Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
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In Asst. Prof. Sarah Sebo's lab, researchers are programming robots to interact more intuitively and empathetically with humans to build trust and improve teamwork.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/sebo-lab-programming-robots-better-interact-humans
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/sebo-lab-programming-robots-better-interact-humans
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In Asst. Prof. Sarah Sebo's lab, researchers are programming robots to interact more intuitively and empathetically with humans to build trust and improve teamwork.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/sebo-lab-programming-robots-better-interact-humans
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/sebo-lab-programming-robots-better-interact-humans
Join us for a virtual information session on 11/13 at 11 AM CST for the MS in Chemistry at UChicago. You'll learn more about our admissions process, curriculum, and life at UChicago.
RSVP: https://apply-psd.uchicago.edu/register/?id=9edf18da-7cbd-42b1-8b9d-eeb6c5b39a15
RSVP: https://apply-psd.uchicago.edu/register/?id=9edf18da-7cbd-42b1-8b9d-eeb6c5b39a15
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us for a virtual information session on 11/13 at 11 AM CST for the MS in Chemistry at UChicago. You'll learn more about our admissions process, curriculum, and life at UChicago.
RSVP: https://apply-psd.uchicago.edu/register/?id=9edf18da-7cbd-42b1-8b9d-eeb6c5b39a15
RSVP: https://apply-psd.uchicago.edu/register/?id=9edf18da-7cbd-42b1-8b9d-eeb6c5b39a15
Next up in EFI's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series: Glaciers and a Journey Through Direct Air Capture.
Prof. David Keith and Doug MacAyeal will discuss the science of glaciers.
⏰: November 8th at 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
Prof. David Keith and Doug MacAyeal will discuss the science of glaciers.
⏰: November 8th at 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Next up in EFI's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series: Glaciers and a Journey Through Direct Air Capture.
Prof. David Keith and Doug MacAyeal will discuss the science of glaciers.
⏰: November 8th at 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
Prof. David Keith and Doug MacAyeal will discuss the science of glaciers.
⏰: November 8th at 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
Join us for a virtual information session on 11/12 at 4 PM CST for the MS in Environmental Science at the University of Chicago. You'll learn more about our admissions process, curriculum, and life at UChicago and meet members of our program.
RSVP: https://shorturl.at/sXdTv
RSVP: https://shorturl.at/sXdTv
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Join us for a virtual information session on 11/12 at 4 PM CST for the MS in Environmental Science at the University of Chicago. You'll learn more about our admissions process, curriculum, and life at UChicago and meet members of our program.
RSVP: https://shorturl.at/sXdTv
RSVP: https://shorturl.at/sXdTv
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, scientists are testing cosmic theories and confirming our best model for how everything works: the Lambda-CDM model to improve next-generation telescopes.
Scientists release new survey of the biggest objects in the universe
UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws
news.uchicago.edu
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, scientists are testing cosmic theories and confirming our best model for how everything works: the Lambda-CDM model to improve next-generation telescopes.
Scientists at UChicago & Argonne created an ultrathin transistor—just FOUR atoms thick. Faster, cooler, and even more energy-efficient computers, with mind-blowing potential for new discoveries. Traditional silicon just met its match. ⚡🔬
https://shorturl.at/ts50L
https://shorturl.at/ts50L
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Scientists at UChicago & Argonne created an ultrathin transistor—just FOUR atoms thick. Faster, cooler, and even more energy-efficient computers, with mind-blowing potential for new discoveries. Traditional silicon just met its match. ⚡🔬
https://shorturl.at/ts50L
https://shorturl.at/ts50L
Meet Shape n’ Swarm: an award-winning tool from UChicago's AxLab that lets you design and control groups of tabletop robots by simply arranging them with your hands and speaking natural commands.
Shape n’ Swarm: Hands-On, Shape-Aware Generative Authoring for Swarm User Interfaces Wins Best Demo at UIST 2025 - Department of Computer Science
Imagine creating shapes, animating scenes, or telling interactive stories, simply by arranging a group of tabletop robots with your hands. What if you could give voice instructions without a single line of code? With this intuitive, hands-on approach, the process of programming complex behaviors bec...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Meet Shape n’ Swarm: an award-winning tool from UChicago's AxLab that lets you design and control groups of tabletop robots by simply arranging them with your hands and speaking natural commands.
The U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA and Oracle will deliver the DOE’s largest AI supercomputer and accelerate scientific discovery.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/department-energy-announces-partnership-argonne-nvidia-and-oracle-build-ai-supercomputers
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/department-energy-announces-partnership-argonne-nvidia-and-oracle-build-ai-supercomputers
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA and Oracle will deliver the DOE’s largest AI supercomputer and accelerate scientific discovery.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/department-energy-announces-partnership-argonne-nvidia-and-oracle-build-ai-supercomputers
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/department-energy-announces-partnership-argonne-nvidia-and-oracle-build-ai-supercomputers
This Saturday, Prof. David Keith will provide an overview of sunlight reflection methods (SRM) as part of Enrico Fermi Institute's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series.
