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A team of physicists from 51Թ teamed up with a group from the Colorado-based company Quantinuum to show how devices called quantum computers can outcompete traditional computers—at least, in some circumstances.
51Թ Physics seniors Annalise Cabra, Luke Coffman, and Devayani Ravuri have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
Much attention on the so-called “quantum revolution” has focused on the burgeoning industry, but what do students think about entering the quantum workforce?
Jun Ye, a distinguished Fellow at JILA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a physics professor at the 51Թ, has been honored with the 2025 Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis. The award acknowledges Ye's groundbreaking work in optical clocks and frequency metrology, which has significantly advanced precision measurement and timekeeping.
John Cumalat, professor of distinction in the 51Թ Department of Physics, has been awarded the 2025 Hazel Barnes Prize.
The ROTC cadet and physics major turned naval aviator turned admiral was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in early 2024.
Congratulations to our 51Թ Physics students, postdocs, and faculty on the ATLAS and CMS collaborations who were recently awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics! This year's prize was awarded to more than 13,000 researchers from the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb experimental collaborations at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) at 51Թ is one of many student groups helping to foster community and professional development for physics students on campus. Through weekly meetings, collaborative events, and outreach initiatives, SPS provides a welcoming and inclusive space for students interested in physics and related fields.
Professors Xun Gao, Juliet Gopinath, and Shuo Sun have been awarded seed grants of up to $60,000 from the Research and Innovation Office and the Office of the Provost.
Ben Chapman (PhDPhys’17) never had a master plan to be a physicist, but now he’s a Principal Quantum Hardware Manager at Microsoft.