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Physics and astronomy prof awarded 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize

November 2, 2022

Physics and astronomy Prof. Anna Grassellino received the 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Northwestern announced Monday. The award recognizes early-career...

NU receives $115 million federal grant to research and develop “beyond state-of-the-art” quantum computer

September 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, a partnership between NU and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, was selected as one of...

Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM launches online networking portal

October 4, 2013

A research portal designed to facilitate connections between female scientists and engineers was launched Tuesday by the Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM, a partnership between Northwestern and...

Bruno Gobbi, former physics Prof, passes away at 77

February 22, 2013

Former Northwestern physics Prof. Bruno Gobbi passed away earlier this month. He was 77. A leading researcher in elementary particle physics, Gobbi came to NU in 1972 and taught for 37 years. He died...

Particle physicists discuss Higgs boson discovery

November 8, 2012

The recent discovery of the Higgs boson is one of the most important scientific achievements made so far this century, and more than 100 students and community members gathered Wednesday to hear Northwestern...

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