Collage of scientists in lab settings, showcasing a range of research activities. Includes images of molecular structures, lab equipment, and posed portraits of researchers, highlighting STEM fields.

As 2025 comes to a close, we invite you to revisit how UChicago PME’s unique interdisciplinary focus is collaboratively tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

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#STEM #Research #Engineering #Science #UChicago #UChicagoPME

“Quantum sound” researcher earns Boeing Quantum Creators Prize UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering postdoctoral researcher Hong Qiao will be recognized for his work on phononics

UChicago PME postdoctoral researcher Hong Qiao earned the 2025 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize for groundbreaking work in quantum phononics — advancing the science of “quantum sound” toward future quantum computers. #QuantumScience #UChicagoPME

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Researchers develop molecular qubits that communicate at telecom frequencies The unique qubits also connect light and magnetism at the quantum level, which makes them powerful potential building blocks for quantum technologies

Scientists from UChicago, UC Berkeley, Argonne, and Lawrence Berkeley Labs have developed molecular qubits that operate at the same frequencies as telecommunications technology. #MidwestQuantum #Innovation #UChicago #UChicagoPME

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A TEDxChicago conference hall view with David Awschalom center stage on a red circle, addressing an audience. Behind him is a screen displaying 'THE FUTURE is Human' and a TEDxChicago sign.

At #TEDxChicago, David Awschalom (UChicago PME, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory) stressed that embracing uncertainty drives discovery and advances technology.

#Quantum #UChicago #UChicagoPME #ChicagoQuantumExchange #ArgonneNationalLaboratory Photo: MicheleMariePhotography.com

Overhead shot of a busy academic poster session. Students and faculty mill around posters on stands, some in groups discussing the displayed research. Natural light floods the atrium.

A classroom of students, some with raised hands, indicating active participation. The room is brightly lit, with a mix of casual attire and open notebooks.

Overhead shot of a science poster session with people in casual clothes milling about, some gathered around a table with drinks, others viewing posters on material science, microbiome engineering, and biological discovery.

A woman smiles at a poster session. The poster behind her reads "Catalyst design and mechanism study of CO2 reduction". She is wearing a "Chicago" sweatshirt.

Happy Orientation Week, UChicago PME students! We are excited to welcome our newest cohort of master's and PhD students. Best of luck on the new school year!

#UChicagoPME #UChicago #STEM #PhD #Masters #Research #Science

memQ Strengthens Advisory Board with Appointment of Quantum Industry Luminary Professor David Awschalom - memQ memQ, Inc. Strengthens Advisory Board with Appointment of Quantum Industry Luminary Professor David Awschalom Renowned quantum researcher and founding director of Chicago Quantum Exchange and Q-NEXT j...

Professor David Awschalom has joined the advisory board of memQ, a startup led by UChicago PME alum Manish Kumar Singh. We’re proud to see our faculty and alumni driving innovation and entrepreneurship in quantum. #UChicago #UChicagoPME #Quantum memq.tech/memq-advisor...

Applications are OPEN for the Master of Engineering program at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

Explore the program and apply here — pme.uchicago.edu/academics/ma...

#MEng #MolecularEngineering #GraduatePrograms #STEMCareers #UChicago #UChicagoPME

Research Experience for Undergraduates program develops tomorrow’s scientists The UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering program brings undergraduates from across the nation into the lab

10 undergraduates. 10 weeks.

Ksenya Mull is one of the undergraduates who participated in UChicago PME’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program—funded by a generous grant from the Walder Foundation.

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Engineering the Summer: From exploring life’s origins to saving lives

UChicago PME Undergraduate Michael Bolgov is spending his summer researching how to save lives as an intern for the life sciences company Bruker in Bremen, Germany.

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#EngineeringTheSummer #UChicagoPME #UChicago #Immunoengineering

Metal-sulfur active sites hold promise for safer hydrogen transport and storage Integrating sulfur into crystalline nanostructures utilizes previously untapped active sites

How can we find a safer, more efficient way to store and transport hydrogen? New research from the University of Chicago’s CD4DC Energy Frontier Research Center offers a promising solution: pme.uchicago.edu/news/metal-s...

#UChicago #UChicagoPME #Hydrogen #Research

‘A Fantastic Moment’ UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering postdoctoral researcher wins prestigious international award

Congratulations to Dr. Bayan Karimi, winner of the 2025 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Low Temperature Physics!

Her seminal contributions to thermodynamics of quantum superconducting systems earned global recognition.

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#QuantumPhysics #UChicagoPME #STEM

Today, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering celebrated the Class of 2025—an exceptional group of innovators and researchers ready to shape the future of #science, #engineering, and #technology.

#UChicagoPME #UChicagoPMEGrad #UChicago2025

Convocation 2025: Meet four UChicago Engineering graduates poised to change the world

Meet four inspiring graduates from @UChicagoPME making waves in quantum tech, energy, sustainability & health.

As #UChicago celebrates its 539th Convocation, these innovators are just getting started.

