Dec
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2022
Department of Chemistry Special Seminar - Libai Huang, Purdue Uni...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
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Samuel Stupp receives 2022 Von Hippel Award
Northwestern University professor Samuel I. Stupp has received the 2022 Von Hippel Award, the highest honor awarded by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The prize recognizes “brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines.”
Ancient bacteria might lurk beneath Mars’ surface
When Mars’ first samples return to Earth, scientists should be on the lookout for ancient sleeping bacteria, a new study has found. In a first-of-its-kind study, a research team, including Northwestern University’s Brian Hoffman and Ajay Sharma, found that ancient bacteria could survive close to the surface on Mars much longer than previously assumed.
New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage
In the race to make solar energy more practical amidst soaring gas prices and threats of climate catastrophe, a team of researchers is taking steps toward a more efficient, higher-voltage solar cell.
“Further improvements in the efficiency of solar cells are crucial for the ongoing decarbonization of our economy,” said corresponding author Ted Sargent.
DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities
Northwestern University researchers, led by Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology, have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles.
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Faculty Honors
Chad Mirkin receives the MRS Medal for the invention and implementation of nanoparticle mega-libraries for materials discovery.
George Schatz receives the MRS Materials Theory Award for pioneering theoretical advances in the properties of plasmonic nanostructures, self-assembly models for soft materials, and the discovery of lattice plasmon polaritons.
Congratulations!
Joseph Hupp receives the 2023 Allen J. Bard Award in Electrochemical Science.
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