Graduate Students
Graduate education is an integral part of JILA. Students work in a stimulating, collaborative environment with researchers from JILA and visitors from around the world. Students work in world-class facilities and have the option to participate in training courses in electronics, electron microscopy, computing, machining, and scientific writing and presentations. JILA Ph.D. students have won prestigious awards and postdoctoral fellowships, and have obtained positions in academia, government & private research organizations, and industry.
JILA faculty members work hard to ensure that every student acquires the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to succeed in a variety of challenging positions. To help students have a good experience at JILA, the Institute provides volunteer counselors. Graduate student benefits are determined by the graduate school.
John Gaebler demonstrates a laser in the Jin lab.
Prospective JILA graduate students should apply to specific departments at the University of Colorado. Once accepted, graduate students can then select research topics with JILA faculty members. Upon graduation, students received their degree from the CU department in which they are enrolled. Participating CU departments include (click to link to department home page or application).
- Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Department of Physics
Other CU schools and services of interest to prospective graduate students include:
- Graduate School
- International Student and Scholar Services
- School of Engineering
Graduate students who are interested in optics may apply to The Optical Science and Engineering Program (OSEP), an innovative graduate training program designed to meet a growing demand for individuals who thoroughly understand optics in addition to having graduate training in Chemistry, Physics, or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
For more information, please contact our faculty directly, download a copy of our newsletter, or contact:
Cheryl Glenn
Visiting Scientists Program
440 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 492-7796
glennc@jila.colorado.edu
Awards
The Lehnert Group.
Each year, graduate students and postdoctoral research associates at JILA receive important recognition for their work. For instance, every year, the American Physical Society's Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP) gives an award for a particularly distinguished dissertation. In the past six years, two former JILA graduate students and a postdoctoral research associated have won the award and two additional students have been finalists for this prestigious award. JILA postdoctoral research associates are also well represented among each year's winners of the coveted National Research Council postdoctoral fellowships. Following are selected awards bestowed on JILA graduate students†, postdoctoral research associates‡, and CU undergraduate students working at JILA♦:
Achievement Reward for College Scientists (ARCS)
2004: Andrew Ludlow†
Adolph Lomb Medal (Optical Society of America)
1999: Jun Ye (currently JILA Faculty)
2004: Randy Bartels‡
American Physical Society "Ten Best Student Papers"
2000: Virginia Lorenz♦
APS DAMOP Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research
1998: Christopher Wood†
1999: Brett Esry†
2001: Thomas Weinacht‡
2002: Brian De Marco†
2004: Markus Greiner‡
2007: Cindy Regal†‡
APS DAMOP award finalists
2003: Randy Bartels†
2005: Emily Gibson‡
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship (full stipend)
2000-2005: Kevin Hollman†
APS Rabi Prize and AMO Physics
2001: Christopher Monroe†
APS Teaching Award
2001: Kelly Cline†
IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, & Frequency Control Conference: Student Paper Award
2004: (finalist) Kevin Holman†
Selected Participant, Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students, Lindau, Germany
2001: Randy Bartels‡
2004: Andrew Ludlow†
JILA Scientific Achievement Award
1999: Brian DeMarco†
2000: Randy Bartels†, Sterling Backus‡, David Jones‡, Scott Diddams‡
2001: David Jones‡
2002: Elizabeth Donley‡, Neil Claussen†, Sarah Thompson†
2003: David Jones‡
2004: Cindy Regal†, Markus Greiner‡
LEOS Graduate Student Fellowship
2000: Randy Bartels†
Michaelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship
2004: Brian DeMarco†
NASA Graduate Student Fellowship
1999-2000: Seth Redfield†, Eli Michael†
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
2000-2002: Randy Bartels†
National Research Council, Best Poster Presentation by NRC research associate fellow
2004: Heather Lewandowski‡
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
2000-2002: Randy Bartels‡
New Focus/Bookham Student Research Award
2001: Randy Bartels†
2004: (finalist) Kevin Holman†
2006: (finalist) Virginia Lorenz †
NIH Molecular Biophysics Training Scholarship
2004: Amanda Carpenter†
National Science Foundation's Career Award
2005: Lincoln Carr‡
NSF graduate research fellowship
2003: Amy Lytle†
(Physik Instrumente) NanoInnovation Grant
2006: Ashley Carter†
Rao Prize
2006: Jack Barbara†
Richard N. Thomas Award
2000: Eli Michael†
2002: Seth Redfield†
2005: Marc C. Neyrinck†, Matthew K. Browning†, Gregory Herczeg†
SPIE Award
2006: Martha-Elizabeth Baylor†
