News: Faculty

Geosciences professor David Jablonski discusses mass extinction with National Geographic

Event Horizon Telescope, including UChicago-led South Pole Telescope, reveals turbulent evolution

This summer the Physical Sciences Division announced several institutional advancements, like the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, major NSF support for materials science research, and exciting developments with CMB collaborations. Read the full list of articles for July, August, and September.

Welcome to the new faculty members joining the Physical Sciences Division during the '20-21 academic year!

Is there life on Venus? Chicago’s WGN news interviews astrochemist Jennifer Bergner

Prof. Robert Rosner elected Vice President of the American Physical Society, will become President in 2023

Climate change will ultimately cost humanity $100,000 per ton of carbon, scientists estimate

Prof. John Carlstrom comments on UChicago's leadership among a 93-institution coalition to use telescopes at the South Pole and Chile

The Graduate Research Opportunities for Women (GROW) conference exists to create a space for women, who are historically underrepresented in mathematical fields, to network and learn about graduate research opportunities, graduate program admissions, and career options after they complete a degree. 

LIGO/Virgo has spotted a collision of dark giants that sheds light on an invisible process of cosmic growth

UChicago scientists invent first-of-its-kind method for pacemakers, other applications

The University of Chicago named as member of APS-IDEA network, a consortium of physics departments, laboratories, and research collaborations committed to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)

UChicago joins three universities in Institute for Foundational Data Science

Prof. Fred Chong named to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee

UChicago scientists share knowledge, research with the public—now with a virtual beer