News: Faculty

Congratulations to Don York, PhD’71, the Horace B. Horton Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics! The Norman Maclean Faculty Award recognizes UChicago scholars’ contributions to teaching and student life.

University of Chicago Prof. Frank Calegari has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Calegari’s research is in the area of algebraic number theory. He is particularly interested in the Langlands program, a set of mathematical ideas that has been called the "grand unified theory of mathematics.”

Professor Heinrich Jaeger contributes to the creation of thin, flexible sheets of self-assembled nanoparticles of magnetite that can be lifted and bent using an external magnetic field.

Physics postdoc Anthony Badea leads research on the creation of quark-gluon plasma believed to have filled the universe in the microseconds after the Big Bang. 

A new study by University of Chicago chemists shows how to quickly and easily make variations on a type of molecules called pyrazoles, which are often used in drug development.

NASA’s Curiosity rover found siderite rocks on Mars using X-ray diffraction technology, indicating the planet once had a carbon-rich atmosphere.
 

World Quantum Day recognizes Fred Chong, David Miller, and David Awschalom for their work in quantum research. 

Ion-smashing accelerators, ultracold quantum labs, advanced laser experiments: Argonne scientists are rewriting our understanding of nuclear physics.

This special episode of the podcast Early Morning Coffee at CERN, celebrating the United Nations' International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, features Yoav Afik, a UChicago postdoc at CERN who has made headlines in the particle physics world for measuring "entanglement," an aspect of quantum behavior. 

A breakthrough in Hilbert’s sixth problem by a team including UChicago mathematician Yu Deng is a major step in grounding physics in math. 

A recent collaborative study, originating from the Gregory Voth and Andrew Ferguson Labs, has utilized advanced supercomputer simulations to explore the dynamic instability of microtubule tips.

Utilizing research-driven micro-lessons, researchers from the Department of Computer Science are empowering elementary school children with essential digital privacy, literacy, and security skills through engaging, context-based education.

A new study by the Szostak Lab featuring a self-replicating molecule is adjusting what we know about the RNA-amino acid transition.

Wellcome Leap awarded $2 million to Seymour Goodman Professor Fred Chong and his team to utilize quantum computing for identifying cancer biomarkers. The project aims to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and treatment through advanced computational methods.

The 2025 New Horizons in Mathematics Prize has been awarded to Ewain Gwynne for his work in conformal probability, which studies probabilistic objects such as random curves and surfaces.