⏰: 11/1 at 11 AM
📍 : KCTP 106 and streaming at
⏰: 11/1 at 11 AM
📍 : KCTP 106 and streaming at
Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series | Enrico Fermi Institute | The University of Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute is a research unit in the Physical Sciences Division devoted to interdisciplinary research in areas including: Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geophysical Sciences and Mathematics.
efi.uchicago.edu
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This Saturday, Prof. David Keith will provide an overview of sunlight reflection methods (SRM) as part of Enrico Fermi Institute's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series.
⏰: 11/1 at 11 AM
📍 : KCTP 106 and streaming at
⏰: 11/1 at 11 AM
📍 : KCTP 106 and streaming at
The UChicago Department of Computer Science’s Human Computer Integration Lab highlights Galvanic Vestibular Simulation, tech that may help people relearn balance and orientation after injuries.
https://shorturl.at/YjTOn
https://shorturl.at/YjTOn
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The UChicago Department of Computer Science’s Human Computer Integration Lab highlights Galvanic Vestibular Simulation, tech that may help people relearn balance and orientation after injuries.
https://shorturl.at/YjTOn
https://shorturl.at/YjTOn
In early September, prominent researchers in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, planetary sciences, and astronomy gathered at UChicago as part of the Origins Federation Conference to share and discuss research results related to how life emerged and evolved.
https://shorturl.at/yRlpg
https://shorturl.at/yRlpg
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In early September, prominent researchers in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, planetary sciences, and astronomy gathered at UChicago as part of the Origins Federation Conference to share and discuss research results related to how life emerged and evolved.
https://shorturl.at/yRlpg
https://shorturl.at/yRlpg
Chen Ning Yang, PhD’48, 1922-2025
“Yang’s pioneering work in theoretical physics revolutionized our understanding of nature’s fundamental laws and laid the groundwork for the Standard Model of particle physics.”
-Ka Yee C. Lee, interim dean, PSD
https://shorturl.at/0KuDv
“Yang’s pioneering work in theoretical physics revolutionized our understanding of nature’s fundamental laws and laid the groundwork for the Standard Model of particle physics.”
-Ka Yee C. Lee, interim dean, PSD
https://shorturl.at/0KuDv
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Chen Ning Yang, PhD’48, 1922-2025
“Yang’s pioneering work in theoretical physics revolutionized our understanding of nature’s fundamental laws and laid the groundwork for the Standard Model of particle physics.”
-Ka Yee C. Lee, interim dean, PSD
https://shorturl.at/0KuDv
“Yang’s pioneering work in theoretical physics revolutionized our understanding of nature’s fundamental laws and laid the groundwork for the Standard Model of particle physics.”
-Ka Yee C. Lee, interim dean, PSD
https://shorturl.at/0KuDv
The Space Explorers program offers Chicago students the opportunity to engage with hands-on learning such as circuitry, electrical work, and Arduino programming.
https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/space-explorers-preparing-chicago-youth-for-the-future-since-1991/
https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/space-explorers-preparing-chicago-youth-for-the-future-since-1991/
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Space Explorers program offers Chicago students the opportunity to engage with hands-on learning such as circuitry, electrical work, and Arduino programming.
https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/space-explorers-preparing-chicago-youth-for-the-future-since-1991/
https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/space-explorers-preparing-chicago-youth-for-the-future-since-1991/
Please join us for the next lecture in the Enrico Fermi Institute's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series, Carbon Removal Part 2: A Deep Dive into the Methods.
⏰: 10/25, 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
⏰: 10/25, 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Please join us for the next lecture in the Enrico Fermi Institute's Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series, Carbon Removal Part 2: A Deep Dive into the Methods.
⏰: 10/25, 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
⏰: 10/25, 11am
📍: KCTP 106 and streaming at https:/ efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
The star SDSS JO715-7334 is the most pristine object in the known universe. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2498843-exceptional-star-is-the-most-pristine-object-known-in-the-universe/
📷: Josh Lake/NASA/ESA
📷: Josh Lake/NASA/ESA
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The star SDSS JO715-7334 is the most pristine object in the known universe. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2498843-exceptional-star-is-the-most-pristine-object-known-in-the-universe/
📷: Josh Lake/NASA/ESA
📷: Josh Lake/NASA/ESA
Join us in congratulating PSD faculty on their outstanding achievements!
🏅Peter B Littlewood received the 2025 Institute of Physics Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize.
🏅Jiwoong Park has been named the 2025 recipient of the David Turnbull Lectureship
🏅Abigail Vieregg has been named a 2025 APS Fellow.
🏅Peter B Littlewood received the 2025 Institute of Physics Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize.
🏅Jiwoong Park has been named the 2025 recipient of the David Turnbull Lectureship
🏅Abigail Vieregg has been named a 2025 APS Fellow.
October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Join us in congratulating PSD faculty on their outstanding achievements!
🏅Peter B Littlewood received the 2025 Institute of Physics Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize.
