News: Faculty

KICP's Space Explorers program was recently featured on Univision Chicago

Unique UChicago-led instrument PUEO caught a ride aboard a NASA balloon in search of high-energy neutrinos

Donald G. York, an astronomer with the University of Chicago who helped revolutionize the field as a co-founder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and made pioneering contributions to the study of the interstellar and intergalactic mediums, died Dec. 26 at the age of 81.  

The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) Launched on December 20th and completed a successful 23 day flight.  It is the most sensitive instrument ever built to detect the highest energy neutrinos!

UChicago astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy

Pioneering cosmologist honored for landmark measurements of the Hubble Constant

Professor Abgail Vieregg has been named a 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow for "transformative contributions in the detection of ultra-high energy (UHE) cosmogenic neutrinos, and providing transformative mentorship to the next generation of leaders in the field."

UChicago astrophysicists’ physics-based models suggest dark energy may be evolving

Since 1994, the Cottrell Scholar program has honored and helped to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their potential for academic leadership.

Professors Paolo Privitera (Astronomy & Astrophysics and KICP) and Andrew Cleland (PME) have received a 2025-2027 DARPA award to develop novel qubit-based detectors of low-energy neutrinos.  The UChicago-led consortium supported by the QuSeN (Quantum Sensing of Neutrinos) program includes Northwestern University, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of California San Diego and Fermilab.

UChicago scientists probe the nature of mysterious ‘hidden-sector’ dark matter in DAMIC-M experiment

Awarded since 1955 to the brightest young scientists across the United States and Canada, the two-year Sloan Fellowships are one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career researchers.

On January 3, 2025, the Biden White House presented 23 individuals and 2 organizations with the National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation.

Analysis of cosmic microwave background reinforces Hubble constant measurement

The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. They may also have made significant contributions to the teaching of physics or service and participation in the activities of the Society.