Meet the Group: The Elements of
@NUChemistry
The
@KalowLab
has been conducting research at the intersection of organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and materials science since 2016. Discover latest research, fun facts, and behind-the-scenes photos
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Congratulations to Professor Omar Farha (
@OmarFarha5
)! He has received the Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry International Award for Creative Work! Prof. Farha will deliver his award lecture at the 69th Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry this September.
According to ’s Rankings of Highly-Cited Chemists, no university in the world has more professors ranked in the top 40 than Northwestern University.
#top40
#chemscholars
#highlycitedchemists
A hearty round of applause for
#NUChem
's very own Professor Omar K. Farha, who has been chosen for the esteemed 2023 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award!
@OmarFarha5
@uclachem
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Congratulations to Teri Odom and Rick Silverman on their well-deserved election to the National Academy of Sciences. Your contributions to the field are truly remarkable!
@theNASciences
@teriwodom
#NASmembers
#NAS160
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Professor George Schatz has been awarded the Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences! He is the 7th winner of this international award, which recognizes his contributions to the theory and understanding of gas-phase reaction dynamics, plasmonics, and nanostructured materials.
Prof. Julia Kalow has been named a PMSE Young Investigator by the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division of
@AmerChemSociety
for her contributions within polymer materials science and engineering. Congrats
@JuliaKalow
!
Xiaoyu Zhang, Chemistry's newest faculty member, is receiving a Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists in recognition of his research that may provide a novel therapeutic modality for treating many cancers.
@NUChemistry
@xzhang85
Congratulations, Mercouri Kanatzidis, on your election to the National Academy of Sciences! We celebrate your numerous remarkable accomplishments and unwavering commitment to advancing science.
#NASmember
@theNASciences
@MercouriK
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Congratulations to Professor Danna Freedman for being awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for her work on quantum computing! PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young science and engineering professionals.
🎉 Congratulations to the 13
@NUChemistry
faculty members who have been included in
@Clarivate
's
#HighlyCited2023
. The list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
#chemtwitter
Congratulations to the 489 newly elected AAAS Fellows!
A virtual induction ceremony for the 2020 Fellows will take place on Feb. 13, 2021, the Saturday following the
#AAASmtg
. See the full list of Fellows here:
Congratulations to Professor Teri Odom, recipient of the 2020 ACS Award in Surface Chemistry!
This ACS national award is sponsored by
@ProcterGamble
and recognizes distinguished services in the advancement of surface chemistry.
Congratulations, Prof. Omar Farha on winning the 2023 Herman Pines Award for your groundbreaking work on MOFs and continuing the legacy of excellence established by Herman Pines at
#NUChem
!
#MOF
#Chemistryexcellence
Congrats! Omar K. Farha has been named one of the “Researchers to Know” by
@ISTCoalition
. This list highlights distinguished university researchers making significant impacts and driving innovation in Illinois.
#innovation
#NUChem
🎉Happy Birthday to the brilliant mind and Nobel laureate,
@sirfrasersays
! Thank you for taking this special day to share your remarkable scientific journey with us.
#HappyBirthday
#Nobel
Professor Teri Odom has been elected a 2018 Fellow of the American Physical Society (
@APSphysics
). This fellowship recognizes Professor Odom's exceptional contributions to plasmonics and to the physics enterprise. Congrats
@teriwodom
!
Professor Chad Mirkin will receive the 2019 Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry at the International Conference on Molecular Systems Engineering. He is the third recipient of this award, joining Nobel Laureates Jean-Marie Lehn and Sir Fraser Stoddart (
@sirfrasersays
)
Congratulations Joe Hupp on the 2023 Allen J. Bard Award in Electrochemical Science! This honor is given by
@ECSorg
for distinguished contributions to electrochemical science.
#electrochemical
#NUChem
Please join us in congratulating Professor Brian Hoffman on receiving the 2022 American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal.
Congratulations Professor Hoffman!
The Department of Chemistry is excited to be included in
@Nature
's Top 10 institutions for chemistry and to be recognized as the second fastest rising institute in the cohort!
Congratulations to Professor Julia Kalow (
@JuliaKalow
) on her selection as a Marion Milligan Mason for Women in the Chemical Sciences Awardee!
@aaas
@kalowlab
Congratulations
@CHADNANO
on being awarded the 2022 MRS Medal. This has been awarded "For the invention and implementation of nanoparticle mega-libraries for materials discovery."
@Materials_MRS
#NUchem
#awardwinner
Professor Will Dichtel receives the 2018 Akron Section Award! This award is sponsored by the Akron Local Section of the
@AmerChemSociety
& recognizes young scientists who show great promise in their professional careers. Congrats,
@Dichtel
!
Congrats
@CHADNANO
!
