Engineering Materials for Global Sustainability
Guided by internationally recognized materials scientists and soft matter engineers, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) students work with powerful tools and national-lab facilities to design materials that address gobal challenges in energy, water and sustainability.
Materials and Sustainability News
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AI generates entire chemical formulations for battery electrolytes
May 27, 2026Battery electrolytes aren’t just one chemical, but a complex mixture of salts, solvents and additives interacting and reacting with each other. Artificial intelligence has made great headway in... -
A mission to improve Earth’s “village” with molecular engineering
May 26, 2026Yousuf Mitchell is passionate about staving off the worst effects of climate change. The graduate student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) is... -
Researchers develop AI-powered stretchable computing patch
May 20, 2026A new skin-like computing patch developed at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) can analyze health data using artificial intelligence in an unprecedented...
Faculty Leading Materials Innovation
From energy storage to clean water and human health, UChicago PME faculty work across disciplines to engineer materials systems that address some of the world’s most urgent sustainability challenges, translating fundamental science into real-world impact.
Where Materials Drive a Sustainable Future
Partnerships Powering Materials Innovation
Through strategic collaborations, UChicago PME advances materials discovery into scalable solutions for global sustainability challenges.
Engineer Your Future
Prepare to tackle real-world sustainability challenges through materials engineering.
Spotlights
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Avi Gargye
Daniel Abraham Group (Argonne)Avi Gargye is working to create sustainable batteries to help improve quality of life around the world. -
Emily Doyle
Amanchukwu LabEmily Doyle is using chemical engineering and AI to help design safer, more powerful batteries. -
Carlos Medina Jimenez
Tirrell LabCarlos Medina Jimenez develops next-generation polymers for use in bacteria-resistant medical implants, water purification devices, and more. -
Andrea Diaz
Patel GroupAndrea Diaz currently builds change by working on more recyclable forms of common waste plastic.
Materials and Sustainability Events
UChicago PME is organized into interdisciplinary groups, including the Institute of Materials and Sustainability, Immunoengineering and Bioengineering Institute, and the Chicago Quantum Institute, as well as cross-cutting Centers.