David Keith

UChicago Space Program takes stratospheric science to new heights with NASA NASA's High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) balloon shown floating in space with the earth in the background.

UChicago Space Program takes stratospheric science to new heights with NASA

Undergraduate-built experiment collects particles 23 miles above Earth aboard a high-altitude balloon

Oct 13, 2026
Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series to explore climate systems engineering Exterior of the Kersten Physics Teaching Center

Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series to explore climate systems engineering

Sep 29, 2025
Levitating disks could open a new window into the Earth’s upper atmosphere An illustration of how the devices could levitate high in the atmosphere

Levitating disks could open a new window into the Earth’s upper atmosphere

Devices can levitate powered only by sunlight, could explore little-known areas

Aug 14, 2025

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