Physical Sciences

Searching for what God is made of, nuclear physicist finds the color of quarks

Argonne nuclear physicist Kawtar Hafidi examines 'color' of quarks in quantum chromodynamics research


New Twist in the Search for Dark Matter

Assoc. Prof. Juan Collar explains why the existence of lighter dark matter is not an impossibility


Science pubs create lively intellectual exchange

UChicago speakers help bring informal research discussions to Chicago's suburbs.


Steve Koppes

Chicago native takes reins of giant scientific experiment in Europe

Physics alumnus Joe Incandela to lead the hunt for the elusive Higgs Boson, the so-called 'God particle'


Eckhardt Center to foster precision science

Innovative building will enrich tradition in physical sciences and house trailblazing new institute.


Steve Koppes

Brain key to 'choking' under pressure

Sian Beilock studies why good performers fail—and how they succeed.


William Harms

New names of ancient minerals honor scientists

Andrew Davis (left) and Lawrence Grossman pioneered study of the solar system’s chemical origins. Their new namesakes are minerals from the oldest known rocks.


Steve Koppes

Nano-level collaboration yields big results

With self-assembling particles and complex nanocrystals, Elena Shevchenko and Dmitri Talapin lead the search for new materials with technological promise.


Steve Koppes

Young scholar tracked pre-Jurassic beasts to UChicago

Passion for fossils of mammalian ancestors leads to PhD’s prize-winning research.


Steve Koppes