Welcome to Northwestern Physics and Astronomy
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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
May
28
2024
Astrophysics Seminar: Paul Duffell: "Binary Accretion"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
In astrophysics, there are many scenarios in which a gaseous disk accretes onto a binary system. Two major examples are stellar binari...
May
30
2024
Complex Systems Seminar: Joseph Paulsen: "The Interplay of Gross ...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Although thin films are typically manufactured in planar sheets or rolls, they are often forced into three-dimensional shapes, producin...
May
30
2024
CMP Seminar: Nicolo Lo Piparo: “Toward a Routing Protocol for Agg...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Quantum networks will allow remote users to exchange information by sharing quantum states over large distances. This will greatly impr...