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#UChicago2025 #EngineeringTheFuture #UChicagoPME

Andrew Cleland receives high honor for low-temperature physics A Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering faculty member was named winner of the 2025 Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize

Prof. Andrew Cleland has been awarded the 2025 Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize—one of the most prestigious honors in low-temperature physics.

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#QuantumScience #LowTemperaturePhysics #UChicagoPME #QuantumInnovation

AI helps scientists design better sensors for pollutants and beyond UChicago PME researchers used a brain-inspired neural network to optimize the design process of chemical sensors for the first time

Researchers at #UChicagoPME and #Argonne are using artificial intelligence to design better chemical sensors.

Their #AI model has already shown promise in detecting #PFAS “forever chemicals” in water, potentially outperforming existing sensor technology.

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Four UChicago PME undergraduates named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows

🎉Congratulations to Emily Jacobs, Joshua Pixley, Gabrielle Solymosy, and Tess Teodoro—UChicago Molecular Engineering students & alums named 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellows!

#NSFGRFP #UChicagoPME

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Dean Mason talks growth, impact and undergraduates at Spring Town Hall Ongoing series connects directly with UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering students, postdocs, staff, and faculty

In her third Town Hall, Dean Nadya Mason emphasized how UChicago PME’s groundbreaking lab work translates to real-world solutions.

“Having impact is not just what we do here, but how it spreads to the outside world,” she said.

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#UChicagoPME #Research #HigherEd

Quantum materials, built by AI robot Interdisciplinary UChicago research will use machine learning to create delicate, complicated quantum materials

#UChicagoPME Asst. Prof. Shuolong Yang and #UChicago Computer Science Asst. Prof. Yuxin Chen are developing self-learning #AI robots to fabricate quantum materials quickly, efficiently and without human intervention. 🧪

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A blue and green illustration of Earth with text, "Happy Earth Day" and the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering logo.

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎🧪 At #UChicagoPME, we are integrating science and engineering to address global challenges from the molecular level up. Read more of PME's impactful research below.
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Implants better accepted by the immune system Over time, scar tissue slows or stops implanted bioelectronics. New research from UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering could change that.

New research from the lab of #UChicagoPME Asst. Prof. Sihong Wang could help reduce the foreign-body response triggered by pacemakers, sensors, and other implantable devices. 🧪

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World Quantum Day 2025: Groundbreaking advancements from Chicago’s quantum ecosystem

#UChicagoPME celebrated #WorldQuantumDay on April 14th, highlighting the ways PME and its partners such as #Argonne National Laboratory and the Chicago Quantum Exchange continue to lead the way in #quantum science and engineering. Learn more at the article below.

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It’s #WorldQuantumDay and #UChicagoPME is excited to celebrate the innovative #research happening at UChicago and alongside our world-leading scientists and thinkers at Argonne National Laboratory, the UChicago Physical Sciences Division, Chicago Quantum Exchange, and many more. #IYQ2025 🧪

Meet UChicago’s quantum undergrads How UChicago Engineering helps young researchers take quantum innovations to industry, academia and beyond

#UChicagoPME and The university of Chicago sit at the center of a vast #quantum hub, and offer boundless opportunities for the new generation of quantum researchers.
#IYQ2025 #Quantum2025

New technique paves way for hybrid quantum networks Groundbreaking work allows researchers to improve the performance of quantum devices

#UChicagoPME professor Liang Jiang and postdoctoral associate Zhaoyou Wang have developed a new method to send more #quantum information through quantum transducers – a key step toward creating larger and more robust quantum networks. 🧪
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A rising leader in electrochemistry

As a #PhD student in the #UChicagoPME Amanchukwu Lab, Reggie Gomes has conducted #research to find new ways to simultaneously capture #carbon dioxide and create more sustainable products.

“Now I’m using electrochemistry to solve global problems.”
🧪

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DNA microscope creates 3D images of organisms from the inside out UChicago researchers develop a new technology to create a spatial map of gene expression for an entire organism.

Researchers from #UChicagoPME and @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social have developed a new technology to create a spatial map of gene expression for an entire organism. “It’s a level of biology that no one has ever seen before."
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So excited for #UChicagoPME senior scientist, Di-Jia Liu! 👏

Two UChicago scientists named Association for the Advancement of Science fellows in 2025

Congrats to Di-Jia Liu, a senior chemist at #Argonne National Laboratory and joint appointment as a Senior Scientist at #UChicagoPME, for being named a @aaas.org 2024 fellow for his distinguished contributions to the sciences. 🧪
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Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a competi...

Congratulations to several of our #UChicagoPME PhD students recently honored with The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship which offers them the opportunity to create new ventures around promising #research and develop leadership skills. 🧪
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Meng wins Innovation award 2025 - Best Magazine At the 42nd International Battery Seminar and Exhibit (IBSE) it was announced that this year’s winner of the Shep Wolsky Battery Innovator Award for 2025 is

Congratulations to #UChicagoPME professor and Argonne scientist, @yingshirleymeng.bsky.social for receiving the Shep Wolsky Battery Innovator Award at the 42nd International Battery Seminar and Exhibit for her work on #battery materials and #energy storage.

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