Physical Sciences Division

07.28.16

John Goodenough’s quest for a better battery.
Fall/16

Astronomers and planetary scientists debate if and when we’ll find extraterrestrial life.

Spring/16

Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves a century ago. Daniel Holz was part of the team of scientists that finally found them last fall.

Spring/16

New research explains sustained eruptions on an icy moon of Saturn.

02.08.2016

Planetary scientists fact-check The Martian.

01.13.2016

Mathematician David Eisenbud answers readers’ questions.
Fall/15

The Division of the Physical Sciences celebrates UChicago’s 125th anniversary.

Fall/15

Updates from the Division of the Physical Sciences.

Fall/15

Mathematician David Eisenbud answers Inquiry’s questions.

Fall/15

We asked recently appointed computer scientists what fantastical, futuristic technology they’d like to see invented. Turns out some of their foresights aren’t so far off.

Fall/15

Women in computer science, a three-part story: Shan Lu’s research on software bugs, efforts to increase gender diversity in the Department of Computer Science, and Grace Hopper’s “first” computer bug.
Fall/15

PSD facilities keep up with an ever-progressing scientific landscape.