracy Using an Optical Clock Network.” Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-3006-1.

• “Gov. Polis Holds Quantum Summit.” Colorado Governor Jared Polis. https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/quantum-summit.

• “Honeywell Announces the Closing of $300 Million Equity Investment Round for Quantinuum at $5B Pre-money Valuation.” https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/press/2024/01/honeywell-quantinuum-5-billion-valuation.

• “Imgur: The Magic of the Internet.” https://imgur.com/.

• “Improving Battery Chemistry with Quantum Computing.” IonQ. https://www.ionq.com/.

• “InnovationEcosystem-NSF.” National Science Foundation. https://www.nsf.gov/publications/innovationecosystem.pdf.

• “John L. Hall – Facts.” NobelPrize.org. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2005/hall/facts/.

• “LongPath Technologies Secures Up to $189M Conditional Loan Commitment from U.S. Department of Energy for USA Methane Emissions Monitoring Network.” https://www.energy.gov/longpath-technologies-methane-monitoring.

• “Lost and Found: Audiotape Surfaces of President Eisenhower’s 1954 Dedication of NIST Boulder.” NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/lost-and-found-audiotape-surfaces-president-eisenhowers-1954-dedication-nist-boulder.

• “Native American Center | Fort Lewis College | Durango, CO.” https://www.fortlewis.edu/life-at-flc/campus-services/native-american-center.

• “National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems.” The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/national-security-memorandum-quantum-computing.

• “NIST Demonstrates ‘Universal’ Programmable Quantum Processor for Quantum Computers.” NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-demonstrates-universal-programmable-quantum-processor-quantum-computers

• “NIST Team Compares 3 Top Atomic Clocks With Record Accuracy Over Both Fiber and Air.” NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/nist-team-compares-3-top-atomic-clocks-record-accuracy-over-both-fiber-and-air.

• “NIST Team Proves ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ is Really Real.” NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-team-proves-spooky-action-distance-really-real.

• “Preparing Businesses to Implement Quantum Computing.” BCG. https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/technology-digital/quantum-computing.

• “Proposition 123 Affordable Housing Programs.” Colorado General Assembly. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/proposition-123-affordable-housing-programs.

• “Quantum Computers Can Now Interface With Power Grid Equipment.” NREL. https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2024/01/quantum-computers-can-now-interface-with-power-grid-equipment.html.

• “Quantum computing talent not on pace with funding.” McKinsey. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/quantum-computing-talent-not-on-pace-with-funding.

• “Quantum computing will change the way the world uses energy.” Quartz. https://qz.com/quantum-computing-will-change-the-way-the-world-uses-energy-2024/.

• “Recompete Eligibility Mapping Tool (REMT) – Main Map Viewer.” ANL. https://www.anl.gov/article/recompete-eligibility-mapping-tool-remt-main-map-viewer.

• “Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Mines – Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics at Mines.” https://www.mines.edu/swe/.

• “State leaders announce details of bipartisan legislation to accelerate Colorado’s thriving quantum ecosystem, build on CU Boulder’s quantum legacy.” University of Colorado Boulder. https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/02/01/state-leaders-announce-details-bipartisan-legislation-accelerate-colorados-thriving.

• “Statement of Contributions to Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity.” New Mexico State University. https://nmsu.edu/diversity/equity-inclusion.html.

• “Success Story: Chip-Scale Atomic Clock.” NIST. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/success-story-chip-scale-atomic-clock.

• “Tax Credits for Quantum Industry Support.” Colorado General Assembly. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/tax-credits-quantum-industry-support-2024.

• “The Nobel Prize in Physics 2001.” NobelPrize.org. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2001/summary/.

• “The University of New Mexico.” https://www.unm.edu/.

• Unified combatant command. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_combatant_command.

• “Quantum Computers Tax Credits Incentives Startups.” The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/25/quantum-computers-tax-credits-incentives-startups/.

• “The University of New Mexico.” https://www.unm.edu/.

• “Unified combatant command.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_combatant_command.