Mirkin is honored for discovering spherical nucleic acids (SNAs)—nanostructures with a nanoparticle core and radially distributed DNA/RNA strands. This breakthrough in
#nanomedicine
advances biomedical research.
#KavliPrize2024
Professor Teri Odom (
@teriwodom
) was awarded
@RoySocChem
's 2020 Centenary Prize for seminal work on multi-scale materials, enabling new ways to achieve ultrafast, coherent, and directional light emission at the nanoscale. Congratulations!
@TheOdomGroup
#RSCAwards
The department is pleased to announce that Department Chair, Prof. Teri Odom, has been named the new editor-in-chief of Nano Letters! Congrats, Prof. Odom!
Congratulations to Professor Fraser Stoddart (
@sirfrasersays
) on his election as a 2021 Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Sciences.
@Science_Academy
Professor Joe Hupp was elected in 2021 and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Fall 2022. The Academy elects exceptionally accomplished individuals and engages them in advancing the public good.
@americanacad
@WeinbergCollege
Professor Chad Mirkin received the 2022 IPMI Jun-ichiro Tanaka Distinguished Achievement Award.
The award recognizes important career contributions to the advancement of the precious metals industry.
@CHADNANO
@MirkinGroupNU
#Tanaka
Congratulations to Mercouri Kanatzidis! The International Mineralogical Society has named a recently discovered chalcogenide mineral, Kanatzidisite to honor
@MercouriK
’s pioneering work in the field of chalcogenide chemistry!
#ScientificLegacy
Another highlight from this weekend's graduation celebrations: The
@Farhomies
had three outstanding PhD graduates hooded on Friday and an undergraduate who graduated with honors. 🎓🧪💜
#NU2024
#ChemPhD
#Chemistry
Congrats to Professor Joe Hupp who has received the 2018 George S. Hammond Award from the Inter-American Photochemical Society! This award recognizes honorees for their lifelong achievements in, and contributions to, the photochemical sciences.
Sylvia Hanna, a second year graduate student in the
@Farhomies
was awarded a second place prize in the 2019 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards. Congratulations to Sylvia!
On this
#InternationalWomensDay
, we recognize the women who are a part of our core faculty at
#NUChem
. They are change-makers, innovators, and leaders who inspire us all to strive for excellence and make a positive impact in the world.
Kudos to Tobin Marks, Chad Mirkin, and Mercouri Kanatzidis for ranking among the Top 20 researchers globally by ! 🎉
@NUChemistry
stands out as the sole program with three faculty in this elite group, out of over 72,000 chemists analyzed.
Professor Tobin Marks has been elected as a Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and will be inducted into the EurASc this October in Madrid. Congratulations Prof. Marks!
Congratulations to Professor Milan Mrksich for receiving the 2020 Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award! Milan is being recognized for the development and application of surface chemistries in analytical chemistry and chemical biology.
Congratulations to Professors Will Dichtel (
@Dichtel
) and Emily Weiss (
@emilyweissNU
) for being named finalists for the 2020 Blavatnik National Awards.
After six years at the helm,
@teriwodom
will be concluding her role as Department Chair on August 31st. To honor her tenure, we reflect on her leadership and the achievements accomplished during her time.
#ThankYou
#WomeninSTEM
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Congratulations to Professor Teri Odom (
@teriwodom
) who has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (
@OpticalSociety
)! She is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to multi-scale plasmonic nanostructures and nanophotonics.
"MOF research is one of the most exciting and most cited fields of chemistry in the past 10 years, and NuMat is one of the first companies in the world to commercialize them."
Professor Omar Farha (
@OmarFarha5
) discusses the commercialization of MOFs during today's faculty lunch seminar hosted by the Graduate Liaison Committee.
Thrilled to see
#NUChem
maintain its strong reputation in the latest graduate school rankings by
@usnews
! Ranked
#6
in the U. S. for Chemistry and
#2
in Inorganic Chemistry, the Department continues to strive for excellence in chemical education.
#ChemistryExcellence
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Congratulations to Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis! He has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Chemical Pioneer Award for his work redefining the field of chalcogenide compounds!
Three cheers to
#NUChem
’s remarkable faculty! Amidst many demanding roles, they've achieved remarkable success, earning a string of prestigious awards. Friday we had the chance to toast to their honor their hard work, resilience, and passion for excellence. 🥂🎉
Congratulations to Professor Wasielewski who has been awarded the Silver Medal in Chemistry from the International EPR (ESR) Society for 2018! This tri-annual award is in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of chemistry through the use of the EPR methodology!
Congratulations to our Department's members: Antonio Facchetti, Omar Farha, Mark Hersam, Joe Hupp, Mercouri Kanatzidis, Chad Mirkin, Tobin Marks, John Rogers, George Schatz, Fraser Stoddart, and Mike Wasielewski!
#HighlyCited2020