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Four faculty have received Nobel Prizes: Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell of physics and JILA won the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics, Thomas Cech of chemistry and biochemistry won the 1989 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and John Hall of physics and JILA won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics.

The Research Experience

By integrating research into its educational mission, CU-Boulder offers rigorous, meaningful graduate programs and valuable experience for future careers. Students take part in faculty research programs and cooperative research with federal agencies, laboratories, and private agencies.

Colleges and schools on the CU-Boulder campus oversee a variety of research institutes and interdisciplinary research centers that support and extend discipline-based research across traditional academic areas.

Much research is also still conducted in a single department. For more information about the research focus and opportunities within your department of interest, read the degree and program overviews in the academics section.

Research Achievements

Graduate students play a vital role in conducting the world-class research at CU-Boulder. For a good sampling of the many research projects undertaken at CU-Boulder, see the Research Achievements section of the CU-Boulder main website.