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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 10:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
May
23
2025
Colloquium: Daniel Arovas: "Brief History of Quantum Magnetism"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
I will describe major developments in the field of quantum magnetism, from Bethe’s wavefunction for the spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic chai...
May
23
2025
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). ...
May
27
2025
CFP Colloquium: David Schuster: Searching for Dark Matter with Su...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: The nature of dark matter remains one of physics' greatest mysteries, with compelling evidence for its existence from gravita...