Northwestern U. Professor to Receive $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
A Northwestern University professor will be awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize for his work in the field of nanotechnology.
Chad Mirkin, a professor of materials science and engineering, chemistry, and medicine, and director of the university’s International Institute for Nanotechnology, has been credited with creating a method to better identify and test molecules that indicate early warning signs of disease.
Mr. Mirkin will receive the $500,000 award at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week.
In April, he was invited to join President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. —Marc Beja
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