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

Mon 18

February 18, 2019

Kadanoff seminar: Zohar Nussinov, Washington University in St. Louis
Thermalization bounds, long range correlations, and a universal collapse of the viscosities of supercooled liquids

Kadanoff Seminar
PRC 201 | Monday, 1:30 pm

Tue 19

February 19, 2019

Ibrahim Cisse, Physics, MIT,
Super-resolution imaging of transcription in live mammalian cells

Biophysical Dynamics
GCIS W301 | Tuesday, 1:00 pm

Tue 19

February 19, 2019

Kenneth Schweizer, The Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Activated Dynamics in Glass Forming Colloidal, Molecular and Polymeric Liquids: From Structural Relaxation to Functional Materials

The Tuesday JFI Seminar
GCIS W301 | Tuesday, 4:00 pm

In the News

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

April 18, 2018

Three JFI Faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Recognition for Laurie Butler, Heinrich Jaeger, and Andrei Tokmakoff