2024
Meet Abigail Poteshman, Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics
November 20, 2024
Abigail Poteshman, a fifth-year PhD student in the Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics, conducts research in method development for modeling and characterizing quantum materials, such as ferroelectrics and spin-defects in semiconductors.
Meet Chiza Mwinde, Geophysical Sciences
November 19, 2024
Chiza Mwinde, a fifth-year PhD student in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences, focuses on measuring element variations in evaporite minerals, which helps reconstruct factors like the pH and elemental composition of ancient seawater.
Meet Jihee You, Data Science
November 18, 2024
Jihee You, a first-year PhD student in Data Science, studies topics related to machine learning—specifically, explainable AI and graph neural networks.
Moellering Lab finds single-cell chemoproteomics reveal enzyme signature in aggressive breast cancers
November 13, 2024
A landmark study published in Science Advances by the Ray Moellering lab has introduced a novel method for analyzing enzyme activity in individual cells within breast cancers.
Odd fluids, odder behavior: Breaking the rules of physics in liquid form
November 13, 2024
In a new study published in Physical Review Research, Carlos Floyd, a postdoctoral fellow working with the Suri Vaikuntanathan group, investigates non-equilibrium materials, shedding light on their unique properties and potential implications for understanding biological systems.
Professor Emeritus James Norris to receive inaugural “Spin Chemistry Lifetime Achievement Award” at the RSC ESR Conference 2025
November 13, 2024
Professor Emeritus James Norris received the inaugural "Spin Chemistry Lifetime Achievement Award" from the ESR Spectroscopy group of the Royal Society of Chemistry. This award is designed to honor scientists who have made groundbreaking contributions to the field of spectroscopy.
Rainwater’s role in stabilizing protocells: postdoc Aman Agrawal pens new perspective on life’s origins
November 13, 2024
In a new interview, postdoctoral scholar Aman Agrawal discusses his work in the Jack Szostak lab exploring the origins of life on Earth, focusing on early cellular structures and examining the potential impact of rainwater in stabilizing these primitive forms of life.
Making plastic more recyclable
November 13, 2024
Graduate student Sam Marsden is working on creating a new form of polymer that will be as strong as polyethylene but as recyclable as PET. Mardsen is currently part of the Rowan Group, which focuses on supramolecular chemistry research.
The MS in Applied Data Science Program celebrates 10 years
November 13, 2024
This October marked a significant milestone with the 10th anniversary of its MS in Applied Data Science program. This accomplishment was celebrated at a reception held at Remington’s in Chicago, where alumni, faculty, and industry leaders came together to commemorate the program and connect with one another.
STEM summer abroad
November 12, 2024
An exchange program between Chicago and Taiwan helps students gain cultural and research experience.
UChicago researchers unlock a ‘new synthetic frontier’ for quantum dots
November 9, 2024
UChicago’s Talapin Lab has developed a landmark technique that replaces organic solvents with molten salt, allowing researchers to grow “previously unimaginable nanocrystals.”
Rebecca Willett receives the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize
November 9, 2024
UChicago Professor of Computer Science Rebecca Willett is the 2024 recipient of the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize, for “her work in physics-informed machine learning and data science and for her service and leadership in the data science community.”
At 2024 Chicago Quantum Summit, leaders temper hype, hail momentum of global quantum effort
November 9, 2024
The 2024 Chicago Quantum Summit featured discussions about commercialization, workforce building, and need for continued investment.
For how much longer can life continue on this troubled planet?
November 9, 2024
For a while, a range of events in the distant future of the universe have been accepted with varying degrees of certainty. In a new study, UChicago researchers have proposed a crucial update to the universe's timeline.
How AI protein structure prediction and design won the Nobel prize
November 9, 2024
David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jumper attended grad school at UChicago, where he worked alongside biochemist Tobin Sosnick and theoretical chemist Karl Freed.