REU participants visit a research lab

2023 Physics and JILA Research Experience for Undergraduates

Aug. 24, 2023

The 2023 Physics and JILA REU participants with the REU Leadership Team. Image Credit: Keith Hedlund The 2023 REU students participate in lab tours. Image Credit: Christine Morrow Hailing from across the country, 10 exceptional undergraduates joined this summer’s Physics and JILA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at CU...

Group photo of 2023 Boulder Summer School participants in front of Farrand Field

Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics concludes twenty-third summer

Aug. 23, 2023

The Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics recently concluded its twenty-third summer on the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· campus. With support from the National Science Foundation and the University of Colorado Boulder, the school brought 80 advanced graduate-level students and postdoctoral fellows and 19 lecturers from around the world to...

Yuan Shi

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Physics welcomes Assistant Professor Yuan Shi

Aug. 17, 2023

The Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder welcomes Assistant Professor Yuan Shi to the faculty in August 2023! A theoretical plasma physicist, Professor Shi’s research uncovers the synergy between plasma physics and quantum physics. He studies how magnetic fields change laser-plasma interactions for fusion and photonics applications...

Group photo of participants at Quantum Materials Synthesis Workshop

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· hosts Quantum Materials Synthesis Workshop

Aug. 16, 2023

The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· campus recently hosted the Quantum Materials Synthesis (QMS) Workshop organized by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Physics Professor Gang Cao. Supported by the National Science Foundation and the University of Colorado Boulder, the workshop drew over 100 participants including 32 invited speakers. The QMS Workshop brought together physicists, materials scientists,...

Aerial view of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· campus

Embark Startup Creator pairs entrepreneurs with ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· research inventions

Aug. 16, 2023

The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator from Venture Partners at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· has announced the first cohort of entrepreneurs selected to launch companies from ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· research inventions. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Physics Professor and JILA Fellow Jun Ye developed a breathalyzer capable of detecting molecules in breath or air samples which...

CU Physicists featured in Washington Post superconductivity story

Aug. 15, 2023

Heather Lewandowski

Professor and JILA Fellow Heather Lewandowski interviewed by 9NEWS

July 25, 2023

Chip Bollendonk and Norm Perish work with the Interstellar Dust Experiment

Professor Mihály Horányi's dust instrument testing for 2025 NASA mission

July 24, 2023

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Ana Maria Rey

Professor Ana Maria Rey Awarded 2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

July 19, 2023

Enrique Segura Carillo

APS Industry Mentorship Program features graduate student Enrique Segura Carrillo

July 19, 2023

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