• United States. Dept. of Energy. “LONGPATH TECHNOLOGIES SECURES UP TO $189M CONDITIONAL LOAN COMMITMENT FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR USA METHANE EMISSIONS MONITORING NETWORK.” https://www.energy.gov/articles/longpath-technologies-secures-189m.

• United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. “Novel Solutions for Continuously Loading Large Atomic Arrays.” Atom Computing. https://www.atom-computing.com/novel-solutions.

• United States. National Institute of Standards and Technology. “Success Story: Chip-Scale Atomic Clock.” https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/success-story-chip-scale-atomic-clock.

• United States. National Institute of Standards and Technology. “NIST Team Proves ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ is Really Real.” https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-team-proves-spooky-action-distance-really-real.

• Willis, Christina (Infleqtion); Agrawal, Sristy (Mesa Quantum); Kapteyn, Henry (KMLabs); Imany, Poolad (Icarus Quantum); Ging, Justin (Atom Computing); Thompson, Kyle (Maybell Quantum); Davis, Scott (Vescent Photonics), Lofton, Jimmac (Quantinuum); Vakharia, Prachi (Womanium); Interviews. Conducted by Corban Tillemann-Dick. (June 2023-February, 2024)

• Analysis conducted by McKinsey and Company, (June, 2023) 

ACCELERATE

• Boston Consulting Group. “Economic Development.” https://www.bcg.com/industries/public-sector/economic-development.

• Boston Consulting Group. “Center for Innovation Analytics.” https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/innovation-strategy-delivery/center-innovation-analytics.

• Colorado General Assembly. “Tax Credits for Quantum Industry Support.” https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/tax-credits-quantum-industry-support-2024.

• “Creative Approaches to Energizing Rural Business Ecosystems: Insights from Faculty.” University of Colorado. https://connections.cu.edu/stories/creative-approaches-energizing-rural-business-ecosystems-insights-faculty.

• Endeavor. https://endeavor.org/.

• “HB1325 – 2024 Tax Credits for Quantum Industry Support.” LegiScan. https://legiscan.com/CO/bill/HB1325/2024.

• NorthOne. “The Best States for Women Entrepreneurs in 2023.” https://www.northone.com/blog/best-states-for-women-entrepreneurs.

• Quantonation. “Team.” https://www.quantonation.com/team.

• Techstars. “Techstars 2.0: Supercharging Founder Success.” https://www.techstars.com/newsroom/techstars-2-0-supercharging-founder-success.

• University of Colorado Boulder. “Venture Partners at CU Boulder.” https://www.colorado.edu/venturepartners/.

• “Tech Venture Accelerator for Women (TVXW).” Colorado SBDC TechSource. https://sbdc-techsource.org/commercialization/tech-venture-accelerator-for-women-tvxw/ .

INCLUDE

• Boston Consulting Group. “Economic Development.” https://www.bcg.com/industries/public-sector/economic-development.

• Boston Consulting Group. “Center for Innovation Analytics.” https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/innovation-strategy-delivery/center-innovation-analytics.

• Brookings. “Improving Workforce Development and STEM Education to Preserve America’s Innovation Edge.” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/improving-workforce-development-and-stem-education-to-preserve-americas-innovation-edge/.

• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).” https://cdle.colorado.gov/wioa-js.

• DATA USA. “Colorado Demographics.” https://datausa.io/profile/geo/colorado#:~:text=The%205%20largest%20ethnic%20groups,%2DHispanic)%20(3.89%25).

• “Colorado Rural Health Center – 2016 Snapshot.” Colorado Legislature. https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/2016/11_-_colorado_rural_health_center_-_2016_snapshot.pdf.

• “New Mexico Rural Health Plan.” New Mexico Legislature. https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/LHHS%20092519%20Item%202%20New%20Mexico%20Rural%20Health%20Plan.pdf .

• “Quantum computing talent not on pace with funding.” McKinsey. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/quantum-computing-talent-not-on-pace-with-funding.

• Qubit by Qubit. “About.” https://www.qubitbyqubit.org/about.

