International Institute for Nanotechnology | Weinberg College News

Professor Chad Mirkin awarded King Faisal Prize for contributions to chemistry

The King Faisal Foundation has awarded the 2023 King Faisal Prize in Medicine and Science to Northwestern University professor Chad A. Mirkin for his work in chemistry. The King Faisal Prize, established in 1979 by the King Faisal Foundation and...

Science & Technology / Faculty / Research

New property in colloidal crystals may aid researchers in soft robotics

Northwestern researchers recently discovered that colloidal crystals, three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles, can revert to their original structure after breaking apart. In the study, scientists dehydrated the strands of DNA, causing them to crumple, but quickly regained their previous shape when water...

Faculty / In the Media / Research

Professor Chad Mirkin awarded UNESCO International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences

Northwestern professor Chad Mirkin was awarded the 2022 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for his work with spherical nucleic acids (SNAs). The honor is granted to researchers “who have made significant efforts through scientific research...

Faculty / Research

Northwestern granted $3.3 million from DOE to study carbon capture systems: Professor Omar Farha principal investigator on the project

Northwestern University has been granted $3.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore and develop new methods of capturing carbon emissions directly from the air. The Department announced this August that they will provide more than...

Faculty / Meet our Faculty

Internationally renowned researchers Shana Kelley and Ted Sargent join Northwestern

Shana Kelley, a pioneer in translational bioanalytical research, joins Northwestern’s Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Shana Kelley will join Northwestern’s Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and be affiliated with the International Institute for...

Awards & Honors / Faculty / Research

Northwestern Professor Chad Mirkin awarded G.M. Kosolapoff Award for outstanding scientific achievement

Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, was presented the G.M. Kosolapoff Award for outstanding scientific achievement for his work on vaccine design and his other advances in the science industry. The award is presented annually...