The University of Chicago Physical Sciences Division has a rich history of shaping new fields, deepening knowledge in the core of the disciplines, and fostering impactful collaboration through our institutes, centers, committees, and initiatives.
Departments
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geophysical Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
Interested in studying with us? Please see our full list of academic programs.
Committees
Institutes
- Data Science Institute
- Enrico Fermi Institute
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics
- Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation
- James Franck Institute
- Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
- National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB)
Centers
- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS)
- Center for Living Systems (CLS)
- CERES Center for Unstoppable Computing
- Chicago Center for Cosmochemistry
- Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry (CCTCh)
- Center for the Origins of Life
- Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
- Pritzker Plant Biology Center
- Quantum sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering (QuBBE)
- Stevanovich Center for Financial Mathematics
- UChicago STEM Education
- Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science (SEES)