A team of Northwestern researchers, led by Professor Chad Mirkin, have created a system for gene editing that may help future scientists develop CRISPR-based therapeutics.
The research, titled “CRISPR Spherical Nucleic Acids,” was published last week in the Journal …
Seth Stein, geophysicist, and professor at Northwestern, recently received the 2022 Walter H. Bucher Medal from the American Geophysical Union. The award acknowledges significant achievements in the field of Earth science — specifically the crust and lithosphere.
Over his …
Northwestern was recently selected to lead a new Center for Chemical Innovation by the National Science Foundation. The team uses the power of biocatalysis found in nature to develop practical strategies that span from fine chemical production and sustainable chemical …
Northwestern Professor Jens Koch was recently appointed as deputy director for the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS).
Koch officially assumed the position on September 1, replacing the previous deputy director Jim Sauls. Koch is a Professor of …
Northwestern Professor of chemistry Ted Sargent will discuss how researchers are creating solutions that capture and consume CO2 to make fuels and materials during an event held on October 4, 2022 at 2 pm CDT. The virtual event, titled “The …
Over the last two decades, award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert has traveled the globe, peppered top scientists with thoughtful questions and scrutinized research and media reports in one enterprising, unrelenting quest: to get to the heart of the debate …
A founder of the field of quantum chaos remembered as an enthusiastic mathematician, colleague and teacher
Steven “Steve” Zelditch, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, died Sunday, Sept. 11, after a battle with cancer. He …
A team of Northwestern astrophysicists, led by graduate student Aretaios Lalakos, recently released their research on X-shaped galaxies — strange phenomena that have puzzled scientists for years.
Lalakos is a member of Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences…
Assistant Professor Julia Kalow of the chemistry department at Northwestern University was named the 2023 ACS Award in Pure Chemistry awardee.
According to the ACS website:
The award serves to recognize and encourage fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out …
William Dichtel, professor of chemistry at Northwestern, was recently featured in the New York Times for research leading to the destruction of PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) or “forever chemicals” for the first time.
These molecules can be dangerous for years …