Young Scientist Award, Conference on Precision Electromagnetics
2002: R. Jason Jones‡
Postdoctoral fellowships
NIST/NRC postdoctoral fellowships
1998: Chris Wood‡, David Jones‡
2001: Brian DeMarco‡
2004: Emily Gibson†‡
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
2001: Kelly Johnson‡
Academia
JILA graduate students and postdoctoral research associates have obtained positions at universities around the world. Former JILAns are currently working in postdoctoral, research scientist, or faculty positions at the following colleges and universities:
United States
Amherst College
Auburn University
Augustana College
Bates College
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Butler University
California Institute of Technology
Calvin College
Carnegie Mellon University
Carroll College
City College of San Francisco
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Denver University
East Tennessee State University
Emory University
George Mason University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Holy Cross College
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University
Macalester College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Michigan Technological University
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Montana State University
Northern Arizona University
Northwestern University
Occidental College
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Pennsylvania State University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
Rutgers University
Saint Olaf College
Shasta College
Smith College
Stanford University
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Tennessee Technological University
Texas A & M University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of California
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Idaho
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Montana
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina
University of New Orleans
University of Nevada
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of South Alabama
University of Tennessee
University of Texas
University of Toledo
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Villanova University
Washington State University
Washington University
Wayne State University
Wesleyan University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Western Michigan University
West Liberty State College
West Virginia University
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wright State University
Yale University
Asia
Chungnam National University (Korea)
Doshisha University (Japan)
East China Normal University (China)
Korea University
Inha University (Korea)
Nanjing University
National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan)
National Defense Academy (Japan)
National Seoul University (Korea)
Niigata University (Japan)
Saga University (Japan)
Tohoku University (Japan)
Tsinghua University (China)
University of Kyoto (Japan)
University of Roorkee (India)
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Yamaguchi University (Japan)
Yonsei University (Korea)
Australia and New Zealand
Australian National University
Griffith University (Australia)
Northern Territory University (Australia)
University of Adelaide (Australia)
University of Auckland (New Zealand)
University of Otago (New Zealand)
University of Sidney (Australia)
University of South Australia
University of Western (Australia)
University of Wollongong (Australia)
Canada
McMaster University
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
University of Quebec
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario
Europe
Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
Helsingen Yliopisto (Finland)
Leeds University (UK)
L'université Paris (France)
Kobenhavns Universitet (Denmark)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands)
Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht (Netherlands)
Royal Holloway College (UK)
Technical University of Denmark
Technische Universität Clausthal (Germany)
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
Universita di Firenze (Italy)
Universität Bonn (Germany)
Universität Freiburg (Germany)
Universität Gottingen (Germany)
Universität Hannover (Germany)
Universität Hohenheim (Germany)
Universität Karlsruhe (Germany)
Universität Konstanz (Germany)
Universität Tübingen (Germany)
Universität Ulm (Germany)
Universität Würzburg (Germany)
Universite Notre-Dame de la Paix (Belgium)
Universite Paul Sabatier (France)
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (France)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Universitetet I Oslo (Norway)
University College London (UK)
University of Aarhus (Denmark)
University of Birmingham (UK)
University of Cambridge (UK)
University of Edinburg (Scotland)
University of Galway (Ireland)
University of Glasgow (Scotland)
University of Innsbruck (Austria)
University of Munich (Germany)
University of Newcastle (UK)
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Stockholm (Sweden)
University of Warszawa (Poland)
Univerzitet u Beogradu (Serbia and Montenegro)
Uppsala Universitet (Sweden)
Middle East
Ben Gurion University (Israel)
Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
Central and South America
Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico)
