Faculty

Cheng Chin

Assoc. Professor, PhysicsJFI, and the College
Ultracold atoms and molecules, Bose-Einstein condensates

Seth Darling

Center for Nanoscale Materials 
Nanoscale magnetic systems

Aaron Dinner

Assoc. Professor, Chemistry, JFI, IBD, and the College
Molecular mechanisms of cellular dynamics

Gregory Engel

Asst. Professor, ChemistryJFI, and the College
Quantum processes in Photosynthesis

Jonathan Frenzen

Clinical Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, U of C Director, Management Laboratory

Margaret Gardel

Asst. Professor, Physics, JFI, IBD, and the College
Biophysics, mechanics of actin networks

Jeff Greeley

Asst. Scientist, Center for Nanoscale Materials 
Theory & modeling

Ilya Gruzberg

Assoc. Professor, PhysicsJFI, and the College
Condensed matter theory, semiconductors, superconductors

Philippe Guyot-Sionnest

Professor, ChemistryPhysicsJFI and the College
surface physics, nonlinear optical spectroscopy

Michael D. Hopkins

Professor, Chemistry, and the College 
electronic, optical, magnetic, and photophysical properties of new materials

William Irvine

Asst. Professor, Physics, JFI, and the College
Topological surfaces in soft condensed matter systems 

Eric Isaacs

Professor, PhysicsJFI, and the College
Deputy Laboratory Director for Science Programs, Argonne National Laboratory
Novel opto-electronic materials, x-ray and neutron scattering

Heinrich M. Jaeger

Professor, PhysicsJFI, and the College
Mesoscopic physics, superconductivity, granular materials

Leo P. Kadanoff

Professor Emeritus, PhysicsMathematicsEFIJFI and the College
Hydrodynamics, statistical physics

Woowon Kang

Professor, PhysicsJFI and the College 
Quantum Hall effect, orgnanic superconductors, quantum computing

David Kovar

Assistant Professor, Cell & Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Committee on Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology, Committee on Genetics, Genomics & Systems Biology

Ka Yee Christina Lee

Professor, Chemistry, IBD, and the College
Manipulation of biomembranes and protein lipid interactions, lung-surfactant systems, Amyloid-Beta (Ab) Peptides and Alzheimers

Kathryn J. Levin

Professor, PhysicsJFI, and the College 
Solid state physics, superconductivity

Xiao-Min Lin

Center for Nanoscale Materials & Materials Science Division
Nanoparticles and ordered nanoparticle arrays: synthesis and characterization

Binhua Lin

Sr. Scientist, James Franck Institute
Center for Advanced Radiation Sources
Confined colloidal systems

Ed Munro

Asst. Professor, Molecular Genetics and Cellular Biology

Sidney R. Nagel

Professor, PhysicsJFIEFI and the College 
Condensed matter physics, granular materials, fluid dynamics

Leo Ocola

Center for Nanoscale Materials 
Nanofabrication and devices

Stuart A. Rice

Professor, ChemistryJFI and the College 
Photochemistry and photophysics of isolated molecules, the properties of interfaces

Thomas F. Rosenbaum

Professor, PhysicsJFI and the College
Provost, University of Chicago 
Condensed matter physics, low-temperature physics, novel electronic and magnetic materials

Norbert Scherer

Professor, ChemistryJFIIBD, and the College
Chemical reactions and photophysical processes in condensed media and at interfaces

David I. Schuster

Asst. Professor, Physics, JFI, and the College
Quantum Information Processing

Elena Shevchenko

Scientist, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Nanobio Interfaces Group

Steven J. Sibener

Professor, ChemistryJFI and the College
Surface chemistry and catalysis, surface physics, and materials growth

Dimitri Talapin

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and the College
Colloidal synthesis, self-assembly, and characterization of novel nanoparticle structures

Matthew Tirrell

Pritzker Director, Institute for Molecular Engineering

Gregory A. Voth

Professor, Chemistry and the College
Colloidal synthesis, self-assembly, and characterization of novel nanoparticle structures

Paul B. Wiegmann

Professor, PhysicsJFIEFI and the College 
Correlated electronic systems, quantum field theory, mathematical physics

Thomas A. Witten

Professor, PhysicsJFI and the College
Heterogeneous polymers

Luping Yu

Professor, ChemistryJFI and the College
Functional polymers: photorefractive polymers, nonlinear optical polymers,and conjugated liquid crystalline polymers, molecular electronics

Wendy Zhang

Assoc. Professor, PhysicsJFI and the College 
Nonlinear dynamics, soft condensed matter & biomechanics