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  • Margaret Murnane appointed chairman of President's Committee on the National Medal of Science
    01/03/2012
    Margaret Murnane

    President Barack Obama will appoint Dr. Margaret Murnane for Chairman, President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, according to a White House press release on December 21, 2011. Murnane is a Fellow of JILA and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado. She is also a Fellow of  the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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  • Judah Levine Selected for a 2011 Presidential Rank Award
    11/01/2011
    Judah Levine

    President Obama has selected Fellow Judah Levine of NIST's Time and Frequency Division for a 2011 Presidential Rank Award which honors "strong leaders, professionals, and scientists who achieve results and consistently demonstrate strength, integrity, industry and a relentless commitment to excellence in public service."

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  • Margaret Murnane Wins Boyle Medal
    10/27/2011
    Margaret Murnane

    Fellow Margaret Murnane has been awarded the prestigious RDS Irish Times Boyle Medal for her pioneeing work in the field of ultrafast laser and x-ray science.  Murnane, who is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado, co-leads a research laboratory with her husband Henry Kapteyn at JILA. Murnane has spent more than 20 years pushing the development of lasers that can operate at the fundamental limits of speed and stability.

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  • Jun Ye Elected Director at Large of the Optical Society of America
    10/20/2011
    Jun Ye. Credit: University of Colorado

     Fellow Jun Ye has been elected as a Director at Large for the Optical Society of America (OSA). He will begin his three-year term on January 1, 2012.

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  • Cindy Regal Wins David and Lucille Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
    10/18/2011

    Associate JILA Fellow Cindy Regal has been awarded a prestigious David and Lucille Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Regal, who is also assistant professor of physics at the University of Colorado, will receive $875,000 over five years to support her work in experimental atomic physics. She is currently developing laser-based  techniques for controlling single neutral atoms and exploring the creation of tiny quantum gases whose atoms can be individually manipulated.

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  • JILA Alum Markus Greiner Wins MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant."
    09/20/2011
    Markus Greiner

    JILA Alum Markus Greiner, associate professor of physics at Harvard University, has been named a 2011 Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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  • Debbie Jin, Jun Ye Win Department of Commerce Gold Medal
    08/17/2011
    Debbie Jin (l) and Jun Ye (r)

    Fellows Debbie Jin and Jun Ye will share a Department of Commerce Gold Medal this year for their seminal work on ultracold molecules and cold chemistry. The Gold Medal is the highest award presented by the Department of Commerce and NIST. The Gold Medal will be presented to Jin and Ye at a ceremony in December in Washington, D. C.

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