Events

The Research Computing Center Open House

2:00–5:00 pm John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room

Attendees will participate in interactive demonstrations to learn more about the research we support, the systems we provide, and more. This is also a great opportunity to visit the University’s data center (shuttle provided). Come and meet our team and network with other researchers. Light refreshments provided.

Nov 6
Compton Lectures Fall 2024

Compton Lecture Series - Understanding the Building Blocks of Nature with Particle Collisions and AI

11:00 am KPTC Room 106

Anthony Badea
Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow

This lecture series will discuss the forefront of research in particle physics, focusing on accelerator-based experiments to understand the conditions, objectives, and technology needs. In particular, the series will highlight how new computing hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) are opening up novel experimental programs.

This event is free and for the public.

Nov 9
Compton Lectures Fall 2024

Compton Lecture Series - Understanding the Building Blocks of Nature with Particle Collisions and AI

11:00 am KPTC Room 106

Anthony Badea
Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow

This lecture series will discuss the forefront of research in particle physics, focusing on accelerator-based experiments to understand the conditions, objectives, and technology needs. In particular, the series will highlight how new computing hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) are opening up novel experimental programs.

This event is free and for the public.

Nov 16
Compton Lectures Fall 2024

Compton Lecture Series - Understanding the Building Blocks of Nature with Particle Collisions and AI

11:00 am KPTC Room 106

Anthony Badea
Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow

This lecture series will discuss the forefront of research in particle physics, focusing on accelerator-based experiments to understand the conditions, objectives, and technology needs. In particular, the series will highlight how new computing hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) are opening up novel experimental programs.

This event is free and for the public.

Nov 23
John Jumper

John Jumper (Google DeepMind) - Bloch Lecture

3:45–5:00 pm Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 120

This year’s Bloch lecture will be given by John Jumper, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of Alphafold2, an AI model that predicts the structures of proteins and nanostructures.

Jumper is a University of Chicago Department of Chemistry alum (PhD’17) who worked with Prof. Karl Freed and Prof. Tobin Sosnick.

Feb 10

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