Explore the UChicago PME Experience

Immunoengineering

Mendoza Lab

Shima Shabani wants more patients to reap the benefits of immunotherapy.

Materials for Sustainability

Daniel Abraham Group (Argonne)

Avi Gargye is working to create sustainable batteries to help improve quality of life around the world.

Quantum Engineering

Yang Lab

Haoran Lin creates materials with quantum properties that have never been shown before.

Quantum Engineering

Zhong Lab

Alex Kolar studies the correlations that could revolutionize computing, communication, and sensing.

Immunoengineering

Chevrier Lab

Kate Johnson works to make vaccines better—with support from across UChicago

Materials for Sustainability

Amanchukwu Lab

Emily Doyle is using chemical engineering and AI to help design safer, more powerful batteries.

Materials for Sustainability

Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion 

Thomas Marchese is exploring sodium-based solid-state chemistries to develop a new class of battery that would be safer, more powerful, and less damaging to the environment.

Immunoengineering

Joyce Chen Lab

Emanuel Garza studies the cellular origins of small cell lung cancer, aiming to unlock new paths for lifesaving immunotherapies.

Quantum Engineering

High Lab

Zixi Li is developing scalable hardware for quantum networking.

Immunoengineering

Riesenfeld Group

Joey Federico turns real-world clinical insights into scientific discoveries that could lead to new therapies.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Darling Group

Omar Kazi works with Argonne scientists to develop water purification technology for places of water scarcity.

Immunoengineering

Esser-Kahn Group / Zemmour Lab

Michelle Bessiake focuses on understanding regulatory T cells and the diseases that manifest when they aren’t functional.

Quantum Engineering

Awschalom Group

José A. Méndez finds a hub for quantum technology and for collaboration at the University of Chicago.

Quantum Engineering

Awschalom Lab

Chloe Washabaugh works on a new approach to build quantum bits, relying on chemistry to assemble atoms in ways that achieve specific properties.

Immunoengineering

Hubbell Lab

Building on an interest in small-scale biology, Ivan Vuong is working to develop safer, more effective therapies for autoimmune diseases.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

de Pablo Group / Ranganathan Lab

Trading Olympic dreams for cutting-edge lab work, Fabian Byléhn uses machine modeling to study the building blocks of life.

Immunoengineering

Chevrier Lab

PhD candidate Madison Plaster explores how colon disease impacts the immune system.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Rowan Group

Sam Marsden is working on creating a new form of polymer that will be as strong as polyethylene, but as recyclable as PET.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Patel Group

Andrea Diaz currently builds change by working on more recyclable forms of common waste plastic.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Tirrell Lab

Carlos Medina Jimenez develops next-generation polymers for use in bacteria-resistant medical implants, water purification devices, and more.

Immunoengineering

Tay Lab

Susan Okrah works on developing a new kind of microfluidic device to test for respiratory diseases. 

Quantum Engineering

Bernien Lab

Noah Glachman is researching how quantum computers can send information to each other over existing fiber optic cables.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Rowan Group / Patel Group

As a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow, Nicholas Boynton is developing materials for future space missions.

Immunoengineering

Esser-Kahn Lab

Jeremiah Kim works on increasing the effectiveness of commercially available vaccines and minimizing the complications associated with them.

Quantum Engineering

High Lab

Anchita Addhya is working on building a scalable quantum platform for quantum sensing and quantum communication.

Materials Systems for Sustainability

Wang Group

Yahao Dai is researching materials that can stretch and bend with the human body while reading biological signals.

Immunoengineering

Swartz Lab

Rachel Weathered applies her scientific expertise to investment strategy, guiding financial firms through one of medicine’s most promising new fields.

Quantum engineering

Awschalom Lab

Swathi Chandrika works on developing new methods to transmit quantum information across long distances through existing fiber optic infrastructure.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Ashley Ellis is using her biology and biotech background, along with the Master of Engineering program, to innovate where science meets business.

Computational Modeling of Materials Track

AyJae Donis learns the skills to be part of the second quantum revolution.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Ryan Yetishefsky used the Master of Engineering program to achieve the knowledge and research experience necessary to enroll in a PhD program.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Destini Wiseman is leveraging her bioengineering studies to fast-track breakthroughs that can advance human health.

Energy and Sustainability Track

Yousuf Mitchell aims to turn research breakthroughs into sustainable solutions.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Kaitlyn Adams is honing her skills in science, business, and leadership to help fast-track therapies to patients.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Sarah Kim explores how research actually gets from lab bench to hospital bedside in the Master of Engineering program.

Computational Modeling of Materials Track

Raj Kadiyala studies quantum engineering to become part of the city’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Alex Nyx develops his understanding of engineering innovation to open more options in medicine.

Bio- and Immunoengineering Track

Monica Duron Juarez learns not only the latest breakthroughs bio- and immunoengineering, but also how to bring those breakthroughs to market.

Computational Modeling of Materials Track

An 800-year-old Italian poem inspired Franciscan friar Jimmy Kernan to study computational modeling materials.

Polymer Science and Engineering Track (now Soft Matter Engineering or Computational Modeling of Materials)

Sonia Vohra credits UChicago PME with letting her pivot to engineering and setting her on her dream career path.

Polymer Science and Engineering Track (now Soft Matter Engineering or Computational Modeling of Materials)

Max Kristy leverages the Master of Engineering program to further his knowledge of polymer science and apply it to his work in materials development.

Polymer Science and Engineering Track (now Soft Matter Engineering or Computational Modeling of Materials)

Yo Han Seol taps into his own experience with the medical system to pursue precision (or personalized) medicine and technology.

Dual Molecular Engineering and Economics Major; Quantum Information Science Minor

Linder is heading straight into industry after graduation as President and CEO of a startup based on a revolutionary diamond-bonding technique she helped develop. 

Molecular Engineering Major

Mehta is co-president of the society, a student-led, student-run, student-organized mutual aid group offering networking and research opportunities, study help, outreach, and community to any undergrad interested in quantum. 

University of Chicago Molecular Engineering majors (from left) Jona van Oord, George Rose, and Lucas Zubillaga founded Rise Reforming to turn mixed post-industrial plastic waste into useful, sustainable chemicals.