Nanotechnology: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

William Dichtel

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Robert L. Letsinger Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Organic Chemistry, Water Quality and Purification

Vinayak P. Dravid

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Field: Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Medical Imaging, Therapeutics

Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Research, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Machine Learning and Automation, Precision Medicine, Wearable Technology, Wireless Networks

Mark Hersam

Email Mark

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Field: Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Information Systems and Technology

Kevin L. Kohlstedt

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Research Associate Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biophysics, Energy and Sustainability, Machine Learning and Automation, Molecular Bonds, Quantum Mechanics, Solar Energy

Stephen D. Miller

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology-Immunology

Field: Allergies, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Autoimmune Disorders, Diabetes, Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Spinal Medicine

Chad Mirkin

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Nanomedicine

Justin M. Notestein

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Carbon Cycle, Energy and Sustainability, Molecular Bonds, Organic Chemistry

Teri W. Odom

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Joan Husting Madden and William H. Madden, Jr. Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Nanomedicine

John Rogers

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Bioelectronics, Haptics, Nanomedicine, Wearable Technology

Evan Scott

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biomaterials, Immunology, Therapeutics, Vaccines

Nathaniel P. Stern

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Field: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Atomic Physics, Fiber-optics, Information Systems and Technology, Quantum Mechanics

Fraser Stoddart

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Molecular Bonds

Samuel Stupp

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Nanomedicine, Regenerative Medicine, Solar Energy

Danielle Tullman-Ercek

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biosciences, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Antibiotic Resistance, Biochemistry, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Vaccines