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2025

Precision and ingenuity drive construction of DUNE detector components

June 28, 2025

This illustration shows a view looking longways down the FD-HD detector; APAs at the sides and center, separated by cathode planes.

DUNE studies matter-antimatter asymmetry using precision detectors built with expert skill, clever machines, and extreme attention to detail.


The DSI welcomes summer students to explore the world of research

June 28, 2025

Dan Nicolae, Faculty Co-Director of the Data Science Institute and Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College Section of Genetic Medicine, presents at th

The Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience and Summer Lab programs kick off this week.


Asteroid speck at the Field Museum could hold the key to life

June 28, 2025

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, the subject of the 2016 OSIRIS-REx mission, and a “near-Earth asteroid,” has arrived at the Field Museum. Uncontaminated by the Earth’s atmosphere, this tiny piece of rock may offer insights into the minerals and or

UChicago PhD candidate Yuke Zheng leads research on a 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock that could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.


Handheld device captures airborne signs of disease

June 28, 2025

Structured surface The scientists designed a surface with microscopic silicon spikes that help droplets form inside the device to be read. Each of the spikes (shown above in an electron microscope image) is about 1/200th the width of a human hair.

Researchers lead by Bozhi Tian develops a new device called the Airborne Biomarker Localization Engine (ABLE). ABLE detects both non-volatile and volatile molecules in air in around 15 minutes.


Peter Littlewood, Chair of the Department of Physics

June 26, 2025

Peter Littlewood

Peter Littlewood, Professor in the Department of Physics, the James Franck Institute, and the Neuroscience Institute, will continue as Chair of the Department of Physics through June 30, 2026. Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, David Schmitz, Professor in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute, will be appointed Chair.


Fred Ciesla, Chair of the Department of the Geophysical Sciences

June 26, 2025

Fred Ciesla

Fred Ciesla, Professor in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences and the Enrico Fermi Institute, has been appointed as Chair of the Department of the Geophysical Sciences effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.


Peter Eng, Executive Director of CARS

June 25, 2025

Argonne

Peter Eng, Research Professor, has been reappointed as Executive Director of CARS effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028.


Ed Blucher, Director of the Enrico Fermi Institute

June 24, 2025

Ed Blucher

Ed Blucher has been reappointed as Director of the Enrico Fermi Institute effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.


A massive endeavor

June 23, 2025

visualization of a muon-producing collision

UChicago physicist Karri DiPetrillo is on a mission to bring a muon collider to fruition.


Abby Vieregg, David N. Schramm Director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

June 23, 2025

Photo of Abigail Vieregg outdoors

Abby Vieregg, David N. Schramm Director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, has been reappointed in this role effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028.


John Carlstrom, Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

June 23, 2025

John Carlstrom

John Carlstrom, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor, has been appointed as chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.


Edward Anders, who duped Nazis and illuminated the cosmos, dies at 98

June 20, 2025

Edward Anders in 1985 in front of Ruth Duckworth’s “Earth, Water, Sky” sculpture inside the Henry Hinds Laboratory

His research unraveled mysteries about the solar system and the demise of the dinosaurs. In retirement, he turned his attention to the Holocaust.


New data tool tracks pesticides’ impact on public health and the environment

June 16, 2025

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The California People and Pesticides Explorer equips citizens with visibility into pesticide use and its effects.


Celebrating this year’s successes in the data science clinic

June 16, 2025

In April, the DSI held a reception to thank mentors for their their work ensuring the success and impact of each project.

This year’s Clinic teams used data science and AI to solve problems for their clients, from the UChicago Library to a global renewable energy provider.
 


Argonne’s innovations highlighted at 2025 American Nuclear Society Meeting

June 16, 2025

Scientists working on a metallic contraption.

Argonne plays a leading role at 2025 American Nuclear Society Meeting, where international experts will gather to address how nuclear energy can be expanded to meet growing global needs.