News: Faculty

UChicago astrophysicists’ physics-based models suggest dark energy may be evolving.

A series of free public talks will examine the science, technologies, and policy implications behind large-scale interventions such as sunlight reflection methods (SRM), open-systems carbon removal, and glacial preservation. The series will feature leading researchers from the University of Chicago’s Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) and runs every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. from October 4 to November 22, 2025.

Please welcome the faculty joining the Physical Sciences Division in the ’25–26 academic year.

Giulia Gallia and Argonne scientists develop a computational method to design molecular qubits with precision, paving the way for advanced quantum technologies.

Dmitri Talapin and John Anderson honored for their pioneering contributions to chemistry.

David Awschalom was involved in multidisciplinary effort that has designed quantum tech that can be produced naturally by cells.

UChicago astronomers using JWST reveal GJ 3929b is a bare rock, lacking atmosphere, advancing our understanding of rocky exoplanet evolution.

UChicago’s David Awschalom joins Physics World Weekly to discuss how Illinois is emerging as a hub for quantum innovation with labs and industry.

University of Chicago’s Prophet Arena pits AI models against live prediction markets. Early results suggest machines can match, and sometimes beat, the wisdom of crowds.

UChicago scientists including David Awschalom turn fluorescent proteins into living qubits, pioneering quantum sensing inside cells and reshaping bioimaging.

UChicago and UCSD study finds cybersecurity training barely reduces phishing risk, 56% of employees clicked fake links in tests.

UChicago and Harvard researchers use photophoresis to design tiny flyers for monitoring Earth’s elusive mesosphere.

An incredible breakthrough brings quantum-scale precision sensing to living biological systems.

UChicago team develops diamond biosensor detecting 49 biomolecules at once, paving the way for faster, scalable medical diagnostics.

UChicago & Montréal researchers using NASA’s Webb find TRAPPIST-1 d lacks an Earth-like atmosphere, ruling it out as a potential twin.