Newsletter - Community News 7-18-24
Innovation Buffs
Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: Bridging Entrepreneurship and Community
Colorado Leadership Stories—Meet Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, a Boettcher Scholar and tech entrepreneur who solves large-scale problems leveraging frontier technology. Maithreyi talks about how her academic experiences in engineering physics and industrial management at CU Boulder and Stanford fueled her passion to innovate. Today she is the co-founder of two companies that actively promote gender diversity in STEM entrepreneurship, including PrecisionTerra, part of the 2023 CU Boulder Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator.
Climbing new heights with Kyle Larson and MTN Ready
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship—From the heart of Milwaukee to the entrepreneurial epicenter of Boulder, Kyle Larson’s journey is a story of ambition and innovation. Kyle's journey began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he spent his early years until age 12. His family then relocated to Boulder, Colorado, a city they felt deeply connected to: both his father and grandfather were alumni of the University of Colorado. The city’s vibrant community and entrepreneurial spirit greatly influenced Kyle's future.
Commercialization News
Infleqtion fellowships inspire physics graduate students
College of Arts & Sciences—The Infleqtion Graduate Fellowships, awarded to outstanding first-year physics graduate students at CU Boulder, support the development of future quantum scientists. These prestigious fellowships, established by the quantum tech company Infleqtion, a CU Boulder spinout, help attract top talent and provide significant financial aid, enabling students to focus on their research and career development in quantum technology.
This entrepreneur is a whistleblower
College of Media, Communication and Information—A CMCI graduate took second place in the university’s New Venture Challenge for a company aiming to digitize how youth sports leagues hire and schedule referees.
Academic Innovation
CU Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost
CU Boulder Today—Elevate Quantum, of which CU Boulder is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, unlocking more than $127 million in new federal and state funding.
CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility
CU Boulder Today—Researchers at CU Boulder will soon begin working on what they call the “quantum machine shop” of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million grant to CU Boulder to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN). In this facility, Colorado researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photons—the tiny packets of energy that make up light.