JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye shows his experimental set up to Colorado Representative Yarida Caraveo during her visit to JILA
On July 3, 2024, Colorado Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo delved into the quantum realm during her first official visit to JILA, a joint institute established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder.
As a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology member, Caraveo's visit came just a day after the Mountain West was granted a $127 million boost for quantum technology and workforce development. During her tour, including a visit to Jun Ye’s renowned lab, Caraveo expressed her commitment to ensuring robust funding for agencies vital to quantum research. Accompanied by university leaders and distinguished researchers, Caraveo's visit highlighted the critical role of federal support in maintaining the U.S.'s leadership in quantum innovation.
Read about Congresswoman Caraveo's visit at this link.
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. PFCs also include creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and outreach to the scientific community and general public.