2020
Jesus Alvarez, Clare Keenan, and Aaron Slipper awarded teaching prizes
June 24, 2020
Three PSD students have been awarded the Physical Sciences Teaching Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Awardees include Jesus Alvarez and Clare Keenan of the Department of Chemistry and Aaron Slipper of the Department of Mathematics.
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
June 18, 2020
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
Jared Siegel has been awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award
June 17, 2020
Jared Siegel has been awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award medal for his poster on supernova remnant W49B at the recently concluded 236th AAS meeting.
Chemistry student, Adam Antoszewski, honored for exceptional teaching of undergraduates
June 11, 2020
Chemistry student, Adam Antoszewski, honored for exceptional teaching of undergraduates with 2020 Wayne C. Booth Prize
PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
June 9, 2020
PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
PSD majors earn prestigious national awards
May 29, 2020
PSD majors in the College earn prestigious national awards.
PSD in the News - May 2020
May 28, 2020
This month PSD researchers have been featured for their efforts to uncover the secret behind the molecule that blocks HIV infection, why ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets, and what 'groupie' galaxies orbiting the Milky Way tell us about dark matter.
Prof. Simion Filip has been awarded a European Mathematical Society Prize
May 27, 2020
Prof. Simion Filip has been awarded a European Mathematical Society Prize in recognition of excellence among researchers under 35
2020 Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prizes for Exceptional Service in the PSD awarded to Bryan Dickinson, Margaret Gardel, and Chuan He for contributions to COVID-19 research and relief efforts
May 26, 2020
2020 Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prizes for Exceptional Service in the PSD awarded to Bryan Dickinson, Margaret Gardel, and Chuan He for contributions to COVID-19 research and relief efforts
Physics graduate student, Daine Danielson, named a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow
May 20, 2020
Physics graduate student, Daine Danielson, named a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow
Prof. Susan Kidwell honored for pioneering work on fossil record
May 15, 2020
Prof. Susan Kidwell honored for pioneering work on fossil record. Paleontological Society Medal recognizes scientist’s conservation paleobiology research
CDAC’s new AI + Science grants fund projects and workshops in chemistry, physics, and CS Education
May 14, 2020
CDAC’s new AI + Science grants fund projects and workshops in chemistry, physics, and CS Education
Physics student, Jan Offermann, among 62 selected by DOE for high energy physics research at Argonne
May 14, 2020
Physics student, Jan Offermann, among 62 selected by DOE for high energy physics research at Argonne
Matthew Ackerman and Pranav Gokhale selected for quantum tech entrepreneurship program
May 12, 2020
Two UChicago scientists, Matthew Ackerman and Pranav Gokhale, selected for entrepreneurship program to develop quantum tech
Physics Prof. Sidney Nagel elected to American Philosophical Society
May 11, 2020
Sidney Nagel, the Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor of Physics, among three UChicago scholars elected to American Philosophical Society. He is a pioneer in studying non-linear and far-from-equilibrium behavior in disordered systems.