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
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...
May
17
2024
Colloquium: Martin Savage: "Quantum Simulations of Fundamental Ph...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Remarkable advances in the development of quantum computers are accelerating efforts to simulate features of matter that are not access...
May
17
2024
Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Evanston
The Dearborn Observatory is open for public viewing every Friday night from 9 to 11 pm during the spring and summer months (Apr-Sept). ...