1991NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
1989Ph.D. in Inorganic & Organic Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1986B.S. in Chemistry (Phi Beta Kappa), Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Professional Career
2008 - PresentDirector, International Institute for Nanotechnology; George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Medicine, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
2004 - 2008Director, International Institute for Nanotechnology; George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Medicine, and Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University
1997 - 2000Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University
1991 - 1997Asst. Asso. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Awards and Honors
2018Remsen Award
2018Harrison Howe Award
20182018 Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry
2017New York American Chemical Society Nichols Medal
2017Dickson Prize in Science
2017Wilhelm Exner Medal
2017Crain’s Chicago Business Tech 50 2017
2017“10 Top 10s” Analytical Scientist Power List
2016American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
2016Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
2016International Precious Metals Institute 2016 Student Advisor Award
2016Dan David Prize
2015Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Centenary Prize
2014Friends of the National Library of Medicine Distinguished Medical Science Award
2008Biomedical Engineering Society's Distinguished Achievement Award