Welcome to Northwestern Physics and Astronomy
![Two physicists in a research lab](images/microroller_instability.jpg)
Faculty and Research
Our research employs an broad range of theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the fundamental nature of the universe.![](images/higgs.jpg)
Seminars and Colloquia
See our weekly seminars and colloquia throughout the academic year.![Dearborn Observatory](images/home-page/dearborn-observatory-544x310.jpg)
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
Apr
29
2024
HEP Seminar: Sophie Middleton: "Searching for Muon Charged Lepton...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
It is well established that quarks and neutral leptons (neutrinos) exhibit flavor violation. Observation of neutrino oscillation implie...
Apr
30
2024
Astrophysics Seminar:Scott Ransom "Neutron Star Masses: The Bigge...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
The central densities of neutron stars are the highest known in the Universe, so mass and radius measurements of pulsars give us unique...
Apr
30
2024
Special joint CFP/SPQT Division of ECE seminar: Maxwell Gregoire:...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: Recent experiments with optically levitated particles have shown incredible promise for various forms of high-precision sensi...