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
Jan
14
2025
CFP Colloquium: Hartmut Häffner: 3D-Printed Micro Ion Trap Techno...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: Trapped-ion applications, such as in quantum information, precision measurements, optical clocks, and mass spectrometry, rely...
Jan
15
2025
Special CFP Seminar: Neil McCall: When crystal harps play cosmic ...
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM, Evanston
Abstract: Despite its triumphs, the Standard Model cannot explain, among other things, why our universe contains more matter than antim...
Jan
16
2025
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Jennifer Fowlie: " Novel Superc...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Topotactic transformation of epitaxial thin films by soft chemistry allows the realization of high crystalline quality metastable phase...