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This spring, the Department of Physics and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä launched the Quantum Scholars program, which serves 53 undergrads who meet monthly to learn about quantum sciences and engineering.

To celebrate the important research and discoveries in science that have been made by women, and to support the next generation of female scientists, the United Nations dedicated February 11 as "International Women and Girls in Science" day. To honor this tradition, JILA hosted a panel discussion and open forum.

The award places Sun among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada. At JILA, Sun's research focuses on quantum optics, nanophotonics and experimental quantum information science. His group studies strong light-matter interactions at the quantum limit.

The Gold and Silver Medals are the highest and second highest honors granted by the Department of Commerce for distinguished and exceptional performance. Jun Ye was awarded a Gold Medal and Judah Levine was awarded a Silver Medal for Scientific/Engineering Achievement.

A multi-university research team, including engineers and physicists from ²ÊÃñ±¦µä and NIST, will build technology and tools to improve measurement of important climate factors by observing atoms in outer space. The new Quantum Pathways Institute is led by the University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Scott Diddams, who serves as faculty director of the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI), has been selected for the 2023 C.E.K. Mees Medal from Optica (formerly OSA) for his pioneering innovations in optical frequency combs.

The CUbit Quantum Initiative at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä has appointed physics professor Noah Finkelstein to serve as faculty director of education and workforce. Finkelstein will lead CUbit’s establishment of a coordinated educational approach that cultivates leaders of the next-generation quantum workforce.

JILA and NIST Fellow Ana Maria Rey collaborated with NIST, the University of Innsbruck and Rutgers University to design a trapped-ion simulator for 2D p-wave superconductors—paving the way for clean observations of the predicted non-equilibrium dynamics in future experiments using the Penning trap.

Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technologies are critical to enabling, advancing and miniaturizing quantum systems. Workshop attendees learned about the language of the PIC industry and explored opportunities to accelerate development and adoption of the technology.

JILA Fellow Cindy Regal and JILA and NIST Fellow Ana Maria Rey have teamed up with Oriol Romero-Isart, a professor at the University of Innsbruck, to show that a trapped particle in the form of an atom readily reveals its full quantum state with quite simple ingredients.