2019
Press Release: UChicago Chemist Among 13 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars
May 7, 2019
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announces the selection of 13 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2019. These faculty are within the first five years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education.
Royal Society of Chemistry Recognizes Prof. Voth for Excellence in Computational Chemistry
May 6, 2019
The Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) Faraday Division has awarded Gregory Voth, the Haig P. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, the 2019 S F Boys - A Rahman Award.
Press Release: University of Chicago Scientist Wins Prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award
May 6, 2019
Professor Gregory Voth has been named winner of the prestigious S F Boys-A Rahman Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Alexei M. Khokhlov, theoretical and computational astrophysicist, 1954-2019
May 6, 2019
Alexei Khokhlov, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, died on May 4. He was 65.
Prof. R. Stephen Berry discusses new book on thermodynamics and need for scientific literacy
April 29, 2019
The James Franck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, R. Stephen Berry, discusses his new book that aims for improving scientific literacy and his pioneering research in thermodynamics that began with a landmark idea called the “life-cycle analysis".
Computer scientists design a way to defend against attacks to AI-based security systems
April 26, 2019
In a new published paper, a group from Prof. Ben Zhao and Prof. Heather Zheng’s SAND Lab describe the first generalized defense against backdoor attacks in neural networks.
Chicago pollution inspired scholar’s career as chemist and environmental activist
April 26, 2019
R. Stephen Berry discusses new book on thermodynamics and need for scientific literacy
Scientists measure half-life of element that’s longer than the age of the universe
April 25, 2019
Using the XENON1T experiment, a giant detector deep under an Italian mountainside, UChicago scientists documented the decay of atoms of xenon-124, the rarest process ever observed in the universe.
Lab Safety Competition Winners
April 22, 2019
This April, labs in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) joined a competition to be the Safest Lab of 2019. The winning labs earned not only the title but also a grand prize of $500 or two runner-up prizes of $250 to be used for a lab outing.
Scientists climb UChicago buildings to study air quality and pollution
April 22, 2019
Researchers from UChicago and Harvard University are using Rockefeller Memorial Chapel and Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery to collect data that will be used to create a map of the air around Chicago’s urban center and what it contains.
Scientists invent a way to trap a mysterious ‘dark world’ particle
April 19, 2019
In a newly published paper, UChicago and Fermilab scientists presented an innovative method for tracking dark matter in the Large Hadron Collider by exploiting a potential particle's slightly slower speed.
Walter Massey, former faculty member and trustee emeritus, receives Vannevar Bush Award
April 18, 2019
The National Science Board announced that Massey, senior adviser to the president of the University of Chicago, will receive its prestigious Vannevar Bush Award.
Prof. Per Mykland earns Guggenheim fellowship to understand data architecture
April 16, 2019
The Robert M. Hutchins Professor of Statistics and Finance, Per Mykland, is one of five UChicago scholars to be named 2019 Guggenheim Fellows.
UChicago’s innovative research is shaping the future of computer science
April 16, 2019
Not only are UChicago researchers advancing the foundations of data science and artificial intelligence, they are also expanding their applications to other fields.
Podcast features Prof. Ben Zhao’s research on AI
April 15, 2019
Computer scientist, Ben Zhao, explains how artificial intelligence can break crucial systems and be broken itself on Big Brains, a UChicago podcast. Listen and subscribe.