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2020

University of Chicago Exhibit and Speaker Series Celebrates Women in STEM

February 20, 2020

Women in STEM logo

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

Argonne and University of Chicago scientists

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

purple orbs

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

American flag

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

jammable bracelet by Pedro Lopes

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

Large Hadron Collider

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

Bob Rosner on video

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

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

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

Leslie Rogers headshot

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

Lunar dust

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

South Pole Telescope

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

Eugene Parker watches the launch of NASA's Parker Space Probe

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

Eric Jonas

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

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