Xun Gao

Welcoming Assistant Professor of Physics and JILA Associate Fellow Xun Gao

Sept. 1, 2023

The Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Xun Gao to the faculty this fall! Professor Gao has also been named an Associate Fellow of JILA and he is very enthusiastic about the collaborative environment between CU Physics and JILA. Professor Gao...

TASI participants gathered in front of Farrand Field

2023 TASI students explore the "Aspects of Symmetry"

Aug. 30, 2023

The 2023 TASI participants gather for a group photograph at Farrand Field. Image credit: Veronica Lingo The 39th annual Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI) was held this summer on the CU Boulder campus. The summer institute is supported by the National Science Foundation and the University...

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 CU Boulder 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

CU Boulder 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

CU Boulder hosts Quantum Materials Synthesis Workshop

Aug. 16, 2023

The CU Boulder campus recently hosted the Quantum Materials Synthesis (QMS) Workshop organized by CU Boulder 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 CU Boulder campus

Embark Startup Creator pairs entrepreneurs with CU Boulder research inventions

Aug. 16, 2023

The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator from Venture Partners at CU Boulder has announced the first cohort of entrepreneurs selected to launch companies from CU Boulder research inventions. CU Boulder 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

Image credit: Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera

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