News: Faculty

Li Ma, AB’06, SM’06, is a professor of Statistics and Data Science at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on generative models, Bayesian modeling and computation, nonparametric inference, tree-based methods, and their applications in biomedical science. Prior to joining UChicago, he was a faculty member in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University from 2011 to 2025. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.

A gentler chemistry from Chuan He’s lab improves accuracy and recovery of methylated DNA, advancing epigenetic research and diagnostics.

Summit draws attendees from at least 15 countries, 32 universities and 168 companies.

Harnessing atomic-level precision and computational intelligence to build materials of the future.

Partnership with IonQ enables faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge research and translate to real-world applications benefiting society.

Yu Deng will share the 2026 Leonard Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics for his fundamental contributions to the theory of dispersive PDE and, in particular, to a new understanding of wave kinetic equations.

A new study from the University of Chicago, MIT and Harvard is shedding light on how to improve the way artificial intelligence learns and reasons. A video Interview with Assoc. Prof. Chenhao Tan and PhD Student Xiaoyan Bai.

Six University of Chicago Physical Sciences Division scientists were named in Web of Science's 2025 report of highly cited researchers. According to Web of Science, researchers on the list have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields.
 

Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant.

As the Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) at the University of Chicago enters its second year, it continues to grow its research capacity and expertise across key areas of climate systems engineering.

Nick Feamster and Francesco Bronzino lead international collaboration to develop generative AI techniques that create high-fidelity network data, addressing critical challenges in machine learning, privacy, and network security.

Research led by UChicago’s Eliza Kempton finds some ‘mini-Neptunes’ likely have solid surfaces rather than molten interiors.

Two scientists, including David Keith, argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field.

Congrats to J. Peter May, who received the 2026 AMS Elias M. Stein Mentoring Award for exceptional mentoring. 

Congratulations to Heinrich Jaeger, who has received the American Physical Society's 2026 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize.