Chad A. Mirkin awarded prestigious international Harvey Prize
November 25, 2025
Northwestern University Professor Chad A. Mirkin will receive the 2023–2024 Harvey Prize in Science and Technology for his pioneering discoveries that have reshaped nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanomedicine and drug development.
Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; a professor of materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering and chemical and biological engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering; and a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He also is the director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN).
Awarded by the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, the annual Harvey Prize was established in 1972 by pioneering industrialist and inventor Leo M. Harvey to honor “individuals who have made significant contributions to humankind.” Technion’s most prestigious scientific honor, the prize is known both for honoring discoveries that have shaped modern science and for identifying future Nobel Prize recipients. More than 30% of award recipients have gone on to win a Nobel Prize.