Prof. Bartosz A. Grzybowski grzybor@northwestern.edu W. Burgess Chair in Physical Chemistry and Systems Engineering
Director of DoE's Center for Non-equilibrium Materials
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
2003 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award
2006 NSF CAREER Award
2006 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
2006 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
2006 ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry Unilever Award
2007 Sloan Fellowship
2007 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
2008 Gerhard Kanig Biannual Award for Innovation (Berliner-Branderburgischer Verband für Polymerforschung, Germany)
7/2001—7/2003 Director of Research, Concurrent Pharmaceuticals and Associate of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University 8/2000—7/2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (with G.M. Whitesides) 9/1995—8/2000 PhD, Harvard University (Physical Chemistry, with G.M. Whitesides) 9/1991—6/1995 BS/MS, Yale University (Physical Chemistry, with P.H. Vaccaro) Summa cum Laude (1995)
Honoris in Chimia (1995)
Arthur Fleischer Award for Outstanding Performance in Chemistry (1995)9/1990—6/1991 University of Gdansk, Poland President’s Award for Academic Excellence(1991)
Governmental Award for Young Researchers (1988-1991)
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering | McCormick School of Engineering
Northwestern Home | Calendar: Plan-It Purple | Sites A-Z | Search
Prof. Bartosz A. Grzybowski, Assoicate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, Illinois 60208
PI Phone: 847/491.3024 Group Phone: 847/491.3969 (lab) 847/491.3810 (office)
Fax: 847/491.3728 E-mail: Webmaster
World Wide Web Disclaimer and University Policy Statements
Northwestern University
Post Doctoral Fellows
Bartlomiej Kowalczyk
Warsaw (Poland)Warsaw University, M.Sc., Chemistry (2000)
Warsaw University, Ph.D., Chemistry (2005)
Main Research Areas:
Nanoscience, Nanoscale Self-Assembly, Surface Chemistry, Coatings, SAMs, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Networks.
Collaborating Professors
Prof. Alexander Z. Patashinski
Research Professor, Materials Research Center, Northwestern University (Current)
Professor of Budker Nuclear Physics Institute, Novosibirsk
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ph.D.
Advising on numerous projects in the group ranging from electrostatics of nanoparticles to cell dynamics.
Research Assistant Professor
Yanhu Wei
Shanxi (P. R. China)Brown University, Ph.D., Chemistry (2006)
Institute of Physical & Chemical Tech, The Chinese Academy of Science, M.S. (1998)
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, B.S. (1992)Main Research Areas:
Nanoscience, Biophysics, Surface Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Organic Molecular Devices and Self Assembled Monolayers
Kristiana Kandere-Grzybowska
Riga (Latvia)Tufts University Medical School (Boston, MA), Ph.D. Biochemistry (2003)
The College of Saint Rose (Albany, NY), B.A. Biology/ Chemistry (1998)Main Research Areas:
• intracellular/ cytoskeleton dynamics and cell motility in defined geometrical confines;
• regulation of focal adhesions by microtubule plus ends in breast cancer migration.
