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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University Welcome to the Department! Join us in learning more about physics and astronomy. www.physics.northwestern.edu

We'll be sharing interesting news from the faculty, post-doctoral researchers, students and staff members who make this a wonderful place to be. Physics is the broadest of the sciences, and more than any other seeks to explain the natural world in the most universal manner possible. Physicists emphasize basic knowledge, looking for the hidden symmetries that underlie the natural world, and try to express them in the most universal terms possible. The breadth of problems studied in modern physics and astronomy is great. Our department has active research programs in areas ranging from theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy to complex systems, condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics, and nuclear and particle physics.

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Adam Miller for being named an NSF-Simonyi Scholar!This dis...
09/29/2026

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Adam Miller for being named an NSF-Simonyi Scholar!

This distinction recognizes early-career astrophysicists whose research directly contributes to and impacts the mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, whose survey started in late June. The NSF-Simonyi Scholars program is a joint initiative between the NSF and philanthropist Charles Simonyi, and is awarded as a special distinction among NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Grant awardees.

Adam joins a cohort of only 24 NSF-Simonyi Scholars nationwide.

Congrats to Adam!

Congratulations to Elena González Prieto for receiving the Northwestern University Presidential Fellowship!🎉Elena works ...
06/29/2026

Congratulations to Elena González Prieto for receiving the Northwestern University Presidential Fellowship!🎉

Elena works with Professor Fred Rasio on onglobular clusters, some of the oldest structures in the Universe, which provide important clues about how the Milky Way formed and evolved.

The Presidential Fellowship is highly competitive and the most prestigious fellowship awarded to graduate students by Northwestern University.

🎉We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Undergraduate Departmental Awards in Physics and Astronomy which ...
06/09/2026

🎉We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Undergraduate Departmental Awards in Physics and Astronomy which were announced at our annual Majors Dinner. 🎉

Please join us in congratulating the following students:

⭐Isaac Cross- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Research in Physics & Astronomy
⭐Haley Shamah- Senior Career Award in Physics & Astronomy
⭐Elijah Platnick- Junior Career Award in Physics and Astronomy
⭐Leka Davis- Physics and Astronomy Scholar
⭐Jonah Kim - Physics and Astronomy Scholar
⭐Abby Pearson - Physics and Astronomy Scholar
⭐Joshua Willis - Physics and Astronomy Scholar

Additionally, congratulations to the following students who received departmental honors from the Weinberg College:

⭐Isaac Cross
⭐Leka Davis
⭐Lucas Kritz
⭐Haley Shamah

📣Announcing our 2025-2026 Outstanding TA Award winners!📣Congratulations to:⭐Vedant Kashyap- Outstanding Lab TA ⭐Natalie ...
06/08/2026

📣Announcing our 2025-2026 Outstanding TA Award winners!📣

Congratulations to:
⭐Vedant Kashyap- Outstanding Lab TA
⭐Natalie Love- Outstanding Discussion TA
⭐Sarvesh Upadhyay- Outstanding Discussion TA

We are so grateful for all of our TAs and their hard work this year!

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy graduate student Elizabeth Moné for receiving a NSF GRFP grant!Elizabeth works ...
05/08/2026

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy graduate student Elizabeth Moné for receiving a NSF GRFP grant!

Elizabeth works with Professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère. Elizabeth’s research focuses on astrophysical fluid dynamics of galaxies, specifically focusing on energy transfer in the circumgalactic medium (CGM), the gaseous region surrounding a galaxy.

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student, Nico Bers! Nico has earned the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scho...
04/15/2026

Congratulations to Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student, Nico Bers! Nico has earned the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, an honor that supports students who plan to pursue careers in the natural sciences, math and engineering.

Nico conducted research with the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), working in the group of Professor Vicky Kalogera. He was mentored by former CIERA Fellow (NASA Einstein Fellow) Sylvia Biscoveanu, now a faculty member at Princeton University. He also is currently conducting research with Professor Elena Murchikova and Research Assistant Professor Mark Gorski.

Looking ahead, Bers plans to pursue a Ph.D. in astrophysics and build a career as a researcher and professor, advancing the study of high-energy astrophysical phenomena and cosmology at the university level.

Please join the Physics & Astronomy Department for the Walter and Christine Heilborn Lecture Series happening on April 2...
04/07/2026

Please join the Physics & Astronomy Department for the Walter and Christine Heilborn Lecture Series happening on April 22-24, 2026.

Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy of Johns Hopkins University, is this year's speaker. Sean specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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