James Franck Institute: The University of Chicago

The James Franck Institute is the home of University of Chicago scientists working at the intersection of materials science, condensed matter physics, physical chemistry, and atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics.

Events

Wed 16

October 16, 2019

Joerg Wrachtrup, University of Stuttgart,Germany
Nanoscale quantum sensing

PME Distinguished Colloquium
ERC 161 | Wednesday, 11:00 am

Wed 16

October 16, 2019

Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Yale University
From Particles to Parts—Building Multifunctional Robots with Programmable Robotic Skins

Computations in Science
KPTC 206 | Wednesday, 12:15 pm

Thu 17

October 17, 2019

Cristina Marchetti, University of California Santa Barbara
Active Topology

Physics Colloquium
KPTC 110 | Thursday, 3:30 pm

In the News

October 19, 2019

John B. Goodenough awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

JFI Doctoral alumnus advised by Clarence Zener

August 10, 2018

Dam Thanh Son awarded 2018 ICTP Dirac Medal

For contributions toward understanding novel phases in strongly interacting many-body systems and introducing original cross-disciplinary techniques

June 1, 2018

Mazziotti group develops method to calculate molecular conductivity

Current-constrained approach significantly improves upon prior methods