Allie Plocki pictured with several other award winners

Physics major receives Outstanding Student Presentation Award

Feb. 2, 2024

Physics major Allie Plocki (left) pictured with two other award winners at the APS 4 Corners Section Meeting. (Credit: Utah State University College of Science) Undergraduate physics major Allie Plocki won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the recent American Physical Society’s Four Corners Section Meeting. The conference was hosted...

Tom Baur

CU Boulder alum Tom Baur named SPIE Fellow

Feb. 2, 2024

Tom Baur (Image Credit: Meadowlark Optics) CU Boulder alumnus Tom Baur was recently named a Fellow of SPIE , the International Society for Optics and Photonics. Tom is among a number of leading scientists named SPIE Fellows in 2024. He previously received SPIE’s G.G. Stokes Award in 2018. SPIE Fellows...

Students pictured at the Sigma Pi Sigma induction ceremony

CU Boulder Society of Physics Students wins national Distinguished Chapter Award

Jan. 29, 2024

The CU Boulder Society of Physics Students chapter was awarded a 2022-2023 Distinguished Chapter Award from the National Society of Physics Students organization. The award recognizes chapters for efforts including outreach, participation in community service, social events, interactions with alumni, and involvement in SPS programs.

Frank Oppenheimer standing in front of an oscillator

Frank Oppenheimer, Robert’s brother, honed physics teaching at CU Boulder

Jan. 25, 2024

Checkerboard pattern of qubits

Professor Rahul Nandkishore's group discovers new method to arrange qubits

Jan. 24, 2024

A new advancement in theoretical physics could, one day, help engineers develop new kinds of computer chips that might store information for long periods of time in very small objects.

Students in the renovated physics help room

Physics Help Room receives a refresh

Renovations to the Physics Help Room were recently completed providing a revamped space for students to work together, study and get help with physics courses.

graphical representation of mountains with lights

Professor Murray Holland awarded quantum seed grant

Jan. 23, 2024

The Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) with its door open at LASP.

Dust instrument led by Professor Mihály Horányi headed for NASA mission

Jan. 12, 2024

A photo of the Gamow Tower

Fall 2023 Student and Postdoc Awards for Teaching and Service

Dec. 22, 2023

Congratulations to the Fall 2023 winners of the Student and Postdoc Awards for Teaching and Service! Teaching Awards Roman Marcarelli: For outstanding contributions to the Physics 2010 and 2020 teaching teams both in labs and in the helproom, over multiple semesters. Donna dePolo: For outstanding contributions to the Physics 1230...

A blue laser beam excites a cube-shaped cloud of strontium atoms.

‘Tabletop’ physics experiments receive major funding, with Jun Ye leading key project

Dec. 15, 2023

In an exciting turn for physics research, four major foundations have announced a collaborative funding effort for 11 pioneering experiments. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation have come together, committing a total of $30 million.

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