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
Dec
5
2023
Special HEP Seminar: Emanuela Celi: "Searching for Exotic Double ...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νDBD) is a process whose discovery would reshape the Standard Model picture of the neutrino. Beyond th...
Dec
6
2023
Special CMP Seminar: Anshu Sirohi: "Robust Magnetic Domains and M...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
In low-dimensional correlated materials, the formation and the evolution of magnetic domains are particularly complex. Despite the larg...
Dec
8
2023
Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Evanston
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 8 to 10 pm during the fall and winter months (October-March...