CU*iP Boulder 2025

Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics

📅 January 24 - 26 📍 Boulder, CO

Hosted by Department of Physics - University of Colorado Boulder and JILA

A three-day conference of talks, workshops, and community building for undergraduate women and gender minorities in physics

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🧐 What is CU*iP?

APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics🔗 are three-day regional conferences for undergraduate physics majors, happening annually across the United States and Canada.

We welcome participants to partake in an enriching national keynote, dynamic plenary sessions, networking opportunities, guidance on navigating graduate school and career paths, and mentorship.

All meals and accommodation during the conference are organized and covered by CU*iP Boulder. Travel to the conference is usually paid for by attendees' home departments, and if this is not possible there are funds available to support travel to CU*iP so no one has to miss out on CU*iP for financial reasons.

CU*iP's goals 🎯

The goal of APS CU*iP is to help undergraduate women and gender minorities continue in physics by providing them with

🎯 the opportunity to experience a professional conference,

🎯 information about professions and graduate schools in physics, and

🎯 access to peers and mentors in physics of all ages, with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas.

The national and local organizing committees of APS CU*iP strive to create a welcoming environment for all.

If this cause resonates with you, please consider supporting the conference by donating to us on our donation page.
We strive to cover all the cost of participants (including lodging and traveling) to help make this conference accessible to all. Your donation will help us accommodate more students to the conference this year.

Program Highlights

Keynote speakers, workshops, and panel discussions

Lab tours of research institutions: JILA, NIST, ATOC, CU Engineering, and more!

Community activities with peers and graduate students

Meet scientists and employers

CU*iP 2025 Host Sites

Application to CU*iP, no matter what site, is handled through the centralized APS application form (learn more on the Apply page). Participants are then allocated to the most suitable site among the following:

About University of Colorado - Boulder

Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the University of Colorado Boulder has an awe-inspiring view from campus. Our world-renowned faculty maintain a reputation for excellence in research, creative work and teaching across 150 academic fields. From hands-on learning to close connections with dedicated faculty, CU-Boulder prepares students to become leaders within Colorado and throughout the world.

CU-Boulder is a primary source of Colorado’s highly skilled workforce. Our community of more than 38,000 faculty, staff and students contributes over $2 billion each year in economic impact to the state of Colorado. CU-Boulder also engages Coloradans from across the state through a wide range of educational, cultural, research and outreach efforts.

About JILA - joint research institute between CU Boulder and NIST

JILA was founded in 1962 as a joint institute of The University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards & Technology.

JILA is one of the nation’s leading research institutes in the physical sciences. We credit this reputation to the high quality of our scientists and their productivity, which is supported by JILA’s structure and resources.

Our scientists explore some of today's most challenging and fundamental scientific questions about the limits of quantum measurements and technologies, the design of precision optical and X-ray lasers, the fundamental principles underlying the interaction of light and matter, the role of quantum physics in chemistry and biology, and the processes that have governed the evolution of the Universe for nearly 14 billion years.

JILA's current faculty includes two Nobel laureates, Eric Cornell and John Hall, as well as two John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellows, Margaret Murnane and Ana Maria Rey.

Thank you to our sponsors!

These conferences are supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PHY-1346627, PHY-1622510, and PHY-2012033) and by the Department of Energy (DE-SC0011076). Further details are available on the APS conference website.

We are also supported by many local organizations, institutions, and companies - check them out on the Sponsors page.