2023
Clay Córdova receives the 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship
February 19, 2023

Congratulations to Linda Young!
February 2, 2023

Congratulations to Linda Young for receiving an Honorary Degree from Uppsala University!
2022
Sidney Nagel Awarded 2023 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research
December 14, 2022

Professor Abigail Vieregg receives Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative Award
October 27, 2022

Professor Abigail Vieregg receives Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative Award
Professor Marcela Carena Named A 2022 DOE Distinguished Scientist
October 27, 2022

Professor Marcela Carena was Named A 2022 DOE Distinguished Scientist
Young-Kee Kim and Edward “Rocky” Kolb Receive Prize for Exceptional Service in PSD
June 14, 2022

The 2022 recipients of the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division are Young-Kee Kim and Edward "Rocky" Kolb.
Colin Scheibner Receives Harper Dissertation Fellowship
June 10, 2022

Colin Scheibner, a graduate student of Professor Vincenzo Vitelli, has received a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship in the PSD for the 2022-2023 academic year. This award, one of the University of Chicago’s highest honors, is given in recognition of Colin's record of achievement and professional promise.
Young-Kee Kim elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 6, 2022

Young-Kee Kim is one of five UChicago scholars elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year, joining other scientists and researchers chosen in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”
Peter Littlewood elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 29, 2022

Academy members are world leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs, based across the United States and around the world. Professor Peter Littlewood was elected to Class I Section 2, Physics.
Margot Young Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
April 10, 2022

Undergraduate student Margot Young has recieved an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, a five-year fellowship providing three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000, in addition to a $12000 educational allowance to the institution.
Young-Kee Kim elected as a foreign member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology
March 20, 2022

On February 17, 2022, the Korean Academy of Science and Technology elected Young-Kee Kim as a foreign member. Professor Young-Kee Kim is a global scholar in particle physics, and was recognized for her outstanding work as deputy director of the Fermilab Institute, representing a research group involving more than 700 people from 12 countries. Read the article in Korean here.
Fifth-year Physics Student Savannah Gowen Wins MRSEC Science Slam
March 13, 2022

Award-winning film presentation by Savannah Gowen demonstrates how training materials can be used to induce desired properties.
2021
Kaeli Hughes awarded 2021 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics
September 9, 2021

The Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize recognizes research excellence and exceptional promise in areas related to CCAPP initiatives. Two recipients are hosted by CCAPP for a week, during which they give a Price Prize seminar on their research, establish long-term collaborative relationships, and receive a $2,000 honorarium.
Kaeli Hughes' research focuses on the radio detection of astrophysical neutrinos above 10 PeV.
UChicago Physicist William Irvine selected for $2 million Brown Investigator Award
March 13, 2021

The award, inaugurated this year and recognizing curiosity-driven basic research in chemistry and physics, supports the investigators’ research with $2 million over five years to their respective universities. Irvine, who researches fundamental problems in fluid dynamics and condensed matter, is one of two scientists chosen.
2020
Michel Fruchart Receives Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
December 21, 2020

Michel Fruchart has been named one of four recipients of the 2020-2021 Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, which recognizes outstanding postdoctoral researchers. He was nominated by his supervisor, Vincenzo Vitelli, and will be recieve a $10,000 prize.