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Nov 13 2024

Colloquium- "Gravitational wave as a new window to the early universe" with Prof. LianTao Wang

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
2SES 238
Nov 15 2024

Biophysics Seminar- TBA with Rui Gao

Friday, 10:30 am–11:30 am
SELE 2101
Feb 26 2025

Colloquium- TBA

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Mar 19 2025

Colloquium- TBA

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
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Effect of increasing pressure on electron localization in the body-centered cubic structure (top) and face-centered cubic structure (lower) of elemental sodium from 0 to 110 GPa (effectively 1 atmosphere to 1.1 million atmospheres). The electronic changes drive the formation of more complex structures under pressure in this and other elements.
Ir-Jene Shan granted DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research award
Friday, October 25, 2024
Ir-Jene Shan has been granted a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award to study a scattering mediated Franck-Condon electron emission processes in metal photocathodes at the Stanford…
Effect of increasing pressure on electron localization in the body-centered cubic structure (top) and face-centered cubic structure (lower) of elemental sodium from 0 to 110 GPa (effectively 1 atmosphere to 1.1 million atmospheres). The electronic changes drive the formation of more complex structures under pressure in this and other elements.
New institute bonds UIC and Argonne National Laboratory on research and education
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Just 20 miles separate Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, and the downtown campus of University of Illinois Chicago. But starting this year, the research mission of the two Chicagoland institutions that formed…
Precipitate forms in the aqueous layer of a liquid-liquid extraction. (Photos from Pan Sun and Mark Schlossman)
UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction technique
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
For nearly a century, a technique called liquid-liquid extraction has been standard practice in science and industry. It’s used to purify rare earth metals, treat nuclear waste and make perfumes and other consumer…

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The Department of Physics carries out world-class forefront research in seven main fields of study: applied laser, biological and soft matter, condensed matter, materials physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and renewable energy.
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Oct 18 2024

Biophysics Seminar- "A computational journey into long time-scale events: Nucleation and beyond" with Bin Chen (Louisiana State University, Chemistry)

Friday, 10:30 am–11:30 am
SELE 2101
Oct 16 2024

Colloquium- "Computational challenges (and solutions!) in particle physics" with Prof. Jahred Adelman

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
SES 238
Oct 9 2024

Colloquium- "Decoding Mechanical Signals at the Subcellular Level " with Prof. Zheng Shi

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
SES 238
Oct 9 2024

CDAC Webinar- "Probing Magnetism at Extreme Conditions at the APS-U POLAR Beamline" with Dr. Gilberto Fabbris

Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Oct 4 2024

Biophysics Seminar- "Base-Pair Disruption Facilitates DNA binding of an Arginine-Rich Disordered Protein" with Anshika Dhiman and "Determinants of tetrapeptide condensates morphology" with Yi Zhang

Friday, 10:30 am–11:30 am
SELE 2101
Oct 2 2024

Colloquium- "Toward Quantum Imaging of Nuclei" with Prof. Miguel Arratia

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
SES 238
Sep 26 2024

Condensed Matter Seminar- "Altermagnetism in the intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide CoNb4Se8" with Prof. Nirmal J. Ghimire

Thursday, 10:00 am–11:00 am
SES 3182
Sep 25 2024

Colloquium- "New Materials in Extreme Environments" with Prof. Russell Hemley and "Topological Superconductivity, Majorana Zero Modes and Quantum Algorithms" with Prof. Dirk Morr

Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
SES 238