As one of the nation's leading scientific institutes, JILA supports an eclectic and innovative research program that ranges from the small, cold world of quantum physics through the design of precision optics and atom lasers to the processes that shape the stars and galaxies.
Visualization of the turbulent convective layer that lies just below the Sun's surface.
JILA's faculty includes three Nobel Laureates. Creative collaborations among researchers play a key role in generating the pioneering research the Institute and its Center for AMO Physics are known for around the world.