2022
Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says
October 14, 2022
A profile of the Chicago quantum network project. “What we’re looking at is: Can you transmit info in a secure way that is immune to hacking and protects your personal and privacy?” says Prof. David Awschalom, Dept. of Physics. “We’re getting close.”
Common deidentification methods don’t fully protect data privacy, study finds
October 13, 2022
In an award-winning paper, Asst. Prof. Aloni Cohen, Dept. of Computer Science and Data Science, described a new kind of attack called “downcoding” and warns that the most popular data transformations intended to anonymize should not be considered sufficient to protect individuals’ privacy.
Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences honors David Uminsky
October 13, 2022
For Hispanic Hertiage Month, the group Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences (Lathisms) spotlighted David Uminsky, the director of the Data Science Institute.
Chicago scientists are testing an unhackable quantum internet in their basement closet
October 11, 2022
The Washington Post visited Prof. David Awschalom's lab to explore the cutting edge quantum research happening in Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Dept. of Physics at UChicago.
David Awschalom awarded $1 million for development of South Korea-U.S. quantum center
October 5, 2022
The National Research Foundation of South Korea (NRF) has awarded Prof. David Awschalom on the Dept. of Physics $1 million to co-lead the creation of a South Korea-U.S. joint research center dedicated to quantum error correction.
UChicago scientists to help lay out vision for future of particle physics
October 4, 2022
UChicago physicists Michael Turner, Young Kee-Kim, and Marcela Carena are helping launch a study to set a vision for the next decades of elementary particle physics in a broad sense for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
Yamuna Krishnan wins NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for High-Risk, High-Reward Research
October 3, 2022
Prof. Yamuna Krishnan has been awarded the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for High-Risk, High-Reward Research. Her group will embark on an ambitious new direction to map organelles electrochemically.
PSD in the News - September 2022
October 3, 2022
This month PSD researchers have been featured for their efforts to explain half-rock, half-water exoplanets around small stars, build a wheel that can crawl along varying terrain, and comment on climate science related to Hurricane Ian.
Prof. Nakamura discusses Hurricane Ian on Chicago Tonight
September 30, 2022
Prof. Noboru Nakamura, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, joined “Chicago Tonight” to talk about Hurricane Ian.
President Alivisatos and Provost Lee: Start of Autumn Quarter ‘an exciting time with unlimited opportunities’
September 27, 2022
University leaders welcome UChicago community back to campus for new academic year.
A wheel made of ‘odd matter’ spontaneously rolls uphill
September 26, 2022
Prof. Vincenzo Vitelli and physicist Corentin Coulais of the University of Amsterdam have engineered an odd wheel that uses component parts to automatically adjust its wiggling motion to compensate for uneven terrain.
University of Chicago hosts first South Side Science Festival
September 20, 2022
The all-day, all ages event highlighted the importance of STEM education, careers in science and understanding how science impacts daily life. The festival was created to connect South Side community members with science education resources.
Introducing new faculty in the Physical Sciences Division
September 15, 2022
Welcome to the new faculty joining the Physical Sciences Division in the '22-23 academic year!
UChicago/Argonne researchers will cultivate AI model “gardens” with $3.5M NSF grant
September 8, 2022
The Garden Project led by Prof. Ian Foster has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from NSF for researchers from materials science, physics, and chemistry, to create “Model Gardens” that publish and curate AI models, link them with data and computing resources, and make it simple for users.
Internet disconnect: CS and social science join forces to plumb the digital divide
September 8, 2022
A UChicago Magazine feature on the Internet Equity Initiative that uses existing data to explore the digital divide and develops new ways of measuring internet activity.