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The new laser could allow researchers to follow fuel molecules in real time as they undergo combustion, spot incredibly small defects in nanoelectronics, track time with unprecedented precision and more.
The JILA team will present its preliminary findings on March 17 and March 19 at the American Physical Society Global Physics Summit in Denver.
JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics Professor Heather Lewandowski and members of her lab have shattered a 25-year-old theory about how benzene forms in the interstellar medium, revealing that the long-accepted chemical recipe doesn鈥檛 work under space-like conditions. Their groundbreaking laser-cooling experiments open a new chapter in understanding the origins of complex carbon molecules in the cosmos.
A team led by JILA Fellows and 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn has made a significant advance to make soft X-rays more accessible: with their research group, they have developed an ultrastable, scalable and repeatable method for generating soft X-ray beams using a custom-built 3-micron ultrafast laser that is focused into an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber.
In recent years, quantum technology companies have begun to pop up across the United States. These companies design technologies that tap into some of the unique properties of very small things like atoms and electrons. Such technologies include 鈥渜uantum computers鈥 that could one day discover previously unknown medications, or sensors that can detect signs of illness in a single puff of breath. But the growth of the industry also raises a major question, said physicist Heather Lewandowski, one of the project leads: How can the nation better prepare students to enter this uncharted industry?
Dr. Olivia Krohn, a former JILA graduate student and now a postdoctoral researcher at Sandia National Laboratories, has been awarded the prestigious Justin Jankunas dissertation award, given out by the American Physical Society (APS) division of chemical physics at the APS Global Summit conference. This award recognizes exceptional doctoral research that advances the frontiers of physics. Krohn鈥檚 award highlights her dissertation research, which bridges the legacy of JILA鈥檚 origins in astrophysics with its current role as a global leader in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics.
Congratulations to JILA graduate students Anya Grafov and Iona Binnie鈥攚ho conduct their cutting-edge research in the laboratory of JILA Fellows and the University of Colorado Boulder professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn鈥攆or their outstanding achievements at the MMM Intermag 2025 conference!
Researchers at JILA have developed a novel microscope that makes examining ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors possible on an unprecedented scale. The team鈥檚 work, recently published in Physical Review Applied, introduces a tabletop deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser that can excite and probe nanoscale transport behaviors in materials such as diamond. This microscope uses high-energy DUV laser light to create a nanoscale interference pattern on a material鈥檚 surface, heating it in a controlled, periodic pattern. Observing how this pattern fades over time provides insights into the electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties at spatial resolutions as fine as 287 nanometers, well below the wavelength of visible light.
JILA graduate student Clay Klein has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship, presented by SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, and Siemens EDA. The scholarship, valued at $10,000, recognizes Klein鈥檚 outstanding contributions to the field of optics and photonics.
JILA and University of Colorado Boulder Physics graduate student Emma Nelson achieved notable recognition by securing 3rd place at the 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 2024 Innovation in Materials Symposium on August 15, 2024. Held at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载, this symposium is a significant platform for the materials research community, bringing together faculty, students, and industry professionals from 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 and beyond. The event is dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary collaboration and furthering discussions in the field of materials science.
Anya Grafov, a graduate student at JILA, has been awarded the Best Poster Award at the IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School 2024. Studying under JILA Fellows and University of Colorado Boulder Physics professors Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn, Grafov's poster titled 鈥淧robing Ultrafast Spin Dynamics with Extreme Ultraviolet High Harmonics鈥 was one of only nine to receive this prestigious recognition.