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A group of scientists from CU 51´«Ã½ and NIST have built the first random number generator using quantum entanglement to produce verifiable random numbers. The team includes physics graduate student Gautam Kavuri; CU PREP researchers Jasper Palfree, Dileep Reddy, and Michael Mazurek; alum Mohammad Alhejji (PhDPhys'23); Professor Paul Beale; and NIST scientists and CU physics lecturers Emanuel Knill and Krister Shalm.
A new quantum device developed by physics graduate student Kendall Mehling, postdoctoral researcher Catie LeDesma, and professor and JILA fellow Murray Holland, could one day help spacecraft travel beyond Earth's orbit or aid submarines as they navigate deep under the ocean with more precision than ever before.
Arjun Dalwadi, a third-year electrical and computer engineering student, is immersing himself in all things quantum through the Quantum Scholars program and as an undergraduate researcher in the Gyenis Lab. Dalwadi is on the journey to make an impact for quantum computing.
Students are getting a unique perspective on the quantum field and industry through a program they themselves are helping to shape. Quantum Scholars, which launched in 2023, is providing community and fellowships to students in physics, engineering, mathematics and computer science.
Cindy Regal, physics professor and JILA fellow, is one of eight investigators recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics who will receive up to $2 million over five years.
Support for university research has an impact beyond students, faculty and the local economy—it benefits every American. It drives job creation, protects against reliance on imported critical technology and keeps the U.S. at the forefront of progress.
Chancellor Justin Schwartz writes for Forbes on why federally funded research is smart strategy.
This year's award recognized the work of four international research collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, including 32 current and former physicists at CU 51´«Ã½.
Congratulations to Undergraduate Program Professional Maria Martinez and Events and Front Desk Administrator Maura Barcia Figueras for being named the 2025 Department of Physics Employees of the Year!Ìý
Tuan Anh Nguyen, an incoming graduate student in physics at CU 51´«Ã½, has won the Hertz Fellowship, a prestigious recognition dedicated to empowering the promising innovators in applied science, engineering and mathematics, the foundation announced.
