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.
News and Events
Observing at Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open on Friday evenings for walk-in tours at 10:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Jun
2
2023
Colloquium: Margaret Gardel: "Active and Adaptive Living Matter"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
My lab is interested in the active and adaptive materials that underlie control of the shape and movement of biological cells. This ha...
Jun
2
2023
Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Evanston
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 9 to 11 pm during the spring and summer months (Apr-Sept). ...
Jun
5
2023
HEP Seminar: David Osterman: "Measuring Quasiparticle Diffusion i...
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM, Evanston
TES-based dark matter detectors and certain qubit experiments rely on understanding the dynamics of quasiparticles (QP), broken Cooper ...