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
Jul
7
2022
Complex Systems Seminar: Jianxi Gao: Resilience and tipping point...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Online
Abstract: This talk focuses on understanding, predicting, and ultimately controlling real-world complex systems in an ever-changing wor...
Jul
9
2022
"Particle Physics After the Discovery of the Higgs Boson" Inaugur...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Physics and Astronomy presents the Inaugural Sievert Prize Lectures, "Particle Physics After the Discovery of the Hig...
Jul
16
2022
"Particle Physics After the Discovery of the Higgs Boson" Inaugur...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Physics and Astronomy presents the Inaugural Sievert Prize Lectures, "Particle Physics After the Discovery of the Hig...