Nationality United States Role Chemist | Name Chad Mirkin Awards Lemelson–MIT Prize | |
Born November 23, 1963Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. ( 1963-11-23 ) Institutions University of Pennsylvania Books Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020: Retrospective and Outlook Similar People George C Schatz, Joseph DeSimone, Paul Alivisatos, Mark Hersam, George M Whitesides | ||
Residence United States of America | ||
A chemist s approach to nanofabrication towards a desktop fab prof chad mirkin
Chad Alexander Mirkin (born November 23, 1963) is an American chemist. He is the George B. Rathmann professor of chemistry, professor of medicine, professor of materials science and engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of chemical and biological engineering, and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly at Northwestern University.
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- A chemist s approach to nanofabrication towards a desktop fab prof chad mirkin
- Chad mirkin 2009 lemelson mit prize winner
- Early life and education
- Research
- Science policy
- Awards and honors
- References
Mirkin is known for his development of nanoparticle-based biodetection schemes, the invention of dip-pen nanolithography (recognized by National Geographic as one of the top 100 scientific discoveries that changed the world), and contributions to supramolecular chemistry, nanoelectronics, and nanooptics. In 2010, he was listed as the most cited chemist in the world over the last decade in terms of total citations, the second highest most cited chemist in terms of impact factor, and the top most cited nanomedicine researcher. He is the only chemist to be elected into all three branches of the National Academies. He has published over 670 manuscripts (ISI H-index =132, Google = 155) and has over 1000 patents and patent applications (300 issued, over 90% licensed as of February 18, 2016). These discoveries and innovations have led to over 2000 commercial products that are being sold worldwide.
Chad mirkin 2009 lemelson mit prize winner
Early life and education
Mirkin was born November 23, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his B.S. degree from Dickinson College in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Penn State University in 1989. He was an NSF postdoctoral research fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked with Professor Mark S. Wrighton on microelectrode devices for electrocatalysis. He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1991.
Research
The focus of his research is on developing methods for controlling the architecture of molecules and materials on the 1 - 100 nm length scale and utilizing such structures in the development of analytical tools that can be used in the areas of chemical and biological sensing, lithography, catalysis, and optics. Mirkin has pioneered the use of biomolecules as synthons in materials science and the development of nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics.
A common strategy used by Mirkin's group is the use of the unique properties of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), spherical arrangements of nucleic acids with or without organic or inorganic nanoparticle cores, to enable the synthesis of novel materials and colloidal crystals, the development of high sensitivity probes for chemical and medical diagnostic purposes, and single-entity structures capable of intracellular gene regulation. His 1996 work with SNA-gold nanoparticle conjugates introduced the concept of a nanoparticle as an atom and nucleic acids as bonds, and it laid the ground work for the field of molecular diagnostics based upon well-defined nanoparticle and nanocrystal bioconjugates. His genomic assays are the cornerstone of Nanosphere Inc.'s FDA-cleared Verigene system and EMD Millipore's SmartFlare platform.
Mirkin served on several editorial advisory boards, including ACS Nano, the Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie. He is the founding editor of the nanotechnology journal Small, and he is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Mirkin is a founder of companies including Nanosphere (acquired by Luminex), AuraSense, and Exicure.
Science policy
In addition to his academic and research work, Mirkin has been involved in shaping science policy decisions. On April 27, 2009, it was announced that Mirkin was appointed to President Barack Obama's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Mirkin co-chaired and contributed chapters (“Applications: Nanobiosystems, Medicine, and Health” and “Synthesis, Processing, and Manufacturing of Components, Devices, and Systems”) to the world study on nanotechnology research directions for societal needs (Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020: Retrospective and Outlook, Boston and Berlin: Springer 2010. Roco, M. C.; Mirkin, C. A.; Hersam, M. C., editors). He also co-chaired the PCAST report titled, “Engage to Excel,” focusing on teaching and engagement issues involving students who are in their first two years of undergraduate study at R-1, 2 and 4-year institutions, and community colleges. Mirkin also served as the PCAST ex-officio member of the Advanced Manufacturing Steering Committee. The report produced by the committee calls for sustaining the investments in advanced science and technology that produced America’s innovation economy and the establishment of a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.
Mirkin participated as a delegate at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 Summit (Honolulu), with leaders, including President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and representatives from Fortune 500 companies. At APEC, he served on a panel with the president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera Echenique, focused on, “Game Changing Technology Redefining the Region.”