CU Boulder Physics

Big congratulations to University of Colorado Boulder alum Hanqing Zhao (PhDPhys’25) 🎉

🏆 Glenn H. Brown Prize from the International Liquid Crystal Society, recognizing his outstanding PhD research in liquid crystals and visible time crystals

Zhao is the third graduate from Professor and RASEI Fellow Ivan Smalyukh’s group to receive the prize, joining Benny Tai and Angel Martinez.

Congratulations, Hanqing! 👏

Read more: https://www.colorado.edu/physics/2026/05/27/hanqing-zhao-phdphys25-awarded-prestigious-glenn-h-brown-prize

Image: Professor Ivan Smalyukh and Hanqing Zhao

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Join us for a TASI Public Lecture on “The Promise of Quantum Computing,” where we’ll discover what makes a quantum computer quantum, where we stand in realizing this potential, and what challenges remain.

This public lecture will be presented by Christian Bauer (LBNL) and is part of the longstanding Theoretical Advanced Study Institute (TASI), a program that brings leading researchers to Boulder each summer to explore the frontiers of physics.

🗓️ Wednesday, June 3
⏰ 7:30 p.m.
📍 Duane Physics Building, Room G1B30, University of Colorado Boulder

Learn more: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/tasi-public-lecture-promise-quantum-computing

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TASI Public Lecture, "The Promise of Quantum Computing" The Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Particle Physics (TASI) presents a Public Lecture, “The Promise of Quantum Computing” Presented by: Christian Bauer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Abstract: Quantum computers offer a fundamentally different approach to computation, one that har...