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Professor C. Mirkin received the 2018 Ira Remsen Award at Johns Hopkins University by ACS Maryland Local Section.
 
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| work_institutions = [[Northwestern University]]
| work_institutions = [[Northwestern University]]
| alma_mater = [[Dickinson College]], [[Pennsylvania State University]]
| alma_mater = [[Dickinson College]], [[Pennsylvania State University]]
| awards = [[Lemelson-MIT Prize]], 2009; [[Linus Pauling Award]], 2013; Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research, 2015; [[Dan David Prize]], 2016; [[Wilhelm Exner Medal]], 2017; [[William H. Nichols Medal Award]], 2017; Kabiller Prize, 2019; [[Perkin Medal]] 2019; [[AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize]] 2020; [[King Faisal Prize]] 2023
| awards = [[Lemelson-MIT Prize]], 2009<br>[[Linus Pauling Award]], 2013<br>Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research, 2015<br>[[Dan David Prize]], 2016<br>[[Wilhelm Exner Medal]], 2017<br>[[William H. Nichols Medal Award]], 2017<br>Ira Remsen Award, 2018<br>Kabiller Prize, 2019<br>[[Perkin Medal]], 2019<br>[[AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize]], 2020<br>[[King Faisal Prize]], 2023<br>[[Kavli Prize]], 2024
| notable_students = * [[Nathan C. Gianneschi]]
| notable_students = * [[Nathan C. Gianneschi]]
* Xiaogang Liu
* Robert Macfarlane
* [[Jill Millstone]]
* [[Jill Millstone]]
* [[So-Jung Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/people/alumni|title=Alumni}}</ref>
* [[So-Jung Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/people/alumni/|title=Alumni|website=Mirkin|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>

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'''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]].<ref name="Northwestern" />
'''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]].<ref name="Northwestern" />
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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Mirkin was born November 23, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref name="OSUMack">{{cite web|title=2010 Mack Award Recipient – Dr. Chad A. Mirkin|url=https://chemistry.osu.edu/seminars/mack/2010|website=OSU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry|publisher=Ohio State University|accessdate=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004920/https://chemistry.osu.edu/seminars/mack/2010#|archive-date=2015-11-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received his B.S. degree from [[Dickinson College]] in 1986 and his PhD from [[Penn State University]] in 1989.<ref name="Northwestern">{{cite web|title=Chad Mirkin, professor|url=http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/profiles/chad-mirkin.html|website=Northwestern University|publisher=Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="MirkinGroup">{{cite web|title=Chad A. Mirkin|url=http://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/mirkin/|website=Northwestern University|publisher=Mirkin Research Group|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="GranthomeNSF">{{cite journal|title=Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry Mirkin, Chad|url=http://grantome.com/grant/NSF/CHE-9002006|website=Granthome|last1=Mirkin|first1=Chad}}</ref> He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1991.<ref name="MirkinGroup" />
Mirkin was born November 23, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref name="OSUMack">{{cite web|title=2010 Mack Award Recipient – Dr. Chad A. Mirkin|url=https://chemistry.osu.edu/seminars/mack/2010|website=OSU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry|publisher=Ohio State University|accessdate=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119004920/https://chemistry.osu.edu/seminars/mack/2010|archive-date=2015-11-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received his B.S. degree from [[Dickinson College]] in 1986 and his PhD from [[Penn State University]] in 1989 under the direction of Professor [[Gregory L. Geoffroy]].<ref name="Northwestern">{{cite web|title=Chad Mirkin, professor|url=http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/profiles/chad-mirkin.html|website=Northwestern University|publisher=Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="MirkinGroup">{{cite web|title=Chad A. Mirkin|url=http://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/mirkin/|website=Northwestern University|publisher=Mirkin Research Group|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref> He was a NSF postdoctoral research fellow at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] where he worked with Professor [[Mark S. Wrighton]] on microelectrode devices for electrocatalysis.<ref name="GranthomeNSF">{{cite journal|title=Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry Mirkin, Chad|url=http://grantome.com/grant/NSF/CHE-9002006|website=Granthome|last1=Mirkin|first1=Chad}}</ref> He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1991.<ref name="MirkinGroup" />


== Research ==
== Research ==
The focus of Mirkin's research is on developing methods for controlling the architecture of molecules and materials on the 1 – 100&nbsp;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 DNA and nanoparticles as synthons in materials science and the development of [[nanoparticle]]-based biodiagnostics.<ref name="Northwestern" /><ref name="MirkinGroup" />
The focus of Mirkin's research is on developing methods for controlling the [[architecture]] of molecules and materials on the 1 – 100&nbsp;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 DNA and nanoparticles as synthons in materials science and the development of [[nanoparticle]]-based biodiagnostics.<ref name="Northwestern" /><ref name="MirkinGroup" />


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 fields of colloidal crystal engineering with DNA and molecular diagnostics based upon well-defined nanoparticle and nanocrystal bioconjugates. SNAs are the cornerstone of Luminex's FDA-cleared Verigene system (now used in over half of the world's top hospitals), EMD Millipore's SmartFlare platform (now distributed by AuraSense, after Millipore was acquired by Sigma-Aldrich), and four drugs in human clinical trials. In addition, his inventions of DPN, Polymer Pen Lithography (PPL), and Beam Pen Lithography (BPL) are the basis for the TERA-fab M and E series commercial patterning tools, known as desktop fabs ([http://www.tera-print.com TERA-print, LLC]).
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 fields of colloidal crystal engineering with DNA and molecular diagnostics based upon well-defined nanoparticle and nanocrystal bioconjugates. SNAs are the cornerstone of Luminex's FDA-cleared Verigene system (now used in over half of the world's top hospitals), EMD Millipore's SmartFlare platform (licensed to AuraSense, Inc.[https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/487536] and Holden Pharma), and seven drugs in human clinical trials. In addition, his inventions of DPN, Polymer Pen Lithography (PPL), and Beam Pen Lithography (BPL) are the basis for the TERA-fab M and E series commercial patterning tools, known as desktop fabs ([http://www.tera-print.com TERA-print, LLC]).


He has published over 850 manuscripts, with a Google Scholar H-index of 192,<ref name="H-index">{{cite web|title=Google Scholar|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qxl6qsMAAAAJ&hl=en|accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref> and has over 1200 patents and patent applications.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=July 27, 2021|work=Chicago Sun-Times|title=Pandemic shows the need for an American manufacturing revival that Chicago could lead|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crossroads/2020/7/17/21320244/american-manufacturing-revival-chicago-mhub-azul-3d-fusion-oem-chad-mirkin|date=July 17, 2020}}</ref>
He has published over 900 manuscripts, with a Google Scholar H-index of 204,<ref name="H-index">{{cite web |title=Google Scholar |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Qxl6qsMAAAAJ |accessdate=20 January 2022}}</ref> and has over 1,200 patents and patent applications.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=July 27, 2021|work=Chicago Sun-Times|title=Pandemic shows the need for an American manufacturing revival that Chicago could lead|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crossroads/2020/7/17/21320244/american-manufacturing-revival-chicago-mhub-azul-3d-fusion-oem-chad-mirkin|date=July 17, 2020}}</ref>


Mirkin has been elected into all three branches of the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]], the 10th person so honored.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=27 July 2021|work=Chemical & Engineering News|title=ACS Award For Creative Invention|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html|date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> He has 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 (journal)|Small]], and he is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Chad|url=https://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/people/chad-mirkin/|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> Mirkin is a co-founder of multiple companies, including NanoInk,<ref>{{Citation|title=NanoInk|date=2019-06-29|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=NanoInk&oldid=904048798|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> Nanosphere (acquired by Luminex for $83M in 2016 <ref>{{Citation|title=Luminex Buys Nanosphere for $83M|date=2019-05-16|url=https://www.genengnews.com/news/luminex-buys-nanosphere-for-83m/|work=GEN|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>), Azul 3D,<ref>{{cite web|title=Azul3D: About Us|url=https://www.azul3d.com/about-us|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> TERA-print,<ref>{{cite web|title=TERA-print: Team|url=https://www.tera-print.com/team-1|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> Exicure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Exciure: About Us|url=https://www.exicuretx.com/company/index.php#about-us|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> and Stoicheia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stoicheia: Core Team|url=https://www.stoicheia.ai/#anchor1|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref>
Mirkin has been elected into all three branches of the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]], the 10th person so honored.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=27 July 2021|work=Chemical & Engineering News|title=ACS Award For Creative Invention|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html|date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> He has 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 (journal)|Small]], and he is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Chad|url=https://mirkin-group.northwestern.edu/people/chad-mirkin/|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> Mirkin is a co-founder of multiple companies, including [[NanoInk]],<ref>{{Citation|title=NanoInk|date=2019-06-29|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=NanoInk&oldid=904048798|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> Nanosphere (acquired by Luminex for $83M in 2016 <ref>{{Citation|title=Luminex Buys Nanosphere for $83M|date=2019-05-16|url=https://www.genengnews.com/news/luminex-buys-nanosphere-for-83m/|work=GEN|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>), Azul 3D,<ref>{{cite web|title=Azul3D: About Us|url=https://www.azul3d.com/about-us|accessdate=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727195947/https://www.azul3d.com/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref> TERA-print,<ref>{{cite web|title=TERA-print: Team|url=https://www.tera-print.com/team-1|accessdate=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727195948/https://www.tera-print.com/team-1|url-status=dead}}</ref> Exicure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Exciure: About Us|url=https://www.exicuretx.com/company/index.php#about-us|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> and Stoicheia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stoicheia: Core Team|url=https://www.stoicheia.ai/#anchor1|accessdate=July 27, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727195947/https://www.stoicheia.ai/#anchor1|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Information scientists at CAS, a division of the [[American Chemical Society]], singled out Mirkin and his contributions to supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials in an article about potential future winners of the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]], saying that “Overall, Mirkin’s work set up the foundation of modern nanotechnology and development of related diagnostic, therapeutic, and material applications.” <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobel's next nominees? Six impactful discoveries that could be future winners|date= October 2020 |url= https://www.cas.org/blog/nobel-future-nominees |accessdate= October 27, 2020 }}</ref>
Information scientists at CAS, a division of the [[American Chemical Society]], singled out Mirkin and his contributions to supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials in an article about potential future winners of the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]], saying that “Overall, Mirkin’s work set up the foundation of modern nanotechnology and development of related diagnostic, therapeutic, and material applications.” <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobel's next nominees? Six impactful discoveries that could be future winners|date= October 2020 |url= https://www.cas.org/blog/nobel-future-nominees |accessdate= October 27, 2020 }}</ref>
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== Science policy ==
== Science policy ==
In addition to his academic and research work, Mirkin has been involved in shaping science policy decisions.
In addition to his academic and research work, Mirkin has been involved in shaping science policy decisions.
From 2009 to 2017 Mirkin was appointed to President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]] (PCAST).<ref name="Kelleher2009">{{cite news|last1=Kelleher|first1=Lauren|title=NU professor named to Obama's science council|url=http://dailynorthwestern.com/2009/04/27/archive-manual/nu-professor-named-to-obamas-science-council/|accessdate=21 January 2015|work=The Daily Northwestern|date=April 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Fellman2009">{{cite news|last1=Fellman|first1=Megan|title=Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/04/mirkinpcast.html|accessdate=21 January 2015|work=Northwestern University NewsCenter|date=April 27, 2009}}</ref> He 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.<ref name="EngagetoExcel">{{cite web|title=Report to the President: Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf|date=February 2012}}</ref>
From 2009 to 2017 Mirkin was appointed to President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]] (PCAST).<ref name="Kelleher2009">{{cite news|last1=Kelleher|first1=Lauren|title=NU professor named to Obama's science council|url=http://dailynorthwestern.com/2009/04/27/archive-manual/nu-professor-named-to-obamas-science-council/|accessdate=21 January 2015|work=The Daily Northwestern|date=April 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Fellman2009">{{cite news|last1=Fellman|first1=Megan|title=Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/04/mirkinpcast.html|accessdate=21 January 2015|work=Northwestern University NewsCenter|date=April 27, 2009|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128000916/https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/04/mirkinpcast.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He 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.<ref name="EngagetoExcel">{{cite web|title=Report to the President: Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf|date=February 2012}}</ref>


== Awards and honors ==
== Awards and honors ==
* 2024 - Kavli Prize in Nanoscience<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience |url=https://www.kavliprize.org/prizes/nanoscience/2024 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.kavliprize.org}}</ref>
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* 2023 – [[King Faisal Prize]]<ref>[https://kingfaisalprize.org/winnerInfo/374 King Faisal Prize 2023]</ref>
* 2024 - Guggenheim Fellow <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad Mirkin – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation… |url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/chad-mirkin-2/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023 - Materials Today Innovation Award [https://www.materialstoday.com/2023-materials-today-innovation-winner/]
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* 2023 – [[King Faisal Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kingfaisalprize.org/winnerInfo/374|title=King Faisal Prize|website=kingfaisalprize.org|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2022 - MRS Medal<ref>{{Cite web |title=MRS Medal {{!}} Materials Research Society Awards |url=https://www.mrs.org/careers-advancement/awards/fall-awards/mrs-medal |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.mrs.org}}</ref>
* 2022 – John P. McGovern Science and Society Award <ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker |url=https://www.experienceifore.org/award-winners |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=IFoRE |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2022 – John P. McGovern Science and Society Award <ref>{{Cite web |title=Speaker |url=https://www.experienceifore.org/award-winners |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=IFoRE |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2022 – [[IET Faraday Medal|Faraday]] Medal<ref>{{Cite web |title=World leading engineers win IET Achievement Awards |url=https://www.theiet.org/media/press-releases/press-releases-2022/press-releases-2022-october-december/21-october-2022-world-leading-engineers-win-iet-achievement-awards/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.theiet.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2022 – [[IET Faraday Medal|Faraday]] Medal<ref>{{Cite web |title=World leading engineers win IET Achievement Awards |url=https://www.theiet.org/media/press-releases/press-releases-2022/press-releases-2022-october-december/21-october-2022-world-leading-engineers-win-iet-achievement-awards/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.theiet.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2022 – [[UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/innovation-genetic-technologies-rewarded-unesco-equatorial-guinea-international-prize|title=Innovation in genetic technologies rewarded by UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in Life Sciences}}</ref>
* 2022 – [[UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/innovation-genetic-technologies-rewarded-unesco-equatorial-guinea-international-prize|title=|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2021 – [[De Gennes Prize]] ([[Royal Society of Chemistry]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org/prizes-funding/prizes/find-a-prize/materials-chemistry-division-open-award-de-gennes-prize/|title=Materials Chemistry Division open award: De Gennes Prize}}</ref>
* 2021 – [[De Gennes Prize]] ([[Royal Society of Chemistry]]) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org/prizes-funding/prizes/find-a-prize/materials-chemistry-division-open-award-de-gennes-prize/|title=Materials Chemistry open prize: de Gennes Prize|website=Royal Society of Chemistry|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2021 – Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/06/chad-mirkin-acta-biomaterialia-medal/|title = Chad Mirkin to receive Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal}}</ref>
* 2021 – Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/06/chad-mirkin-acta-biomaterialia-medal/|title = Chad Mirkin to receive Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal}}</ref>
* 2021 – G.M. Kosolapoff Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/04/chad-mirkin-to-receive-g-m-kosolapoff-award/|title=Chad Mirkin to receive G.M. Kosolapoff Award}}</ref>
* 2021 – G.M. Kosolapoff Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/04/chad-mirkin-to-receive-g-m-kosolapoff-award/|title=Chad Mirkin to receive G.M. Kosolapoff Award|website=news.northwestern.edu|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaas.org/awards/philip-hauge-abelson/recipients|title = Philip Hauge Abelson Prize Recipients &#124; American Association for the Advancement of Science}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaas.org/awards/philip-hauge-abelson/recipients|title = Philip Hauge Abelson Prize Recipients &#124; American Association for the Advancement of Science}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/07/nanotechnology-pioneer-chad-mirkin-wins-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine/|title = Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin wins Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/07/nanotechnology-pioneer-chad-mirkin-wins-kabiller-prize-in-nanoscience-and-nanomedicine/|title = Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin wins Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Perkin Medal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/sci-perkin-medal|title = SCI Perkin Medal|date = 31 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[Perkin Medal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/sci-perkin-medal|title = SCI Perkin Medal|date = 31 May 2016}}</ref>
* 2019 – Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fmsresearch.nl/netherlands-award-for-supramolecular-chemistry/|title = The Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry – FMS Research Center}}</ref>
* 2019 – Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fmsresearch.nl/netherlands-award-for-supramolecular-chemistry/|title = The Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry – FMS Research Center}}</ref>
* 2018 – Theodore William Richards Medal <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nesacs.org/awards_richards-medal.html|title=Welcome to NESACS – Awards &#124; Theodore William Richards Medal Award}}</ref>
* 2018 – Theodore William Richards Medal <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nesacs.org/award/theodore-william-richards-medal-award/|title=Theodore William Richards Medal Award|website=Northeastern Section &#124; American Chemical Society|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2018 – [[Ira Remsen Award]]<ref name="Maryland Section 2018">{{cite web | title=Ira Remsen Award | website=Maryland Section | date=14 November 2018 | url=https://maryland.sites.acs.org/remsenaward.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114143228/https://maryland.sites.acs.org/remsenaward.htm | archive-date=14 November 2018 | url-status=live | access-date=14 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2018 – [[Ira Remsen Award]]<ref name="Maryland Section 2018">{{cite web | title=Ira Remsen Award | website=Maryland Section | date=14 November 2018 | url=https://maryland.sites.acs.org/remsenaward.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114143228/https://maryland.sites.acs.org/remsenaward.htm | archive-date=14 November 2018 | url-status=live | access-date=14 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2018 – Chinese [[Friendship Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/people/awards/2-chemists-honored-Chinas-Friendship/97/i6 |title=2 chemists honored with China's Friendship Award |website=cen.acs.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624233625/https://cen.acs.org/people/awards/2-chemists-honored-Chinas-Friendship/97/i6 |archive-date=2020-06-24}}</ref>