🏅Jiwoong Park has been named the 2025 recipient of the David Turnbull Lectureship
🏅Abigail Vieregg has been named a 2025 APS Fellow.
🏅Peter B Littlewood received the 2025 Institute of Physics Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize.
🏅Jiwoong Park has been named the 2025 recipient of the David Turnbull Lectureship
🏅Abigail Vieregg has been named a 2025 APS Fellow.
On Oct. 18, Prof. Tiffany Shaw will explain the scientific basis for predicting how the climate changes in response to emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution and examines what climate models can and cannot tell us about what to expect.
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
October 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On Oct. 18, Prof. Tiffany Shaw will explain the scientific basis for predicting how the climate changes in response to emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution and examines what climate models can and cannot tell us about what to expect.
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
A UChicago initiative is transforming how low- and middle-income countries adapt to climate change by bringing weather forecasts built around human needs.
Initiative Brings a Climate Adaptation Tool to Communities Globally: Weather Forecasts Guided by Human Needs, and the Power of AI
Thirty-eight million farmers across India received forecasts this summer from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare accurately predicting the start of the rainy season, known as the monsoon. The information, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI), provided them with ...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A UChicago initiative is transforming how low- and middle-income countries adapt to climate change by bringing weather forecasts built around human needs.
Join us at 11 AM on Oct. 11 for Carbon Removal Part 1: the Carbon Removal Landscape. Prof. Cael will introduce the carbon cycle and natural geochemical processes as a basis for explaining how humans might intervene in these cycles to deliberately remove carbon.
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Join us at 11 AM on Oct. 11 for Carbon Removal Part 1: the Carbon Removal Landscape. Prof. Cael will introduce the carbon cycle and natural geochemical processes as a basis for explaining how humans might intervene in these cycles to deliberately remove carbon.
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
https://shorturl.at/WdCzF
In an episode Big Brains, Prof. Edwin Kite examines how we could terraform Mars to make the Red Planet habitable. New findings in a rock formation on Mars could point to ancient microbial activity.
https://news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-podcast-life-mars-it-possible-humans-edwin-kite
https://news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-podcast-life-mars-it-possible-humans-edwin-kite
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In an episode Big Brains, Prof. Edwin Kite examines how we could terraform Mars to make the Red Planet habitable. New findings in a rock formation on Mars could point to ancient microbial activity.
https://news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-podcast-life-mars-it-possible-humans-edwin-kite
https://news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-podcast-life-mars-it-possible-humans-edwin-kite
Saturday's Southside Science Festival was the largest event in the festival’s history, with more than 700 UChicago scientists and 200+ volunteers from across campus sharing STEM with approximately 4,300 kids and parents from across Chicago.
Largest-ever South Side Science Festival puts UChicago STEM in kids’ hands
Yewande Oluwole, 5, and her sister Jadesola, 3, love astronomy and can name every planet – even the dwarf planets. But peering through a refracting telescope at a tree branch on the University of C...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saturday's Southside Science Festival was the largest event in the festival’s history, with more than 700 UChicago scientists and 200+ volunteers from across campus sharing STEM with approximately 4,300 kids and parents from across Chicago.
Thank you to all the scientists and scientists-to-be who made Saturday's Southside Science Festival one for the books! @uchicagopme.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thank you to all the scientists and scientists-to-be who made Saturday's Southside Science Festival one for the books! @uchicagopme.bsky.social
Join us for the annual South Side Science Festival TOMORROW, Oct. 4, from 11-6 to learn the physics of skateboarding, make your own kaleidoscope, study replicas of human fossils, and more!
https://southsidescience.event.uchicago.edu
https://southsidescience.event.uchicago.edu
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join us for the annual South Side Science Festival TOMORROW, Oct. 4, from 11-6 to learn the physics of skateboarding, make your own kaleidoscope, study replicas of human fossils, and more!
https://southsidescience.event.uchicago.edu
https://southsidescience.event.uchicago.edu
The Compton Lecture Series: An Intro to Climate Systems Engineering begins this Sat., Oct. 4, at 11 AM with Profs. David Keith and B.B. Cael presenting, "Climate as a 4D Problem." All are welcome to join! Livestream available.
https://efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
https://efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Compton Lecture Series: An Intro to Climate Systems Engineering begins this Sat., Oct. 4, at 11 AM with Profs. David Keith and B.B. Cael presenting, "Climate as a 4D Problem." All are welcome to join! Livestream available.
https://efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
https://efi.uchicago.edu/events/compton-lecture-series/
The University of Chicago’s Department of Chemistry is launching a new Master of Science in Chemistry program to prepare students for careers in the sciences and to strengthen their applications for PhD, MD, or JD programs.
https://shorturl.at/Xaz5w
https://shorturl.at/Xaz5w
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The University of Chicago’s Department of Chemistry is launching a new Master of Science in Chemistry program to prepare students for careers in the sciences and to strengthen their applications for PhD, MD, or JD programs.
https://shorturl.at/Xaz5w
https://shorturl.at/Xaz5w