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
Oct
13
2026
Fall Welcome
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for the Department of Physics and Astronomy’s Fall Welcome on Tuesday, October 13 at 5:30 PM in Tech F160. Come meet faculty, ...
Oct
15
2026
Complex Systems Seminar: Alberto Fernandez-Nieves: "Correlations ...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Defects in nematics frustrate the orientational order of this liquid crystalline phase. When driven out-of-equilibrium, these defects s...
Oct
15
2026
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar: Fernando Sols: "From Quantum An...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
After an introduction to the relevant topics, we present a continuous-time crystal based on a quantum black-hole laser, where the genui...