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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.

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Andrew Cleland

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

 

Meet PME’s Quantum Faculty

Y. Shirley Meng

Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

 

Expertise: Batteries, energy storage, renewable energy

 

Meet PME’s Materials Systems Faculty

Juan Mendoza

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

Expertise: Protein Engineering, Immunology, Structural Biology

 

Meet PME’s Immunoengineering Faculty

Current Research

Entangling light and memory

A new technique from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering clears a major roadblock on the path to a quantum internet.

This research is absolutely nuts – for better health care

A University of Chicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering PhD student has created a new material from tree nuts with a broad number of medical applications that benefit patients.

Exploring a new qubit with the gemstone spinel

An international team demonstrates that spinel, a vibrant gemstone resembling rubies and sapphires, is capable of storing quantum information, making it a viable material in the field of quantum technology.

Better texture for better batteries

A new battery innovation looks at an overlooked attribute – the texture of metal – to improve performance.

A symphony in quantum

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers entangled two physically separate resonators – a major advance in the science of quantum sound.

Protein engineering and structure help explain a puzzling antiviral protein

UChicago PME researchers developed a method to produce a mysterious immune protein termed IFNλ4 in the lab, a first step toward understanding why people with the gene for this protein are more susceptible to viruses like hepatitis C and COVID-19.

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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

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