Peter Littlewood

Hull Court after snowfall

32 UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026

Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships, effective Jan. 1.

Jan 5, 2026

Non-reciprocal phase transitions - demonstration with tiny desktop robots

Physicists reveal how motion can be generated by frustration

University of Chicago scientists lay out a theory for the emerging field of non-reciprocal matter

Apr 30, 2021

Illustration of a physics phenomenon with four "wings" emanating from the center.

How a ‘vegetable ion’ helped scientists unlock theory behind transitions of materials

Dec 26, 2019

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Neuroscientist leads unprecedented research to map billions of brain cells

Jun 19, 2018

Argonne National Lab Celebrates 70 Years of Cutting-Edge Research

Video: Prof. Peter Littlewood, director of Argonne National Laboratory, discusses Argonne’s accomplishments

Jun 22, 2016

Celebrating 125 years of transformative research from UChicago and affiliated laboratories

Dec 17, 2015

UChicago to celebrate its 125th anniversary with affiliated laboratories Nov. 13

Nov 2, 2015

Department of Energy creates Center for Computational Materials at Argonne

Oct 1, 2015

Supratik Guha to direct nanoscience and technology at Argonne National Laboratory

Jun 18, 2015

U.S. Department of Energy awards $200 million for next-generation supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory

Apr 9, 2015