* 2018 – Chinese [[Friendship Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/people/awards/2-chemists-honored-Chinas-Friendship/97/i6 |title=2 chemists honored with China's Friendship Award |website=cen.acs.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624233625/https://cen.acs.org/people/awards/2-chemists-honored-Chinas-Friendship/97/i6 |archive-date=2020-06-24}}</ref>
* 2018 – Harrison Howe Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/news/2018/mirkin-to-receive-2018-harrison-howe-award.html|title = Mirkin to receive 2018 Harrison Howe Award: Department of Chemistry – Northwestern University}}</ref>
* 2018 – Harrison Howe Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/news/2018/mirkin-to-receive-2018-harrison-howe-award.html|title=Mirkin to receive 2018 Harrison Howe Award: Department of Chemistry – Northwestern University|access-date=2018-03-05|archive-date=2021-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124221501/https://chemistry.northwestern.edu/about/news/2018/mirkin-to-receive-2018-harrison-howe-award.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2018 – Nano Research Award <ref>http://www.thenanoresearch.com/news/5th%20Nano%20Research%20Award%20Press%20Release_5_final.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* 2018 – Nano Research Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenanoresearch.com/source-thenanoresearch-jump.html?source=/news/5th+Nano+Research+Award+Press+Release_5_final.pdf|title=提示|website=www.thenanoresearch.com|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2017 – [[William H. Nichols Medal Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorkacs.org/nicholsmedalists.html|title=NY-ACS Nichols Medalists}}</ref>
* 2017 – [[William H. Nichols Medal Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorkacs.org/nicholsmedalists.html|title=NY-ACS Nichols Medalists|website=www.newyorkacs.org|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Dickson Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/dickson-prize/past-winners/index.html|title=Past Winners – Dickson Prize – Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Dickson Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmu.edu/dickson-prize/past-winners/index.html|title=Past Winners - Dickson Prize in Science - Carnegie Mellon University|first=Carnegie Mellon|last=University|website=www.cmu.edu|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2016 – Rusnano Prize<ref>{{Cite web |title= Dr. Chard Alexander Mirkin |publisher= Rusano |date= 2016 |url= http://www.rusnanoprize.ru/en/laureates/#y2016 |accessdate= January 31, 2017 |archive-date= August 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190803194142/http://www.rusnanoprize.ru/en/laureates/#y2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* 2016 – Rusnano Prize<ref>{{Cite web |title= Dr. Chard Alexander Mirkin |publisher= Rusano |date= 2016 |url= http://www.rusnanoprize.ru/en/laureates/#y2016 |accessdate= January 31, 2017 |archive-date= August 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190803194142/http://www.rusnanoprize.ru/en/laureates/#y2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Dan David Prize]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2016| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182310/http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2016| archive-date = 2016-03-05| title = Laureates 2016 {{!}} The Dan David Prize}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Dan David Prize]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2016| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182310/http://www.dandavidprize.org/laureates/2016| archive-date = 2016-03-05| title = Laureates 2016 {{!}} The Dan David Prize}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal]]<ref name="AICGOld">{{cite news|title=American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/american-institute-of-chemists-gold-medal|newspaper=[[Science History Institute]] | date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal]]<ref name="AICGOld">{{cite news|title=American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/american-institute-of-chemists-gold-medal|newspaper=[[Science History Institute]] | date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
* 2015 – American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow <ref>http://aimbe.org/press/Mirkin-COF-2007.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* 2015 – American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aimbe.org/press/Mirkin-COF-2007.pdf |title=Chad A. Mirkin to be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite|date=January 20, 2016|website=aimbe.org|access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2015 – Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research of the National Academy of Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/sackler-prize-convergence.html|title = Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research}}</ref>
* 2015 – Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research of the National Academy of Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/sackler-prize-convergence.html|title = Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research}}</ref>
