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CU Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and His Team Receive a Guinness Book of World Records Award for Most Transparent Material

Aug. 15, 2024

The Soft Matter Physics Smalyukh Research Group holding the Guinness World Record plaque. Only a few individuals or teams are awarded by the Guinness Book of World Records for specific actions or research they’ve done. One of those teams is led by the University of Colorado Boulder Professor of Physics...

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Joe Berry, Michael McGehee, Michael Toney, and Jun Ye named highly cited researchers

Nov. 16, 2023

Professors Joe Berry, Michael McGehee, Michael Toney, and Jun Ye Physics professors Joseph Berry, Michael McGehee, Michael Toney, and Jun Ye have been named by Clarivate as highly cited researchers in 2023. Researchers earning the designation have “demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research” according to the...

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Professor Ivan Smalyukh selected as Optica Fellow

Nov. 3, 2023

Professor Ivan Smalyukh has been named a Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA) for his innovative research in soft condensed matter and optical physics.

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Professor Nuris Figueroa named a 2023 Boettcher Investigator

June 8, 2023

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Dana Anderson Wins Willis E. Lamb Award

Oct. 7, 2021

Congratulations to Physics Professor Dana Anderson for winning the 2021 Willis E Lamb award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics. The award recognizes Dana's, "excellent contributions to quantum optics and electronics". The Anderson Group is currently involved in state of the art ultracold atom research with applications in atomtronics, atom...