2022
The next stage of cosmic microwave background research
October 19, 2022

With CMB-S4, scientists including UChicago cosmologists John Carlstrom and Jeff McMahon hope to connect a sandy desert with a polar desert—and revolutionize our understanding of the early universe.
Asst. Prof. Weixin Tang, Dept. of Chemistry, named a 2022 Packard Fellow
October 18, 2022

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor Weixin Tang, Dept. of Chemistry, was named a 2022 Packard Fellow. The award will support her research to develop a mammalian biology-compatible, adaptation-ready directed evolution strategy to isolate biomolecules for therapeutic discovery.
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her
October 17, 2022

UChicago research assistant, Donna DeEtte Elbert, was a “computer” for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and shared authorship with the Nobel laureate on 18 papers. Her pivotal finding about planetary magnetic fields existed for years as a footnote in his work—until recently.
These tiny ultra-porous crystals could transform cancer treatments and more
October 17, 2022

How can super-porous metal organic frameworks (MOFs) advance healthcare? Prof. Wenbin Lin, Dept. of Chemistry, has spent two decades inventing MOFs that can enhance the effect of the radiation in tumor cells without amplifying damage to normal cells.
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.”
Black holes, explained
October 13, 2022

Black holes fascinate both the public and scientists—they push the limits of our understanding about matter, space and time. Read more about them in this UChicago News Explainer Series,
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.
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.
Huge reflector arrives at University of Chicago for South Pole telescope project
October 11, 2022

A telescope reflector for CMB-S4 made from two 20-ton blocks of aluminum came to UChicago campus Friday afternoon for installation in the new High Bay Research Building. It arrived via ship from Germany, and then was escorted by police from Indiana, across the South Side, to S. Maryland Ave.
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.
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.
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.
The origin of life on Earth, explained
September 19, 2022

This explainer from UChicago News explores what geochemical conditions nurtured the first life forms. What water, chemistry and temperature cycles fostered the chemical reactions that allowed life to emerge on our planet?
UChicago earns #6 spot in U.S. News Best Colleges
September 12, 2022

The University of Chicago earned the #6 spot in U.S. News Best Colleges national university rankings for 2022-2023.