January 24, 2020
Prof. Alfred T. Anderson (Emeritus), a long time department member, passed away last week. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. at Bond Chapel, followed by a reception. You can find his obituary here.
January 14, 2020
A recent paper led by Prof. Phillip Heck and graduate student Jennika Greer identified the oldest known material on Earth: 7-billion year-old presolar grains! The study has made quite a journalistic splash, featured so far in multiple online publications. Congratulations to both!
News Articles:
UChicago News • Live Science • Science Daily • BBC • Popular Mechanics • Vice
January 14, 2020
Requiem: A White Wanderer is an ongoing art and sound project made possible using seismic data made by Prof. Doug MacAyeal. It's being shown from Jan 31 - Feb 2, from 11AM to 6PM at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenniun Park. Admission is free!