• Scientific American. “Quantum Computing Is the Future, and Schools Need to Catch Up.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quantum-computing-is-the-future-and-schools-need-to-catch-up/.

• World Population Review. “Most Rural States.” https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-rural-states.

UNITE

• Ben Colorado. “Home Page.” https://www.bencolorado.org/.

• Cintrifuse. “Home Page.” https://cintrifuse.com/.

• “Elevate Quantum.” Meet Our Board. https://www.elevatequantum.org/meet-our-board/.

• Greater Washington Partnership. “About Us.” https://greaterwashingtonpartnership.com/about/#:~:text=The%20Greater%20Washington%20Partnership%20is,region’s%20economic%20growth%20and%20vibrancy.

• Margaret Martonosi. Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/~martonosi.

• Oxford Science Enterprises. “Home Page.” https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com/.

• Ranch Kimball. “Protecting and Strengthening Kendall Square.” Cambridge Day. June 2010.  https://www.cambridgeday.com/kendall.pdf. 

• Teach Different. “To Handle Yourself, Use Your Head; To Handle Others, Use Your Heart – Teach Different with Eleanor Roosevelt – Social Awareness.” https://teachdifferent.com/podcast/to-handle-yourself-use-your-head-to-handle-others-use-your-heart-teach-different-with-eleanor-roosevelt-social-awareness/.

CREATE PROGRAMMING

• “History.” IMEC. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://www.imec-int.com/en/about/history.

• “Imec Ranked Number One Start-Up Accelerator by UBI Global.” IMEC. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://www.imec-int.com/en/articles/imec-ranked-number-one-start-up-accelerator-by-ubi-global.

• Li, Zhujun, et al. “Tantalum Pentoxide: A New Material Platform for High-Performance Dielectric Metasurface Optics in the Ultraviolet and Visible Region.” Light: Science & Applications 9, no. 1 (2020): 1-11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-020-00358-7.

• “Economic Development.” Boston Consulting Group. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://www.bcg.com/industries/public-sector/economic-development.

• “Center for Innovation Analytics.” Boston Consulting Group. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/innovation-strategy-delivery/center-innovation-analytics.

• “Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs) – Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT).” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://science.osti.gov/bes/suf/User-Facilities/Nanoscale-Science-Research-Centers/CINT.

• “SUF Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies.” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (SC). Accessed February 22, 2024. https://science.osti.gov/bes/suf/User-Facilities/Nanoscale-Science-Research-Centers/CINT.

• Willis, Christina (Infleqtion); Agrawal, Sristy (Mesa Quantum); Kapteyn, Henry (KMLabs); Imany, Poolad (Icarus Quantum); Ging, Justin (Atom Computing); Thompson, Kyle (Maybell Quantum); Davis, Scott (Vescent Photonics), Lofton, Jimmac (Quantinuum); Vakharia, Prachi (Womanium); Interviews. Conducted by Corban Tillemann-Dick. (June 2023-February, 2024)

• Elevate Quantum Member Survey, conducted November 2023

NM CREATE Construction 

• Albuquerque Economic Development. “2021 Strategic Plan.” https://www.abq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AED103_2021StrategicPlan_FINAL_Web.pdf .

• Innovate ABQ. “Home Page.” https://www.innovateabq.com/ .

• New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. “Driving New Mexico’s Future 2020.” https://www.nmchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Driving-New-Mexicos-Future-2020-Final.pdf.

• TTP. “Quantum Technology: Addressing the Packaging Challenge to Foster Commercialisation.” https://www.ttp.com/insights/quantum-technology-addressing-the-packaging-challenge-to-foster-commercialisation/ .

• US News & World Report. “Best States: New Mexico.” https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico.

CO CREATE CONSTRUCTION 

• “Build America, Buy America Act Provisions.” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/GC/documents/Build%20America,%20Buy%20America%20Act%20Provisions.pdf 

• “NIST Team Compares 3 Top Atomic Clocks With Record Accuracy Over Both Fiber and Air.” National Institute of Standards and Technology. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/03/nist-team-compares-3-top-atomic-clocks-record-accuracy-over-both-fiber-and