UChicago Physical Sciences Division
The Physical Sciences Division (PSD) at the University of Chicago has a rich history of advancing and defining new fields of discovery in the physical and mathematical sciences, and this tradition of innovation continues today. Our inquiry and impact spans from the edge of the observable universe to human-computer interaction, from biophysical materials science to the geologic record of seawater composition, from gravitational waves to geometric flows, and beyond.
The division includes the academic departments of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geophysical Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. In addition, PSD is home to a number of interdisciplinary research institutes and centers, including the Enrico Fermi Institute, the James Franck Institute, and the Kavli Center for Cosmological Physics.
The Future of AI panel – Alumni Weekend 2025
A Brilliant Year of Breakthroughs
Celebrating a year of discovery
PSD Trailblazers Wall
PSD Highlights 2022
Eugene Parker Memorial Live Stream
PSD Highlights 2021
Welcome to the Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago
PSD Immersion Series - Learning Physics of Living Systems
Physical Sciences Division Spring 2022 Master's Diploma Ceremony
Physical Sciences Division Spring 2022 PhD Diploma Ceremony
Origins of the RNA-Protein World – Lost in Translation?, John Sutherland, Cambridge
Meet the Nominees - 2nd Annual PSD Staff Awards
Environments for the Origins of Life: Photons, Electrons, and Chemistry in Muddy Lakes, D. Sasselov
University of Chicago Physical Sciences Division Spring 2021 Convocation
"Novi Scientiam" Convocation Performance, Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago
University of Chicago Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Constraining prebiotic chemistry, Tim Lyons, University of California, Riverside
Origins of Life Systems Chemistry, John Sutherland, Cambridge
Meteorite Delivery of Prebiotic Organics: An Inventory for the Origin of Life, Daniel Glavin, NASA
Astronomical insights on delivery of organic building blocks, Jenny Bergner, University of Chicago
Inferring the 'Laws of Life' at a Planetary Scale, Sara Walker, Arizona State University
Hierarchical self-assembly of model primitive cells, Anna Wang, University of New South Wales
The emergence of RNA from prebiotic mixtures of nucleotides, Jack Szostak, Nobel laureate, Harvard