Register for a PhD Student Reorientation on April 8 from 12–1:30 PM in Parkes Hall. PhD Student Reorientation reintroduces doctoral students to campus partners/resources they may not have engaged with since orientation. Refreshments will be served: northwestern.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1...

Join TGS for the 2026 Northwestern Edward A. Bouchet 3-Minute Thesis Speaker Series on on Wednesday, April 8 from 1:30–3:00 PM CT via Zoom. This year's Bouchet Graduate Honor Society inductees will present their research in just three minutes, followed by Q&A: northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are delighted to announce that six outstanding CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows will be joining the CIERA community in Fall 2026. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to these outstanding researchers! tinyurl.com/4m5547up

Hannah Johnson is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering, studying how emerging treatments enhance brain function by using MRI to assess the brain’s response to movement and breathing exercises. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) will take place from Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 10, w/ bonus events on Saturday. Enjoy a weeklong celebration ft. raffle giveaways, special events, & TGS student-specific programming. Register in advance: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-sup...

Announcing the 2025–26 recipients of the Ver Steeg and McBride Awards, as well as the inaugural Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) Excellence Award. Please join us in congratulating this year's awardees: Jessica Winegar, Shelley Powers, Amanda Beaudouin, Lauren Rouse, & Sadie Wignall.

The Graduate School is proud to announce the 2026 Northwestern University Inductees to the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society:

Rebecca Clements is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering developing computational methods to improve the accuracy and clinical feasibility of MRI-based measures of brain health. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Alexander Kane is a PhD candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department in the McCormick School of Engineering, focused on designing ionic diodes that mimic biological switches by using bio-inspired materials that regulate the flow of ions. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Katie Cohen is a PhD candidate in the Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program (HSIP) in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her work focuses on improving youth access to mental health care by creating and implementing innovative, evidence-based solutions: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Apply for Designing Your Life: PhD Edition by Sunday, Nov 23. Learn Design Thinking principles you can apply to all areas of your life—including your career—to build a path forward that aligns with your skills, interests, values, & goals. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/services-sup...

John Ahrens is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Chemical & Biological Engineering @ McCormick School of Engineering developing programmable multiprotein structures by using DNA as a molecular glue: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Attend a Navigating the US Sociopolitical Context in Higher Education facilitated workshop on Nov. 11 from 4:30–6:00 PM @ TGS Commons. This program will educate/empower you to successfully engage in sensitive conversations & navigate interpersonal dynamics: forms.tgs.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=...

Apply for the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Named in honor of Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet, the Society celebrates scholars who embody the highest ideals of scholarship, leadership, character, service, & advocacy. Apply by Nov. 14: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/success/rete...

TGS was proud to induct 8 new Presidential Fellows into the Society of Fellows on Monday. We celebrated the newest fellows and heard an evocative and moving presentation by 1st-year Fellow Natalia Molebatsi titled “Time Travel Poetics: Black Feminist Poetry Performance & Geographies of Liberation.”

Peter Carlson is a PhD student in the Dept of Chemistry @ Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, investigating how a molecule’s electrons interact w/ its atomic structure during a chemical reaction using ultrafast laser spectroscopy: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Attend virtual Fall 2025 Mentoring Up + Down Workshops for PhD students! Learn more and register by Sunday, October 19: forms.tgs.northwestern.edu/view.php?id=...

Congratulations to the honorable mention for our third Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize winner: Jan Michael at @tgsatnu.bsky.social for "The Boundaries of Power: How Posse Comitatus Sought to Dismantle the U.S. State." Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!

Ryan Forelli is a PhD student in Computer Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on building faster, smarter, and more adaptable AI systems to support high-speed scientific experimentation: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) 2025! During the week of Monday, September 15 – Friday, September 19, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) invites all postdoctoral scholars to join us in celebrating NPAW!

CRS Training Grant in Reproductive Science, Medicine and Technology is Accepting Applications! Applications are due September 22, 2025! Learn more: www.crs.northwestern.edu/education/t3... @tgsatnu.bsky.social @ibisatnu.bsky.social @dgpnorthwestern.bsky.social

Jenny Bartloff is a postdoctoral fellow at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing technology to improve walking for people with neurologic conditions. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Madeline Melzer is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, researching how cells survive disruption, including genetic mutations & cancer treatments. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Amanda Ziyi Fu is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Political Science @ Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences studying early 1900s East Asian women who challenged imperialism by turning relationships, marriage, & family into building blocks for political change. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Why does Northwestern research matter to you? Share your #ResearchMatters story. Northwestern invites everyone to share their perspectives on why research matters to you and how research has impacted your community. Add your own perspective now: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...