Former JILA graduate students and postdoctoral research associates who are (or have been) on the JILA or CU faculty include:
Nicholas Brummel
John Castor (now at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Eric Cornell (2001 Nobel Laureate)
Barney Ellison
Jim Faller
Alan Gallagher
John Hall
Debbie Jin (2003 MacArthur Fellow)
Judah Levine
Carl Lineberger
David Nesbitt
David Norcross (now at Harvard University)
Jun Ye
Dick Zare (now at Stanford University)
Government and private research organizations
JILA graduate students and postdocs have gone on to work in the following government and private research organizations:
Air Force Research Laboratory
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Physics
American Museum of Natural History
Applied Materials
Argonne National Laboratory
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (France)
Center for Disease Control
Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
Ciba Geigy (Switzerland)
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (France)
Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)
Denmark Ministry of Science
European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratories
Hanscom Air Force Base, Phillips Laboratory
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan)
Institute of Physics (Serbia and Montenegro)
Jefferson Laboratory
Korea Advanced Institute of Science
Korea Research Institute of Stands & Science
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (Korea)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Max Born Institute Berlin (Germany)
Max Planck Institüt Garching (Germany)
Max Planck Institüt Heidelberg (Germany)
Metrology Institute of Taiwan
Micro-G Solutions
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan)
NASA-Ames Research Center
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA-Headquarters
NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA-Johnson Space Flight Center
NASA-Langley Research Center
NASA-Lewis Research Center
NASA- Marshall Space Flight Center
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Research Council
Naval Research Laboratory
Nordic Volcanological Institute (Iceland)
NRAO/VLA Operations Center
Nuclear Research Center (Israel)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Observatoire Cantonal de Neuchâtel (France)
Orca Photonic Systems
Polish Academy of Sciences
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Phillips Research Laboratories (Netherlands)
RIKEN/Institute of Physical & Chemical Research (Japan)
Sandia National Laboratories
Southwest Research Institute
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
Swedish National Testing & Research Institute
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (India)
Technical Manufacturing Corporation
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)
U. S. Naval Observatory
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Industry
Former JILA postdoctoral research associates and graduate students have obtained many different positions in industry, from large international corporations to new companies they have founded. Businesses that have hired JILA graduates and postdoctoral research associates include:
Aculight Inc.
Aerodyne Research Incorporated
Aerospace Corporation
Airco Coating Technology
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Allied Signal Aerospace
Amgen Incorporated
Appliant Incorporated
Arcturus Engineering
Avaya Communication
Ball Aerospace
Balzers & Leybold
BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und Materialprüfung (Germany)
Biosphere 2
Boeing Corporation
Cambridge Technology Partners (Germany)
Coherent Technologies Incorporated
Colorado Research Associates
Corning Incorporated
Coultron Research Corporation
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace
DataPlay
Dean Guyer Consulting
Displaytech Incorporated
Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America
E. I DuPont de Nemours and Company
Electronics for Imaging
Environmental Optical Sensors
Extrel Corporation
EXFO (Canada)
Exxon Research Company
Ford Motor Company
General Atomics
GTE Incorporated
Hauser Chemical Research
Hewlett Packard
Hitachi Limited (Japan)
IBM Corporation
ILX Lightwave
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
InPhase Technologies
Intel Corporation
Kinema Incorporated
Lockheed Martin
Lucent
Matsushita Electric Works
Meadowlark Optics
McKesson HBOC Incorporated
Nanometrics
Nescaum
New Focus Incorporated
Newport
Nomad Research Incorporated
Nomadics Incorporated
Nortel Networks (Canada)
Northrup-Grumman Corporation
Ojo Solutions
Ophir Corporation
Optical Coating Laboratory Incorporated
Optical Physics Consulting
Optima GmbH (Austria)
Orca Photonic Systems
Osram Sylvania Incorporated
PE-Sciex
Physical Sciences Incorporated
Raytheon Systems
Research Electrooptics
RELA Incorporated
Science Applications International
Science Research Laboratory Incorporated
Seagate Technologies
Siliconix
Skila Incorporated
Space Telescope Science Institute
Spectra-Physics Lasers
SRI International
Storage Technology
SVT Associates
Synchrontron Radiation Research (Taiwan)
3M Corporation
Thermotrex Corporation
Timing Solutions
TNO-TPD (Netherlands)
TRIUMF
TRW
Varian Medical Systems
Varian Incorporated
Winters Electro-Optics