Creating Capacity
UChicago researchers and scholars transform the way we see the world. The Office of Research and National Laboratories provides comprehensive support, guidance and resources to help our researchers advance their work, including connections to world-leading researchers and facilities at Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Giant Magellan Telescope project.
Resources for Researchers
News
Experiment produces new material that can conduct electricity perfectly
University of Chicago scientists are part of an international research team that has discovered superconductivity—the ability to conduct electricity perfectly—at the highest temperatures ever recorded.
Peer lab walkthrough promotes safety innovation
The Joint Research Safety Initiative recently held an event in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute for Molecular Engineering to train a group of graduate students to evaluate safety concepts and best practices.
UChicago chemists focus on special carbon atoms important in pharmaceuticals
A new study by University of Chicago chemists offers a way to significantly cut the time and effort to make certain molecules that are important for pharmaceuticals.
Events
Compton Lecture Series: Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking
Saturdays, April 6 - June 1
11 a.m.
Kersten Physics Teaching Center, 5720 S. Ellis, Room 106
Yu-Chen Tung, Enrico Fermi Institute Postdoctoral Scholar, will discuss the concept of symmetry and important discoveries and developments in particle physics.
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Fermilab Outdoor Family Fair
June 9, 2019
1 to 4 p.m.
Lederman Science Center
Fermilab
Families will explore the outdoor world at Fermilab through hands-on exploration. The event is free, and registration is not required.
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Tenth International School and Conference on Spintronics and Quantum Information Technology
June 24-27, 2019
SpintechX will highlight fundamental physical phenomena related to spin-dependent effects in condensed matter
Hotel InterContinental Chicago
505 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Registration required
National Laboratories
We manage one of the world’s most preeminent research networks. From historic experiments in nuclear energy, developmental biology, and particle physics to today’s challenges of renewable power, dark matter, and microbial ecology, these institutions have long been at the vanguard of discovery.
Laboratory Safety
Research safety is essential to the responsible conduct of scientific inquiry. Contact the Office of Research Safety for more resources on campus-wise research laboratory safety, user training and information.
UChicago CASE
Learn more about the University of Chicago’s Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering.