News

2019

Another Breakthrough in photon-photon Interactions

July 10, 2019

A new quasi-particle partly made of light


A Major Honor for Professor Vieregg

July 8, 2019

PECASE Award for Professor Vieregg


Prof. Awschalom on Quantum Technology

June 26, 2019

Professor Awschalom on quantum technology


Congratulations Maritha Wang

June 24, 2019

Physics major Maritha Wang awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.


Congratulations Spring 2019 Graduates

June 24, 2019

The Department of Physics congratulates all of our spring 2019 graduates!


Professor Chin’s Group Explore the Unruh Effect

June 24, 2019

Professor Chin's group performs an experiment to simulate Unruh radiation


Launch of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

June 14, 2019

Professor Awschalom discussed the new Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering


Congratulations Luca Grandi

June 14, 2019

Professor Grandi awarded tenure.


Professors Son and Levin Receive Simons Foundation Award

June 14, 2019

Professors Son and Levin receive Simons Foundation grant


Physics Girl Features William Irvine

May 30, 2019

Professor Irvine's work featured by Physics Girl


A New Strategy to Search for Dark Matter

May 29, 2019

Professor Wang discusses his new proposal for Searching for Dark Matter.


Rarest Process Ever Observed

April 26, 2019

Professor Grandi's Xenon 1 Ton collaboration observes the decay of Xe-124.


Walter Massey Honored

April 19, 2019

Dr. Walter Massey was a Professor of Physics while Director of Argonne National Laboratory. He has been honored for his leadership while on our faculty and many other accomplishments by the National Science Board.


Mediated Interactions in Cold Atom Physics

April 5, 2019

Professor Chin's group make first observation of mediated interactions with cold atoms


Gravitational Waves and the Expansion of the Universe

April 2, 2019

Professor Daniel Holz on gravity waves and the universe.