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 9:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Mar
22
2024
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...
Mar
26
2024
Astrophysics Seminar: Sean Ressler: TBA
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: TBA Sean Ressler, Post-doctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto Host: Elena Mu...
Mar
26
2024
CFP Colloquium: Maxim Pospelov: Theory of EDMs, Standard Model an...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: I give a review of the modern state of EDM theory. In recent years, there has been a large progress in constraining EDMs of p...