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Infleqtion fellowships inspire physics graduate students

June 25, 2024

Over the past three years, Infleqtion has sponsored prestigious fellowships and an industry panel for incoming physics graduate students. The company maintains close ties with the university, highlighting the importance of industry and higher ed working together to develop future leaders in the field.

Aju Jugessur, Juliet Gopinath, Scott Diddams and Cindy Regal, who will lead the realization of a new facility at  Boulder for making incredibly small devices. (Credit: Patrick Campbell/ Boulder)

Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility

June 20, 2024

Several physics faculty including Scott Diddams (Principal Investigator), Cindy Regal, and Juliet Gopinath, will lead the creation of the new National Quantum Nanofab facility at Boulder, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

William Clark from Infleqtion presents a talk to Quantum Scholars students

Quantum Scholars program draws new sponsors from industry, alums

June 20, 2024

The Quantum Scholars program has garnered support from several new sponsors, leading to an increase in the number of fellowships available for students this fall.

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Graduate Student Yunzhe “Oliver” Shao Wins Best Paper Award at IEEE Conference

June 20, 2024

Physics graduate student Yunzhe “Oliver” Shao received the Best Paper Award at this year's IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures.

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Kaufman receives 2024 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

June 18, 2024

Adam Kaufman, associate professor adjoint of physics and JILA/NIST fellow, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

NIST researcher John “Ben” Mates with colleagues from NIST and the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex in Tokai, Japan. Image Credit: Ben Mates

John Mates' (PhDPhys'11) research featured in NIST's Taking Measure Blog

May 30, 2024

Boulder alum John "Ben" Mates' (PhDPhys'11) dissertation is now a hot topic and "required reading for many scientists interested in multiplexing." Mates completed his PhD while conducting research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through 's Professional Research Experience Program ( PREP).

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Blair Seidlitz' dissertation gets top marks from American Physical Society

May 28, 2024

Blair Seidlitz, who earned his PhD in physics in 2022 from the University of Colorado Boulder, has won the American Physical Society (APS) Dissertation Award in Hadronic Physics for his dissertation, the society announced.

Katie Wootten

Katie Wootten earns top award for fiber-based sensor research

May 14, 2024

Engineering physics major Katie Wootten was named a Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award recipient this semester, in recognition of her outstanding research project. The award is the highest honor for undergraduates in physics at Boulder. The award was established in 2013 by alumnus Stephen White (Phys’63) whose own...

Shivank Chadda

Interstellar dust research leads to top award for Shivank Chadda

May 14, 2024

Physics major Shivank Chadda’s outstanding research project has earned him a Spring 2024 Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award, the highest honor for undergraduates in physics. Established in 2013 by alumnus Stephen White (Phys’63), the award recognizes exceptional undergraduate research projects. As an undergraduate at Boulder, Dr. White held...

Tobin Munsat addresses the audience at the Physics Recognition Ceremony

Students, staff, and faculty honored with Department of Physics awards

May 14, 2024

Each year, the Department of Physics honors outstanding students, staff, and faculty at the Spring Recognition Ceremony in recognition of their exceptional research, teaching, or service to the department. Learn more about this year’s recipients below.

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