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
May
14
2024
Astrophysics Seminar: Chris Reynolds: "Exploring the Axion-Sector...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
Many of the best motivated extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics, including String Theories, predict the existence of “a...
May
14
2024
CFP Colloquium: Cumrun Vafa: String Theory and our Universe
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: I will explain how ideas from string theory can lead to concrete predictions in our universe which can be checked by next ge...
May
15
2024
PAECRS: Shih-Yuan Chen and Matthew Capocci
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
"Rocking, Rolling, and Jumping: How an Excited Liquid Marble Dances on a Flat Stage" Shih-Yuan Chen, PhD Student Liquid marbles are wat...