Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)

An establishment operated jointly since 1962 by the University of Colorado and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) as a centre for advanced research and teaching on subjects such as atomic interactions, spectroscopy, gravitational physics, radiative transfer, stellar interiors and much more. Both theoretical and experimental work is carried out. JILA is located on the main campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder.