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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.

Engage with UChicago PME Experts

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

Aaron Esser-Kahn

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

 

Expertise: Vaccines, trained immunity, immunomodulators

 

Meet PME’s Immunoengineering Faculty

Liang Jiang

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

 

Expertise: Quantum Communication, Quantum Networking, Quantum Computing

 

Meet PME’s Quantum Faculty

Current Research

Going green with graphite: Researchers turn plant waste into high-tech material

Researchers developed a method that uses charred plant material to produce high-quality graphite.

Innovating AI

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering is using artificial intelligence to work toward cleaner water, better batteries and more effective vaccines

Bacteria-fighting viruses team up to treat drug-resistant superbugs

Researchers find several small molecule candidates that induce “trained immunity” without the potential side effects of other methods

Photographer John Zich shooting Meng Lab

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Media contacts

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

Melissa Abraham
PME senior strategic communications, media & marketing leader
melissaabraham@uchicago.edu

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