News: 2026

January

Five PSD faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026

January 6, 2026

PSD against a white and turquoise background

Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty, including five from the Physical Sciences Division, have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships, effective Jan. 1.


Probing the invisible: University of Chicago professor uses nanotechnology to illuminate life’s smallest unit

January 6, 2026

Yamuna Krishnan at microscope

Professor Yamuna Krishnan uses nanotechnology to illuminate life's smallest unit.