Enrico Fermi

Scientists explore the future of high-energy physics

Scientists explore the future of high-energy physics

Niobium-based superconducting devices could lead to smaller, more efficient linear colliders.


Steve Koppes

The first nuclear reactor, explained Illustration depicting CP-1

The first nuclear reactor, explained

The world’s first reactor was built underneath the stands of a University of Chicago stadium as part of the Manhattan Project—kicking off the Atomic Age.

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

In 2017, Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker became the first living person to have a NASA mission named after him: The Parker Solar Probe.

This honor extends UChicago’s legacy of excellence in astronomy and astrophysics throughout the past century. Parker joined fellow UChicago scientists Edwin Hubble, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nancy Grace Roman, Enrico Fermi and Arthur Holly Compton, who all received the honor of a named spacecraft posthumously.

NASA space missions named after UChicago scientists

In 2017, Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker became the first living person to have a NASA mission named after him: The Parker Solar Probe. This honor extends UChicago’s legacy of excellence in astronomy and astrophysics throughout the past century. Parker joined fellow UChicago scientists Edwin Hubble, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nancy Grace Roman, Enrico Fermi and Arthur Holly Compton, who all received the honor of a named spacecraft posthumously.