News: Students

2023

Argonne workshop connects teachers with data science for new approaches to learning

August 28, 2023

Scientist demonstrates a rainfall sensor

The three-week-long Data Science Institute for High School Teachers brought eight teachers together with staff members from Argonne. They met at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago, where they learned about computer science, experimented hands-on with coding tools, and practiced teaching data science to youth.

Photo by Argonne National Laboratory


Quantum information school launches at Fermilab, using subatomic principles for groundbreaking technology

August 11, 2023

People gather outside of Fermilab’s Wilson Hall

A Chicago Tribune article on a new quantum education program at Fermilab mentions UChicago as a partner in the Chicago Quantum Exchange.

Photo by Ryan Postel, Fermilab


Oppenheimer: the view from ground zero

August 1, 2023

George Iskander

"As a physicist working across the street from the Manhattan Project’s atomic breakthrough site, I grapple with Oppenheimer’s legacy and the questions raised by Christopher Nolan’s film every day," writes physics PhD candidate George Iskander in an essay for British Film Institute's Sight and Sound magazine.


Argonne and University of Chicago researchers improve management of electric vehicle charging through machine learning

July 31, 2023

“When you have a lot of EVs charging at the same time, they can create a peak demand on the power station. This introduces increased charges, which we’re trying to avoid,” says Salman Yousaf, a graduate student in applied data science who is working on the project with three other students.

Image by Argonne National Laboratory


In California, a math problem: does data science = algebra II?

July 13, 2023

Data Science 4 Everyone

Data Science for Everyone Director Zarek Drozda mentions that California is one of 17 states now offering data science to high school students in some form, and that Oregon and Ohio offer it as an alternative to Algebra II.


Meet Sandra Tilmon

June 30, 2023

Sandra Tilmon

Sandra Tilmon is a graduate of the MS in Applied Data Science part-time program in the Physical Sciences Division.


Meet Ben Kusswurm

June 30, 2023

Ben Kusswurm

Ben Kusswurm is a student in the MS in Applied Data Science's online program.


Meet EJ Kang

June 30, 2023

EJ Kang

EJ Kang is a MS in Applied Data Science student in the Physical Sciences Division.


PSD recognizes four students with a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship

June 22, 2023

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The Physical Sciences Division has selected four graduate students to receive a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.


Chicago Quantum Exchange produces new quantum education video series for high schoolers

June 20, 2023

close up of the front of a video camera

Kate Timmerman, CEO of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, comments on Quick Quantum: for High Schoolers, an educational video series.


PSD graduate students earn Physical Sciences Prizes for Teaching

May 30, 2023

Back row, left to right: Stuart Kurtz, Kapil Chandran, Anath Kamath, Harry Fossbinder-Elkins Front row: Jonathan Liu, Claire Kessler, Katelyn Feuling

Six graduate students have been awarded the Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes for 2022-23: Kapil Chandran (Mathematics), Katelyn Feuling (Chemistry), Harry Fosbinder-Elkins (Physics), Ananth Kamath (Chemistry), Claire Lessler (Physics), and Jonathan Liu (Computer Science).


Evaluating Anti-Facial Recognition Tools

May 30, 2023

Physical Sciences data map logo

In a study presented on May 23-26th at the 44th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, researchers at the University of Chicago developed a framework to systematically evaluate existing anti-facial recognition tools and describe how creators of similar tools can design them to be even more resilient to the evolving landscape of facial recognition.


Meet Riya Sheth, FinMath student 

May 30, 2023

Portrait of Riya Sheth

Riya Sheth is a Financial Mathematics student and has been at UChicago for six months. She has been deep diving into her coursework, which includes mathematics, computer science, finance, and data analysis. As part of her program, she has also been working with Bodhi Research Group on a project pertaining to tail-risk hedging.


Study finds fascinating link between photosynthesis, supercooling of atoms

May 16, 2023

Screenshot of CBS video where you can see Chicago's skyline

University of Chicago professor David A. Mazziotti, and grad students LeeAnn M. Sager-Smith and Anna O. Schouten, explained how they discovered the link and what it could mean for the future of how we power our homes and cities.


Smart glove enhances your sense of touch in virtual reality

May 13, 2023

Person with virtual reality device and a smart glove

Stimulating nerves on the back of your hand makes it feel like you are grasping things in VR without needing to have your palms covered in material.