2020
University of Chicago Exhibit and Speaker Series Celebrates Women in STEM
February 20, 2020

Redefining the landscape - Women in STEM, an exhibit featuring narratives and large-scale portraits of the women who are shaping STEM in the Physical Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, will open on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 3:00 PM with a presentation by University of Chicago Provost and Chemistry Professor Ka Yee Lee. The opening reception will be in the atrium of the William Eckhardt Research Center from 4:00-6:00 PM.
Scientists at Argonne and UChicago entangled photons across a 52-mile quantum loop network
February 19, 2020

Scientists at Argonne and UChicago entangled photons across a 52-mile quantum loop network, helping to lay the foundations for a national quantum internet
Scientific American covers the debate around Astronomy Prof. Wendy Freedman’s research on the rates of the universe
February 19, 2020

Research on the rate of the universe may point to a New Physics
First Veteran Undergraduates on Adjusting to University Life and PSD Academics
February 18, 2020

The Maroon interviews several undergraduate veterans of military service about applying their skills to challenging academics.
New York Times features UChicago Computer Science wearable jammer project
February 17, 2020

Computer Science professors Pedro Lopes, Ben Zhao, and Heather Zheng developed wearable defenses against listening devices such as Alexa
University of Chicago to build instrumentation for upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider
February 13, 2020

With $5.5M in new federal funding, faculty, students, engineers to design several components for ATLAS experiment detector
Astronomy Professor Robert Rosner discusses recent breakthrough solar imagery on Chicago Tonight
February 13, 2020

Prof. Rosner explains Inouye Telescope advancements and why new imagery is exciting
Meet computer science student, Hy Truong Son
February 12, 2020

Hy Truong Son was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. He has a BSc in computer science from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. He is now in his fourth year of pursuing a PhD in computer science at the University of Chicago and is researching machine learning applications and chemical problems.
Meet Solomon Quinn, computational and applied mathematics student
February 12, 2020

Solomon Quinn is from New York City. He holds a BS in mathematics and physics from the University of Richmond and is in his second year of pursuing a PhD in computational and applied mathematics (CAM) at the University of Chicago.
Astronomy Asst. Prof. Leslie Rogers has been selected for a 2020 Cottrell Scholar Award in support of her study of exoplanets
February 11, 2020

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected astronomer Leslie Rogers for a Cottrell Award
For geophysical scientists Philipp Heck and Jennika Greer, a single grain of Apollo moon dust opens new world of lunar science
February 7, 2020

Assoc. prof. in geophysical sciences Philip Heck and postdoc Jennika Greer are using a new technique called atom probe tomography to learn about the moon’s history, atom by atom.
Leftover Big Bang light helps calculate how massive faraway galaxies are
February 6, 2020

Asst. Prof. Brad Benson and UChicago and Fermilab scientists tap South Pole Telescope data to “weigh” galaxy clusters
Crafoord Prize winner Eugene Parker’s contributions to solar astronomy are explained in A Solar Science Timeline
February 6, 2020

Crafoord Prize winner Eugene Parker’s contributions to solar astronomy are explained in A Solar Science Timeline
Eric Jonas, Assistant Professor in Computer Science, delegates spectroscopy to the machines
February 5, 2020

Asst. Prof. Eric Jonas described a new technique for reading nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, opening up new possibilities for chemical analysis and the design of new molecules using a “self-driving spectrometer.”
Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue
February 4, 2020

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue
Breakthrough creates tough material able to stretch, heal and defend itself