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Avi Gargye
PhD Degree, Daniel Abraham Group (Argonne)Avi Gargye is working to create sustainable batteries to help improve quality of life around the world. -
Ryan Yetishefsky
Master's Degree, Bio- and Immunoengineering TrackRyan Yetishefsky used the Master of Engineering program to achieve the knowledge and research experience necessary to enroll in a PhD program.
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Avery Linder
Undergraduate Degree, Dual Molecular Engineering and Economics MajorLinder is heading straight into industry after graduation as President and CEO of a startup based on a revolutionary diamond-bonding technique she helped develop. -
Sophia (Chao-Wei) Huang
Alumna, PhD'23Syensqo’s Sophia Huang shares how UChicago PME helped her build a career in industry.
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David Awschalom wins global Breakthrough of the Year award for interdisciplinary work in molecular and protein qubits
September 09, 2026Award by Berlin-based Falling Walls Foundation honors high-risk, multi-field leap across quantum, biology, and chemistry. -
Helium lifts new quantum computing concept
September 08, 2026Breakthrough from a team led by Jacob Covey, associate professor in the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Department of Physics, turns helium-3’s low mass into a... -
Finding the quantum advantage in Chicago
September 03, 2026PhD student Su-un Lee is working to understand how quantum devices can provide a computational advantage in the near term.
UChicago PME's interdisciplinary groups, including the Institute for Materials and Sustainability, Immunoengineering and Bioengineering Institute, and Chicago Quantum Institute are engineering solutions to humanity's biggest challenges.