Research at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering is not divided into siloed departments but spans interdisciplinary research themes. UChicago PME researchers are advancing impactful research in energy, sustainability, quantum computing, cancer therapies, immunoengineering, and much more.
John A. MacLean Sr. Professor of Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Expertise: Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Expertise: Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Immunology, Cell Signaling
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Expertise: Batteries, Energy Storage
The new approach, developed by UChicago PME and Argonne National Laboratory researchers, offers a streamlined and cost-effective pathway toward decarbonization.
Direct signaling pathways between the brain and the lungs could be behind smokers’ higher dementia and neurodegeneration rates.
UChicago scientists team up to deliver lithium with fewer side effects in innovative biomedical patch.
Combining spatial transcriptomics with AI, Prof. Nicolas Chevrier has developed a new system for understanding whole-body dynamics that could lead to better therapies.
Designing a material with a specific color for electronic applications takes decades of practice and expertise. AI and a robot just did it in 72 hours.
Research from the lab of Prof. Paul Alivisatos, and a clear Cellular Automaton model for future teams, shed new light on cation exchange reaction of nanocrystals.
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Paul Dailing
PME media liaison for sustainability, climate, energy, materials, immunology, arts/science, community outreach
dailing@uchicago.edu
312.444.0354
Tyler Prich
PME/UChicago media liaison for quantum engineering, quantum internet, investment in quantum architecture
tprich@uchicago.edu
773.834.8326
Mike Herbst
PME/UChicago media liaison for immunoengineering, cell and gene therapy, vaccine and immunotherapy development
mikeherbst@uchicago.edu
708.381.9550
Melissa Abraham
PME senior strategic communications, media & marketing leader
melissaabraham@uchicago.edu
PME has helped catalyze almost a billion dollars in regional investment to Chicagoland
Faculty at PME
Patents held by faculty members
