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.
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News and Events
Observing at Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open on Friday evenings for walk-in tours at 9:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Apr
6
2026
HEP Seminar: Callum Jones: "Constraints on Long-Range Forces in D...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
It is possible that the large-scale structure of both the very early and very late universe are approximately de Sitter. In contrast to...
Apr
9
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Jeff Tithof: “Coupled Blood–CSF Flow Dyn...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
The last decade has seen a tremendous increase in research probing the role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation through the brain ...
Apr
9
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Daniel Dahlberg: "The Arrhenius...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The Arrhenius equation is regularly used to describe the dynamics of two-state switching in a variety of systems. The prefactor in th...
