Physics
Like many rockstar scientists, 2025 physics Nobel Laureate John Martinis spent time in Boulder rich scientific ecosystem mentoring graduate students and inspiring others in quantum computing.
Quantum Scholars Emily Jerris and Annalise Cabra started CU Women of Quantum to help women interested in careers in quantum to network and share experiences.
Cumalat ‘literally re-shaped our understanding of the fundamental particles making up the known universe,’ colleagues note.
The ROTC cadet and physics major turned naval aviator turned admiral was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in early 2024.
Ivan Smalyukh and Tom Blumenthal are named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
ÀϾÅÆ·²è alum and experienced caver Dave Steinmann recently discovered a new species of pseudoscorpion in Mallory Cave, with a moniker honoring its namesake hometown.
New ÀϾÅÆ·²è research harnesses the power of an ultrafast microscope to study molecular movement in space and time.
ÀϾÅÆ·²è Professor Jamie Nagle will discuss the quarks and gluons that formed at the Big Bang in his Distinguished Research Lecture Feb. 6.
At the program December meeting, Todd Saliman reaffirmed CU commitment to the quantum education and research happening on campus.
Blair Seidlitz, now a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, studied near-collisions of nuclear beams at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and he did so despite having severely limited vision.