NIST researcher Tara Fortier pictured in a lab

Physics and CU PREP alum Dr. Tara Fortier (PhysPhD'03) featured in NIST's Taking Measure blog

Nov. 14, 2023

Physics and CU PREP alum, Dr. Tara Fortier (PhysPhD'03) describes how the definition of a second will soon become more precise in NIST's Taking Measure blog.

NIST and CU Boulder research Sam Oberdick tests nanoparticles in liquid solution

CU PREP researchers collaborate on advancing MRI technology

Sept. 15, 2023

Alexander Staron, William McGehee, and Gabriela Martinez pictured with the chip-scale atomic beam clock.

CU PREP students help create chip-scale atomic beam device

July 10, 2023

Image of atomic beam device with a peanut for scale. Rb vapor in the source cavity feeds a buried microcapillary array and forms an atomic beam (indicated by a red-to-blue arrow) in the drift cavity. Credit: Nature Communications (2023) CU Physics graduate students Gabriela D. Martinez and Alexander Staron helped...

A student wearing a graduation cap with the CU interlocking logo decorated on top

2023 NIST-PREP Graduates

Congratulations to our 2023 PREP student graduates! Mohammad Alhejji – Ph.D. in Physics Arik Avagyan – Ph.D. in Physics Elizabeth Eyeson – Bachelor’s in Computer Science with a Minor in Business Daniel Lesko – Ph.D. in Chemical Physics Nicholas Nardelli – Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Raj Patel – Master’s in...

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NIST-PREP Program Wins $94.5M Award to Continue Successful NIST-CU Boulder Collaboration

April 25, 2023