2022
UChicago courses help students share science with the public
April 14, 2022

A UChicago College science communication course co-taught by Prof. Peggy Mason and Sara Serritella covers written, visual and hands-on methods of sharing data with the general public.
The state of quantum computing: future, present, past
April 14, 2022

For World Quantum Day, Prof. David Awschalom comments in Forbes’ brief overview of where quantum computing, communications, and sensing and its industry and investments are going, where quantum is today, and how we got here.
Chemical Haptics could bring touch sensations like cold and heat to VR
April 13, 2022

Jasmine Lu, Ziwei Liu, Jas Brooks, and Prof. Asst. Pedro Lopes of the Human Computer Integration Lab are developing a new kind of haptic feedback they've dubbed chemical haptics, applying it to five different virtual reality experiences.
Paleobiologist David Jablonski awarded 2022 Darwin-Wallace Medal
April 12, 2022

The 2022 Darwin-Wallace Medal from The Linnean Society of London has been awarded to University of Chicago paleobiologist David Jablonski in honor of his making major advances in evolutionary science.
PSD Statistician Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
April 7, 2022

Prof. Lek-Heng Lim is among the 180 Guggenheim fellows selected in this year’s class from nearly 2,500 applicants. He is recognized for introducing high-level algebra, geometry and topology to applied mathematics. In particular, he works with a type of mathematical object called a tensor and how the concept can be used in computational mathematics and the information sciences.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics names Lek-Heng Lim a 2022 Fellow
April 6, 2022

On March 31, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) announced that Lek-Heng Lim, Professor of the Department of Statistics, Computational and Applied Mathematics Initiative, and the College, is among 26 members to be honored in the 2022 Class of SIAM Fellows.
Physics & Contemporary Architecture public lecture series returns
April 6, 2022

A top flight of architects and structural engineers will present public lectures on some of the most innovative work being done in contemporary structural design as part of a unique physics undergraduate course offered this Spring Quarter at the University of Chicago, Physics & Contemporary Architecture (PHSC11800) taught by Professors Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger. Enrolled undergraduate students, as well as the interested public, can join online for free Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. CST.
PSD among 2022 U.S. News & World Report top science graduate schools
March 29, 2022

The Physical Sciences Division has many programs ranked highly in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report top science graduate schools rankings.
Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties
March 28, 2022

A new study introduces a breakthrough in making nanocrystals function together electronically. The research led by Prof. Dmitri Talapin, Department of Chemistry, may open the doors to future devices with new abilities.
Junchen Jiang wins CAREER Award for machine learning to optimize video experience
March 25, 2022

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science Junchen Jiang received the NSF CAREER Award to study how individual preferences and machine learning can help automatically optimize video quality while also conserving valuable bandwidth. The award, the NSF’s most prestigious for early-career faculty, was one of six awarded to UChicago CS faculty during the 2021-22 cycle.
Longtime Southland resident Eugene Parker, the first living person to have a NASA rocket named for him, remembered as ‘humble and kind’
March 25, 2022

Famed astrophysicist Eugene Parker, who died March 15, “touched” the sun and the hearts of the Homewood-Flossmoor community, where he lived for more than 50 years. The Chicago Tribune memorializes Parker, recalling his humble dedication to area causes, to nature and to his neighbors.
PSD in the News - March 2022
March 24, 2022

This month PSD researchers have been featured for their efforts to catch and study neutrinos at a local nuclear reactor, treat cancer with nanodevices made out of DNA, conduct Great Lakes sampling efforts under winter conditions, and recreate conditions in giant galaxy clusters with lasers.
AIP Oral History: Interview of Walter Massey by David Zierler
March 24, 2022

In this AIP Oral History, Walter Massey, chairman of the board of the Giant Magellan Telescope, former UChicago professor and now advisor and trustee emeritus, describes his childhood in segregated Mississippi, his drive towards championing scientific discovery, and contributions across civil rights, science policy, and higher education.
Prof. Scott Snyder, Dept. of Chemistry, receives 2022 Cottrell STAR Award from the Research Corporation
March 22, 2022

Prof. Scott Snyder, Department of Chemistry, has been selected for the 2022 Cottrell STAR Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, cited as “an accomplished organic chemist and pedagogical innovator committed to the education of undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students beyond his own lab and classroom.”
DSI part of $4.6M Mastercard grant to data.org Capacity Accelerator Network
March 22, 2022

The Data Science Institute at UChicago is part of a grant of $4.6M in funding delivered by the Mastercard Impact Fund for data.org’s Capacity Accelerator Network (CAN) that will support the creation of a consortium of diverse higher education partners to amplify social impact through data science.