The Center for Integrated Plasma Studies (CIPS) is a research center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO. Situated in the Duane Physics Complex, its main office is on the 8th floor of the Gamow Tower.

The center first came into being in 1993, in order to consolidate plasma research on campus and in the Boulder scientific community at large. Since the fi rst days of its existence it has hosted scholars from all over the world. In 2006, its 13th year, CIPS was home to 13 Fellows, 7 Members, 18 graduate and undergraduate students, as well as other staff, which altogether made 38 employees.

CIPS’s scholars constitute a number of research groups, each responsible for its own projects. Our scholars make use of a number of highly specialised laboratories across the Physics Department.

CIPS is funded by research grants received from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NSF (National Science Foundation) , DOE (Department of Energy), and other agencies.