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About JILA

For background information about our organization, please see the About JILA page.

If you would like to request a tour of JILA, please fill out our Tour Request Form so we can plan for your visit.

Media Contacts

Science Communications Office | email: sco@jila.colorado.edu

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What does the JILA name mean?

Image of JILA from the X-wing entrance.

JILA is the name of our world class research institute, and is no longer used as an acronym. When JILA began in 1962 as a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (then known as the National Bureau of Standards), the acronym stood for "Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics". However, for many years JILA has been a world-renowned and award-winning physics institute delving into cutting-edge research in quantum information science & technology, atomic & molecular physics, laser physics, biophysics, chemical physics, nanoscience, and precision measurement.

For a full history of JILA and its 50+ year evolution, please visit our history page.