Research / Areas of ResearchNanomaterials
Research
/ Areas of Research
Nanostructured materials exhibit fascinating properties distinct from those of bulk materials and are being used in applications as diverse as drug delivery, solar energy, and lubrication.
Northwestern is a world leader in nanomaterials research with cutting-edge efforts in synthesis, processing, and atomic-scale characterization. Several start-up companies have been founded by faculty.
Research Areas
- Carbon nanotubes
- Semiconductor nanowires
- 2-D Materials
- Nanoplasmonic structures
- Supramolecular assemblies
- Polymer-nanomaterial composites
Faculty
- Scott Barnett
- David Barton
- Michael Bedzyk
- Vinayak Dravid
- David Dunand
- Jennifer Fowlie
- Nathan Gianneschi
- Sossina Haile
- Mark Hersam
- Jiaxing Huang
- Derk Joester
- Lincoln Lauhon
- Laurence Marks
- Ian McCue
- Chad Mirkin
- Teri Odom
- Monica Olvera de la Cruz
- Amanda Petford-Long
- Jonathan Rivnay
- John Rogers
- Chris Schuh
- David N. Seidman
- Jeff Snyder
- Samuel Stupp
- Peter Voorhees
- Christine Wang
- Chris Wolverton