Jakob Reinke is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Materials Science & Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on finding better, cheaper materials that can make hydrogen-based energy systems more efficient, durable, and scalable: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Casandra “Clover” Moisanu is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Chemistry @ Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. They create complex molecular materials by combining charged molecules using a donut-shaped molecule called calix[4]pyrrole to hold them in place. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

TGS Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success (GPS) is accepting applications from 3rd- through 5th-year graduate students for the 9-month paid GPS Graduate Internship. Apply by the priority deadline of Friday, August 1. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/success/fund...

Akash Pandey is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. He develops explainable deep-learning models to study and predict protein behavior, uncovering the drivers of traits like stability and strength. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Congratulations to Ray Buckner, a doctoral candidate in religious studies, for being named a 2025 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow. Learn more here: Buckner is one of 20 fellows from this year's prestigious cohort. bit.ly/44BuCzw

Alex Evenchik is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Materials Science/Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. He designs & 3D prints muscle-like materials for use in robotics to enhance prosthetics, agriculture, & human-machine interaction. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Madison Bardot is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. In her research, she works with a new class of materials to create strong and flexible chain mail-shaped polymers. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Big congrats to CIERA PhD students Miguel Ceja, Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas & Dean Kousiounelos on winning 2025 NSF GRFPs! Their work spans quantum sensors, galaxy evolution & gravitational waves. bit.ly/3IaeWdJ #Astrophysics #CIERA #STEM #NSF

Kyla Knauf is a PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Biology and Conservation in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She researches the effects of early snowmelt on plant reproduction. Learn more in our Spotlight Series here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Abdul Latif Bamba is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering Department in the McCormick School of Engineering. His research centers on nanophotonics—particularly the ways in which light interacts with nanoparticles. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Caylee Silvers is a first-year PhD student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a recipient of the prestigious Ryan Fellowship. Learn more in our Spotlight Series here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Simone Cambridge is a PhD student in the Department of Art History in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Partly inspired by her late grandmother’s writings, her recent work focuses on the history of craft and textiles in the Black Caribbean diaspora: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Two remarkable TGS students have joined the 2025 class of Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows: Devika Ranjan, PhD candidate in Performance Studies, and JK Anowe, MFA/MFA student in the Litowitz Creative Writing Graduate Program. Read more about Devika and JK here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...

Katarzyna “Kasia” Pomian Bogdanov is a PhD candidate in Learning Sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy. Kasia recently accepted an offer as an Assistant Professor in Science Education at Florida State University, starting in Fall 2025. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Jonathan Doriscar is a PhD candidate in Social Psychology & Statistics and a master's student in Data Science in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His research examines how perceptions of self and others are influenced by discrimination: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Emily Mahoney is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences focusing on the sustainable implementation of grid-scale energy storage systems, specifically designing batteries using accessible and inexpensive materials. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Alexander Davis is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. Alexander is also the recipient of the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) Ryan Fellowship. Learn more here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

Join TGS and the Bienen School of Music for a How to Do Things with Music? lecture + reception by PhD candidate/Presidential Fellow Paul Feller-Simmons tonight from 6:00–7:30 PM in the McClintock Choral & Rehearsal Room (70 Arts Circle Drive). www.music.northwestern.edu/events/how-d...

The Reflective & Effective Teaching (RET) 3-quarter certificate program includes workshops, seminars, & a unique cohort-based learning community for grad students & postdocs from any discipline who aspire to improve student learning. Apply by Sunday, June 15: searle.northwestern.edu/programs-ser...

And we offer an innovative Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation with @tgsatnu.bsky.social:

Chayse Lavallais is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. He researches ways to recycle nitrogen waste into useful products to help protect the environment. www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious fellowship awarded to graduate students by Northwestern University. Read more about this year's inductees here: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/funding/fell...

This Northwestern alum and former Presidential Fellow (2020) recently made his debut on the popular quiz show Jeopardy! Who is biologist Adam Silverman (CSB '21)? The Daily Northwestern interviewed Adam about his time prepping and playing on the show: tinyurl.com/nu-jeopardy Good job, Adam!

The Graduate School would like to recognize Anusree Natraj ('24 PhD) for being selected as a 2025 Schmidt Science Fellow. Natraj completed her PhD in organic and materials chemistry at Northwestern last year at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations to Anusree Natraj!

Santiago Diaz-Arauzo is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. In his research he finds innovative, scalable ways to produce atomically thin materials: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...