Graduate StudentsHideyuki Nakanishi
Kyoto (Japan)Kyoto Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering (2007)
Kyoto Institute of Technology, M.S., Polymer Science and Engineering (2004)
Kyoto Institute of Technology, B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering (2002)
Main Research Areas:
Physical Chemistry (colloids and polymers)
I am interested in the electron transport between metal nanoparticles separated by electrically-charged self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). We have recently discovered that the excitation of the particles’ surface plasmon resonance modulates the electron conduction in arrays of NPs and, interestingly, the conductance either increases or decreases, depending on whether the SAMs are comprised of electrically-neutral or -charged molecules (Nakanishi, H. et al. Nature 2009). I am currently exploring the underlying physical properties of metal-nanoparticle-based electronic devices for energy storage and conversion (memory devices, supercapacitors, photovoltaic cells).Ozge Turfan
Ankara(Turkey)Bilkent University, B.S., Computer Sciences and Software Engineering(2009)
Main Research Areas:
I am interested in graphs and networks. I am writing and implementing search algorithms on graph-like structures for chemical networks.H. Tarik Baytekin
Ankara (Turkey) and Berlin (Germany)PhD. In Chemistry, Middle East Technical University Ankara
Main Research Areas:
Contact electrification, Self-assembly of nanoparticles, metallo self-assemblyBilge Baytekin
Ankara (Turkey) and Berlin (Germany)Dr. rer. Nat. Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin (2008)
Main Research Areas:
Contact electrification, Self-assembly of nanoparticles, systems chemistryotvos
Istvan Lagzi
Budapest (Hungary)Eotvos University (Budapest), Ph.D. Physical Chemistry (2004)
University of Szeged (Szeged), M.S. Physics/Chemistry (1997)Main Research Areas:
Pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems; atmospheric chemistry and transport
Paul Wesson
Milwaukee, WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Chemical Engineering, (2003)
Main Research Areas:
The major focus of my research is electrostatic self-assembly of electronic devices, where patterned microgradients in the electric field above a surface cause shaken components to migrate to specific locations on that surface. My other scientific interests include developing a method to determine protein-ligand binding constants without fluorescent signals, and determining the theoretical limit of discernable feature size in reaction-diffusion systems for continuous and periodic precipitation reactions.
Goher Mahmud
Minneapolis, MNUniversity of Minnesota, B.S., Chemical Engineering )
Minor in Chemistry (2005)Main Research Areas:
I am interested in cell dynamics and bio-inspired dynamic self-assembly. My research involves work from the CCNE NIH grant on deconstructing directional cell motility in metastasis through nano-patterning.
I enjoy reading Renaissance history, speaking 5 languages, and watching C-SPAN2 BookTV. I hope to one day win a Nobel Prize, build a school in every country of the world, and own the Minnesota Twins.Siowling Soh
SingaporeNational University of Singapore, B.S., chemical engineering (2001)
Main Research Areas:
I am interested primarily in dynamic self-assembly systems, the dynamic structure of cell cytoskeleton and cell motility and the modeling of reaction diffusion systems.
Sabil Huda
North Carolina State University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, (Cum Laude) May 2006
Northwestern University, Masters in Biotechnology, December 2008Main Research Areas:
Micropatterned substrates as platforms for rational drug design; Cell-material interactions
Research and Publications
Mario M. Apodaca
Garden Grove, CACalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills, B.S. Chemistry (2006)
Main Research Areas:
I am interested in bio-inspired materials and research at the inteface of biology, chemistry, and physics. Currently working on contact electrification.
(m-apodaca@northwestern.edu)
Jiwon Kim
Seoul (Korea)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, B.S. in Chemistry (2006)
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea,Graduate School in Chemistry (2006-2007)Main Research Areas:
I am interested in making nanomaterials which have a wide range of functional applications, including optical, electronic and catalytic materials.
Kevin Browne
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Georgetown University, B.S. Chemistry (2008)
Ph.D. program in ChemistryMain Research Areas:
I am interested in the synthesis and applications of switchable chemical systems that operate at the nano and molecular levels. While relying on complementary interactions between switchable ligands (azobenzenes and others) , I attempt to use these interactions to guide nanoscale objects into precise locations. In the long term, I would like to use what I have learned from nanoscale interactions to create oscillating chemical reactions that allow for purposeful self-replication of target organic molecules.
David A. Walker
Apopka, FL
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), BSChE 2008
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), MSChE 2008Main Research Areas:
I am interested in studying the principles which govern self-assembly on the nanoscopic scale. By utilizing macro-molecular structures one can engineering nanoparticles in such a way that they act as intelligent 'machines' with the ability to detect and respond to external stimuli. Such particles have applications in numerous fields of science and engineering.
Dawei Wang
Hubei (P.R. China)
Northwestern Polytechnical University, M.E., Material Science and Engineering (2008)
Northwestern Polytechnical University, B.E., Chemical Engineering (2005)Main Research Areas:
NanoScience and Self-Assembly
Self assembly of nanostructured materials using electrostatic and/or photoinduced interactions.
