2020
Astronomy Professors John Carlstrom, Wendy Freedman, and Michael Turner named AAS Legacy Fellows
February 26, 2020
American Astronomical Society has announced their new Fellows program, kicking it off with an initial group of 200 Legacy Fellows. Astronomy Professors John Carlstrom, Wendy Freedman, and Michael Turner were among those named Legacy Fellows.
UChicago scientists predict new state of matter
February 25, 2020
A discovery by Chemistry Prof. David Mazziotti, Dr. Shiva Safaei, and graduate student LeeAnn Sager addresses the problem of generating and moving energy efficiently
Assoc. Prof. David Schuster and Fermilab scientist Daniel Bowring use quantum computing to explore dark matter
February 20, 2020
Assoc. Prof. David Schuster and grad students Akash Dixit and Ankur Agrawal are searching for dark matter with quantum computers, one blip of light at a time
Scientists at Argonne and UChicago entangled photons across a 52-mile quantum loop network
February 19, 2020
Scientists at Argonne and UChicago entangled photons across a 52-mile quantum loop network, helping to lay the foundations for a national quantum internet
Scientific American covers the debate around Astronomy Prof. Wendy Freedman’s research on the rates of the universe
February 19, 2020
Research on the rate of the universe may point to a New Physics
New York Times features UChicago Computer Science wearable jammer project
February 17, 2020
Computer Science professors Pedro Lopes, Ben Zhao, and Heather Zheng developed wearable defenses against listening devices such as Alexa
Astronomy Professor Robert Rosner discusses recent breakthrough solar imagery on Chicago Tonight
February 13, 2020
Prof. Rosner explains Inouye Telescope advancements and why new imagery is exciting
Astronomy Asst. Prof. Leslie Rogers has been selected for a 2020 Cottrell Scholar Award in support of her study of exoplanets
February 11, 2020
The Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected astronomer Leslie Rogers for a Cottrell Award
For geophysical scientists Philipp Heck and Jennika Greer, a single grain of Apollo moon dust opens new world of lunar science
February 7, 2020
Assoc. prof. in geophysical sciences Philip Heck and postdoc Jennika Greer are using a new technique called atom probe tomography to learn about the moon’s history, atom by atom.
Crafoord Prize winner Eugene Parker’s contributions to solar astronomy are explained in A Solar Science Timeline
February 6, 2020
Crafoord Prize winner Eugene Parker’s contributions to solar astronomy are explained in A Solar Science Timeline
Eric Jonas, Assistant Professor in Computer Science, delegates spectroscopy to the machines
February 5, 2020
Asst. Prof. Eric Jonas described a new technique for reading nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, opening up new possibilities for chemical analysis and the design of new molecules using a “self-driving spectrometer.”
New telescope reveals most detailed images of sun’s surface
February 4, 2020
The first images from NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii show a remarkable, close-up view of the sun’s surface. Robert Rosner, the William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, said seeing the amazing surfaces of its structures has been a forty-year endeavor.
What does climate change sound like? An Antarctic iceberg speaks in concert at Millennium Park
February 4, 2020
Using seismic vibrations collected from glaciers in the Antarctic, Prof. Doug MacAyeal partnered with Chicago-based artist collective Luftwerk to convert the sonic data into frequencies humans could hear. The goal was to translate an ailing iceberg and deepen public understanding through an emotional artistic experience of sea level rise.
Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design
January 31, 2020
UChicago scientists see opportunities for ‘metamaterials’ designed using dualities.
Prof. Eugene Parker wins prestigious Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
January 30, 2020
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Jan. 30 that University of Chicago Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker has been awarded the 2020 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy.
Awarded every three years, the prestigious Crafoord Prize consists of a gold medal and a sum of six million Swedish krona (about $600,000)—one of the largest prizes in science.
The Academy, which is also responsible for selecting Nobel Prize winners, cited Parker for his “pioneering and fundamental studies of the solar wind and magnetic fields from stellar to galactic scales.”