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Bolstering its longstanding collaboration with NASA, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder today enacted a collaborative Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The agreement will advance research and modeling in the critical field of space weather.
The ר Nexus program provides joint-campus funding and resources to catalyze research collaborations between Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Anschutz. Collectively, the seven winning teams for the 2024 award cycle will receive $713K in funding to advance cutting-edge research that improves human health and well-being.
As a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology arriving on campus only a day after it was announced that the Mountain West is receiving a $127 million infusion to bolster quantum technology and workforce, the discussion was energized and timely.
Elevate Quantum, of which Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, cementing the Mountain West as a global leader for quantum innovation.
NSF has awarded $20M to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder to launch a facility known as the National Quantum Nanofab (NQN), where Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ researchers and quantum specialists from around the country will be able to design and build incredibly small devices that tap into the world of atoms and photons.
On May 28, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Gov. Jared Polis ushered in legislation to support and strengthen Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ’s rapidly growing quantum industry, including a historic investment of up to $74M that positions the state to compete for federal funds that will create a quantum boom in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.
The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder has named Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) Nikki Lovenduski director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), effective July 1. Lovenduski has served as interim director of INSTAAR since August 2023.
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Arts & Humanities Grant Program announced nearly $95,000 in combined funding for 17 projects exploring topics in disciplines from Asian languages and environmental design to composition and Classics.
The four selected projects seek to better understand and address some of society’s most pressing challenges by sparking the formation of diverse teams of research leaders and perspectives from colleges, departments and research institutes across campus.
Mahmoud Hussein (Aerospace Engineering; Physics), ​Francois Barthelat (Mechanical Engineering) and Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; Physics) are conducting projects awarded through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program.