Welcome to Northwestern Physics and Astronomy
Faculty and Research
Our research employs an broad range of theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the fundamental nature of the universe.
Seminars and Colloquia
See our weekly seminars and colloquia throughout the academic year.
Dearborn Observatory
Visitors are invited to tour the Observatory every Friday night.
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News and Events
Observing at Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open on Friday evenings for walk-in tours at 9:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Sep
23
2026
Special Complex Systems Seminar: Sam Wilken: "Self-Assembled Meso...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Cells operate by coordinating reactions to occur at the right time and in the right place in a biochemically and mechanically complex e...
Sep
25
2026
HEP Informal Seminar: Deepak Sathyan: "Producing the GeV Galactic...
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Evanston
We propose a novel mechanism for generating gamma rays from the Galactic Center via scattering of cosmic-ray protons off dark matter in...
Sep
25
2026
Colloquium: Adam Miller: "Don't Be Dense: Using Supernovae to Und...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
In this talk I will discuss open questions in our quest to understand the stellar systems that punctuate the end of their lives via sup...