News: Faculty

"Quantum chemistry, a field that delves into the behavior and interactions of molecules and atoms at the quantum level, holds the key to unlocking a deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of our universe. By exploring the intricate world of quantum mechanics, scientists can make groundbreaking discoveries that have far-reaching implications in various scientific disciplines. One of these researchers is Dr. Laura Gagliardi, a chemistry and molecular engineering professor at the University of Chicago."

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UChicago scholars--including PSD scientists Daniel Holz, Fred Ciesla, Robert Rosner, David Jablonski, and Elisabeth Moyer--contemplate the end of the world for an article in The Core, the College's alumni magazine.

In a NYT article, Prof. John Carlstrom comments on the Simons Observatory, saying that “as with any big project, it has many gates to get through before the construction funding is secure.”

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New method from UChicago chemists, including Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, could lead to cost-effective sensors.

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Smithsonian Magazine article mentions the efforts of former UChicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins and Nobel Prize–winning chemist Harold Urey to convince the public to support global nuclear weapons control.

Photo: Researcher Cesare Emiliani and Harold Urey (right) in a lab. University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf1-08449

Elsevier and the Board of Executive Editors of Elsevier’s Tetrahedron journal series are pleased to announce that the 2023 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry has been awarded to Professor Chuan He, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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A team of University of Chicago scientists led by chemist Weixin Tang has created new CRISPR systems that are smaller and can easily slip into cells—yet retain their potency.

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Professor Hank Hoffmann has been appointed Chair for the Department of Computer Science beginning September 1, 2023. He will continue to serve over the next three years, building on the work laid out by the department’s current Liew Family Chair, Mike Franklin. In response to the announcement, Franklin wrote that he “couldn’t be more pleased about this choice.”

Melvin Gordon Rothenberg, a professor emeritus of mathematics who spent more than four decades making groundbreaking mathematical discoveries at the University of Chicago as well as teaching hundreds of students and contributing to social justice causes, died August 1, 2023. He was 89.

A design by UChicago researchers, including chemist Bozhi Tian, makes stable, suture-free medical monitoring in the body possible.

Crain's Chicago Business article discusses the importance of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE, project at Fermilab, notes its ties to UChicago, and includes comments from physicist Ed Blucher about the neutrino: “There are trillions per second going through your body for your whole life but almost never interact with you—which is what makes it great to study.”

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Hyde Park Herald memorializes Prof. Emeritus of Mathematics Melvin Gordon Rothenberg.

An Axios article highlights computer scientist Ben Zhao's tool "Glaze."

In an Axios article, computer science professor Rick Stevens says, "We're trying to move beyond...an [AI] that is trained on a dataset and makes a prediction on that dataset."

In Q&A, Geophysical Sciences professor Nicolas Dauphas discusses what we can learn from the mission to Phobos.