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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.
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.”
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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:
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Attend virtual Fall 2025 Mentoring Up + Down Workshops for PhD students! Learn more and register by Sunday, October 19:
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Modern American History
3 months ago
Congratulations to the honorable mention for our third Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize winner: Jan Michael at
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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!
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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:
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4 months ago
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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!
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4 months ago
CRS Training Grant in Reproductive Science, Medicine and Technology is Accepting Applications! Applications are due September 22, 2025! Learn more:
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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:
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4 months ago
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Madeline Melzer is a PhD candidate in the Driskill Graduate Program and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at
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, researching how cells survive disruption, including genetic mutations & cancer treatments.
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5 months ago
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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.
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5 months ago
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Why does Northwestern research matter to you? Share your
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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:
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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:
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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.
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5 months ago
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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.
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6 months ago
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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.
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6 months ago
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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.
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6 months ago
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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.
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6 months ago
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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:
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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.
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Three CIERA PhD Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The 2025 awardees of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) include three CIERA members: Miguel Ceja, Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas and Dean Kousiounelos! The ...
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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:
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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.
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7 months ago
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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:
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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:
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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:
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8 months ago
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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.
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8 months ago
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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:
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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.
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8 months ago
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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:
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8 months ago
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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).
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9 months ago
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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:
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9 months ago
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Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action
9 months ago
And we offer an innovative Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation with
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Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
The Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University combine their strengths to offer a unique graduate program emphasizing environmental plant biology and conservation. Addressing a growing need for expertise in plant science and conservation, the master's of science and doctoral degree programs...
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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.
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9 months ago
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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:
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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:
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Good job, Adam!
9 months ago
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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!
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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:
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Thank you for joining us in this year's Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) celebrations. We hope you recognize the impact you have on your community. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey to share your thoughts on the festivities:
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The Graduate School was pleased to honor the 2024-25 Ryan Fellows, the 2024-25 Bouchet Honor Society Inductees, and the 2024-25 Ver Steeg and McBride Award winners at the Spring Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday. Congrats to the honorees on their contributions to graduate education at Northwestern!
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Join us for the annual 3MT Speaker Series event in celebration of this year's Bouchet Honor Society inductees today from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT via Zoom. Each inductee will present their research in a three-minute thesis (3MT) and take questions from attendees.
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9 months ago
Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week! CRS uplifts the contributions, value, and impact of our talented graduate students!
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Arman Moussavi is a PhD candidate in the Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering. He uses simulated nanoscopic models to research/identify the factors that determine a material’s properties like strength & elasticity.
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Welcome to Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) 2025, a national celebration recognizing the contributions, value, and impact of graduate students. GSAW will take place from Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11, 2025 (with some bonus events on Saturday, April 12).
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Seryeong Lee is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She is researching how the atomic environment of metals in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) influences their catalytic properties:
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9 months ago
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The GSAW 2025 calendar is now live! Please note that all event registration and raffle forms will go live on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:00 PM CT. View the GSAW 2025 calendar here:
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