News: Students

2020

Meet astronomy & astrophysics student Amy Tang

March 4, 2020

Amy Tang

Amy Tang was born in Shenyang, China, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She was an undergraduate physics student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is a fifth year graduate student in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. We interviewed her about her experiences below. 


Scientists seize rare chance to watch faraway star system evolve

March 4, 2020

a young planet

Adina Feinstein, a NSF Graduate Research Fellow at UChicago, talks about the difficulties of finding young planets


UChicago scientists predict new state of matter

February 25, 2020

Shiva Safaei, David Mazziotti, and LeeAnn Sager

A discovery by Chemistry Prof. David Mazziotti, Dr. Shiva Safaei, and graduate student LeeAnn Sager addresses the problem of generating and moving energy efficiently


Assoc. Prof. David Schuster and Fermilab scientist Daniel Bowring use quantum computing to explore dark matter

February 20, 2020

quantum computing experiment at Fermilab

Assoc. Prof. David Schuster and grad students Akash Dixit and Ankur Agrawal are searching for dark matter with quantum computers, one blip of light at a time


First Veteran Undergraduates on Adjusting to University Life and PSD Academics

February 18, 2020

American flag

The Maroon interviews several undergraduate veterans of military service about applying their skills to challenging academics.


Meet computer science student, Hy Truong Son

February 12, 2020

Hy Truong Son

Hy Truong Son was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. He has a BSc in computer science from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. He is now in his fourth year of pursuing a PhD in computer science at the University of Chicago and is researching machine learning applications and chemical problems. 


Meet Solomon Quinn, computational and applied mathematics student

February 12, 2020

Solomon Quinn

Solomon Quinn is from New York City. He holds a BS in mathematics and physics from the University of Richmond and is in his second year of pursuing a PhD in computational and applied mathematics (CAM) at the University of Chicago. 


Meet physics student, Meg Panetta

February 3, 2020

Meg Panetta

Meg Panetta is from Atlanta, Georgia. She studied physics and astrophysics at Harvard University before obtaining a master’s degree in history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University. She is now in her second year of pursuing a PhD in physics.
 


Adler Planetarium highlights student Andrea Bryant 

January 15, 2020

The Adler Planetarium interviewed graduate student, Andrea Bryant, as part of its Chicago's Black Women in STEAM blog series. Bryant spoke about what sparked her interest in astrophysics, her graduate experiences, her passion for music, and more. 


Meet physics student, Claire Baum

January 15, 2020

Claire Baum

Claire Baum is from Mount Prospect, Illinois. She holds a BS in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She’s currently in her third year of pursuing a PhD in physics at the University of Chicago.
 


Meet Kartik Singhal, computer science student

January 6, 2020

Kartik Singhal

Kartik Singhal was born and raised in Ghaziabad, India. He holds a bachelor of technology in computer science and engineering from the National Institute of Technology Calicut and a master of science in computer science from Brown University. He also worked as a software engineer at Oracle India. He is now pursuing a doctorate in computer science at the University of Chicago.


2019

Chemistry students win American Vacuum Society national doctoral research awards

November 25, 2019

Becca Thompson and Ross Edel hold AVS awards

Graduate students Becca Thompson and Ross Edel won two of the five named national awards at the 66th Annual American Vacuum Society (AVS) Meeting for their doctoral research. Becca won the Nellie Yeoh Whetten Award, while Ross won the Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship, both for their “outstanding achievement in vacuum science and technology.”


Meet Adam Antoszewski, chemistry student

November 22, 2019

Headshot of Adam Antoszewski in front of colorful mural

Adam Antoszewski was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a BS in both physics and chemistry from the University of Virginia. He’s now in his third year of pursuing a PhD in chemistry at the University of Chicago. 


UChicago chemistry student runner-up in Nature essay contest

November 5, 2019

Headshot of Zajac wearing blazer and glasses in front of laboratory.

Matthew Zajac, graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at UChicago, was runner-up in Nature's Young Scientist Essay Competition. Reproduction, rethought, his essay about the desire for science to develop same-sex reproduction technology, has been published online. 


​PSD grad student collaborates with artist to create aural depictions of melting continent

October 24, 2019

Artist Katie Wood lowering microphone close to melting snow in Indiana Dunes National Park

Geophysical sciences graduate student Grant McDonald and artist Katie Wood developed an audio work of the sounds of Antarctic glaciers to call attention to climate change and its effects on the melting continent.