2023
PSD recognizes four students with a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship
June 22, 2023
The Physical Sciences Division has selected four graduate students to receive a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Eleven books to read over summer 2023
June 20, 2023
UChicago teaching award winners, including chemist Bozhi Tian, share their selections.
Photo by Jean Lachat
Four American scholars among seven winners of the Shaw Prize for 2023
June 1, 2023
Vladimir Drinfeld, Harry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, wins 2023 Shaw Prize in the Mathematical Sciences for his contributions related to mathematical physics and to arithmetic geometry.
PSD in the news: May 2023
May 31, 2023
This month PSD researchers have been recognized for their pioneering discoveries, the quality and innovation of their research programs, and their unique contributions to new fields of inquiry.
Prof. Vladimir Drinfeld wins 2023 Shaw Prize in the Mathematical Sciences
May 31, 2023
Vladimir Drinfeld, Harry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, wins 2023 Shaw Prize in the Mathematical Sciences for his contributions related to mathematical physics and to arithmetic geometry.
PSD graduate students earn Physical Sciences Prizes for Teaching
May 30, 2023
Six graduate students have been awarded the Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes for 2022-23: Kapil Chandran (Mathematics), Katelyn Feuling (Chemistry), Harry Fosbinder-Elkins (Physics), Ananth Kamath (Chemistry), Claire Lessler (Physics), and Jonathan Liu (Computer Science).
UChicago announces 2023 winners of Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
May 30, 2023
Every year, UChicago recognizes faculty members for their incredible teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students. This year, Michael Gladders is one of the winners of the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards, and Bozhi Tian is being recognized with a Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.
UChicago instructors, grad students honored for exemplary teaching
May 26, 2023
Kale Davies, Mathematics, and Samuel Knight, Chemistry, recognized for exceptional instruction of students in the College
2023 Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division
May 26, 2023
The recipients of the 2023 Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division are Michael J. Franklin, Liew Family Chair of Computer Science, Senior Advisor to the Provost on Computation and Data Science and Faculty Co-Director of the Data Science Institute, and Dan Nicolae, Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Human Genetics, and the Section of Genetic Medicine, and Faculty Co-Director of the Data Science Institute.
Two PSD Faculty Members elected to Royal Society
May 10, 2023
Profs. Wendy Freedman and Matthew Stephens have been elected to the Royal Society, a fellowship of many of the world’s most eminent scientists and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. This year, 59 scientists from around the world were elected Fellows or Foreign Members of the Society for their outstanding contributions to science.
Two PSD undergraduates earn 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarships
May 4, 2023
Two PSD undergraduate students, Cameron Chang and Steven Labalme, have received Barry Goldwater Scholarships, awarded annually based on academic merit and undergraduate research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. They are among the 417 U.S. college students to be selected for this award out of a pool of over 5,000 applicants. Considered the preeminent undergraduate award of its kind, the scholarship covers the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. It also helps STEM students fund their research during their final years of undergraduate study.
PSD among 2023 U.S. News & World Report top science graduate schools
May 3, 2023
U.S. News & World Report released the 2023 rankings for the top science schools for graduate education in the United States. The Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago was well-represented in top rankings for graduate programs and specialties.
PSD in the news: April 2023
April 24, 2023
This month PSD researchers have been recognized for their pioneering discoveries, the quality and innovation of their research programs, and their unique contributions to new fields of inquiry.
Five UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023
April 19, 2023
Prof. Michael J. Franklin elected as member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
Winners of the 2023 UChicago Science as Art competition announced
April 6, 2023
The University of Chicago has announced the winners of its 2023 Science as Art contest, which highlights images of innovative scientific research from the UChicago community. The grand-prize winner is “Origami in a Tube” by Di Wang, chemist and Ph.D student.