UChicago PIs

Allison Squires

Biomarker detection, photophysics, molecular engineering, imaging, biomedical, DNA, fluorophore, fluorescence, single-molecule

Engineering The University of Chicago

Dmitri Talapin

Nanocrystals, Quantum Dots, MXenes, Self-Assembly

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Simon Schwoerer

Fibroblasts, Cancer, Wound healing, Fibrosis, Metabolism

The University of Chicago Biomedical

Heather Whitney

Test set design for AI of medical imaging, software development for AI of medical imaging

The University of Chicago Biomedical

Stephanie Groman

Addiction, development, decision-making, computational neuroscience

The University of Chicago Biomedical

Zhen Tian

Deep reinforcement learning-based auto treatment planning for radiotherapy

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Kenneth Bader

Histotripsy; Cavitation; Image-guided Therapies

Engineering The University of Chicago

Ruben Verresen

Many-body quantum theory; quantum simulators; quantum information; topological physics

Engineering The University of Chicago

Chibueze Amanchukwu

Electrochemistry, Batteries, AI/ML, Electrocatalysis, PFAS, Data Science

Engineering The University of Chicago

Nicolas Chevrier

Immunology, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Genomics, Infectious Diseases

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Jing Chen

How circulating blood chemicals including nutrient, hormones, and microbial metabolites influence immune cells and immunity.

Science The University of Chicago

Cheng Chin

Atomic Physics

The University of Chicago Biomedical

Chien-Min Kao

Molecular imaging instrumentation, computational imaging

Engineering The University of Chicago

Chong Liu

Electrochemistry, Nanofluidics, Solid Ionics, Separation, Energy

Engineering The University of Chicago

Junhong Chen

Chemical and biological sensing

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Chin-Tu Chen

Molecular Imaging and Theranostics

Engineering The University of Chicago

Po-Chun Hsu

Epitaxial electrodeposition, carbon capture, radiative cooling, electrochromic devices

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Satish Chitneni

Molecularly targeted radiopharmaceutical development for imaging and therapy

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Jooyoung Sohn

A new methodology to deliver an uniform dose in GYN brachytherapy with an in-house developed device. Deep-learning based approach to assist an interstitial brachytherapy.

Biomedical The University of Chicago

Willard Sharp

Emergence Medicine, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

The University of Chicago Biomedical

William Green

Nicotine and Addiction Biology

Engineering The University of Chicago

Tian Zhong

Quantum Photonics, Quantum Information

Engineering The University of Chicago

Shuolong Yang

Resonantly driving superconductivity in monolayer FeSe superconductors

Engineering The University of Chicago

Peter Maurer

Quantum Optics, Solid-state Spin Systems

Engineering The University of Chicago

Nadya Mason

Quantum Materials, Electronic transport in nanostructures, Superconductivity

Science Engineering The University of Chicago

Margaret Gadel

Mechanobiology of Multicellular Tissues. Machine Learning Adherent Cell Mechanobiology

Engineering The University of Chicago

Liang Jiang

Quantum Communication

Engineering The University of Chicago

Jun Huang

T Cell Immunology, mRNA Nanotechnology

Engineering The University of Chicago

Jiwoong Park

Nanoscale Materials, Chemical Physics

Engineering The University of Chicago

David Awschalom

Spintronics, quantum information

Engineering The University of Chicago

Andrew Cleland

Measuring superconducting qubits and quantum processors built from them

Science The University of Chicago

Zoe Yan

Quantum simulation with ultracold molecules and atoms

Science The University of Chicago

Young-Kee Kim

High energy physics

Science The University of Chicago

Thomas Witten

Soft condensed matter

Science The University of Chicago

Steven Sibener

Surface chemistry

The University of Chicago Biomedical

Ken Badder

Therapeutic ultrasound

Engineering The University of Chicago

Alex High

2D Semiconductors

Engineering The University of Chicago

Aashish Clerk

Theoretical Quantum Information

Science The University of Chicago

Yamuna Krishnan

Our lab makes sensors for imaging in live cells. So they will learn quantitative chemical imaging of live cells in our lab.

Science The University of Chicago

LianTao Wang

Dark matter, Higgs physics, gravitational waves, inflation

Science The University of Chicago

Kathryn Levin

Quantum many-body physics

Science The University of Chicago

Hsiao-Wen Chen

Characterizing the multiphase CGM using quasar absorption spectroscopy. Mapping the baryon cycle in emission across cosmic time.

Science The University of Chicago

Henry Frisch

Instrumentation, with the goal of large-area (many square meters) high-spatial resolution measurements of particles, photons and charged particles, in 3 spatial dimensions.

Science The University of Chicago

The project will involve organic synthesis and catalysis. The topic can be flexible and fit to the student's interests, including (but not limited to) synthesis of graphene nanoribbon as nano-electronic materials, development of boron-based homologation method for automated organic synthesis, green catalysis methods to convert waste fatty acids into useful monomers, catalytic C-C bond activation, etc.

Science Engineering The University of Chicago

Greg Engel

Experimental chemistry

Science The University of Chicago

Elizabeth Jerison

Phases and dynamics of immunity

Science The University of Chicago

David DeMille

Atomic and molecular physics

Science The University of Chicago

Chihway Chang

Construct a large scale structure galaxy sample from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey data. Cross-correlation of stellar mass-selected galaxies in the Dark Energy Survey with the thermal Sunyaev-Sel'dovich (tSZ) effect.