* 2015 – [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] Centenary Prize<ref name="RSCAP2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/news-events/rsc-news/articles/2015/may/awards-and-prizes-2015/|title=Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes and Awards 2015|publisher=[[Royal Society of Chemistry]] | accessdate=7 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2015 – [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] Centenary Prize<ref name="RSCAP2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/news-events/rsc-news/articles/2015/may/awards-and-prizes-2015/|title=Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes and Awards 2015|publisher=[[Royal Society of Chemistry]] | accessdate=7 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2014 – [[Vittorio de Nora Award]], Electrochemical Society <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electrochem.org/de-nora-award|title = Vittorio de Nora Award}}</ref>
* 2014 – [[Vittorio de Nora Award]], Electrochemical Society <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electrochem.org/de-nora-award|title = Vittorio de Nora Award}}</ref>
* 2014 – Honorary Professor, Nanjing Tech University <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.njtech.edu.cn/info/1047/1097.htm|title=Honorary Professorship on Professor Chad Mirkin from Northwestern University-NanJing Tech University}}</ref>
* 2014 – Honorary Professor, Nanjing Tech University <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.njtech.edu.cn/info/1047/1097.htm|title=Honorary Professorship on Professor Chad Mirkin from Northwestern University-NanJing Tech University|accessdate=8 September 2023|archive-date=20 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120050208/http://en.njtech.edu.cn/info/1047/1097.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2013 – Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chad-mirkin-named-chemistry-world-entrepreneur-of-the-year-/6192.article|title=Chad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year}}</ref>
* 2013 – Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chad-mirkin-named-chemistry-world-entrepreneur-of-the-year-/6192.article|title=Chad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year|first=Emma|last=Stoye2013-05-24T00:00:00+01:00|website=Chemistry World|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2013 – [[Linus Pauling Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.uw.edu/pauling2020|title = Pauling Award Medal 2020}}</ref>
* 2013 – [[Linus Pauling Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.uw.edu/pauling2020|title = Pauling Award Medal 2020}}</ref>
* 2012 – Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor to Singapore <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/NR2012_Jul23.aspx&Guid=0942ffcb-a3e3-4648-ad03-3459e2db0380&Category=News+Releases|title=NTU and NUS host renowned nanoscience expert and Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, Chad Mirkin}}</ref>
* 2012 – Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor to Singapore <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/NR2012_Jul23.aspx&Guid=0942ffcb-a3e3-4648-ad03-3459e2db0380&Category=News+Releases|title=NTU and NUS host renowned nanoscience expert and Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, Chad Mirkin|accessdate=8 September 2023|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203023/http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/NR2012_Jul23.aspx&Guid=0942ffcb-a3e3-4648-ad03-3459e2db0380&Category=News+Releases|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2012 – Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=2454112a-f22a-41c1-a694-bf344da9cb1d&category=news+releases|title = News}}</ref>
* 2012 – Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=2454112a-f22a-41c1-a694-bf344da9cb1d&category=news+releases|title=News|access-date=2020-06-22|archive-date=2020-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116061015/https://media.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=2454112a-f22a-41c1-a694-bf344da9cb1d&category=news+releases|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2012 – American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html |title=ACS Award for Creative Invention |access-date=2020-06-22 |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115102626/https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2012 – American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html |title=ACS Award for Creative Invention |access-date=2020-06-22 |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115102626/https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i1/Acs-Award-Creative-Invention.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2011 – Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2011/04/aaas-fellows-2011.html|title=Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows: Northwestern University News}}</ref>
* 2011 – Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2011/04/aaas-fellows-2011.html|title=Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows: Northwestern University News|website=www.northwestern.edu|accessdate=8 September 2023|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116171903/https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2011/04/aaas-fellows-2011.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2010 – Member of the [[Institute of Medicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2010/10/18/campus/academic/northwestern-professor-chad-mirkin-elected-member-of-the-institute-of-medicine/|title = Northwestern professor Chad Mirkin elected member of the Institute of Medicine|date = 18 October 2010}}</ref>
* 2010 – Member of the [[Institute of Medicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2010/10/18/campus/academic/northwestern-professor-chad-mirkin-elected-member-of-the-institute-of-medicine/|title = Northwestern professor Chad Mirkin elected member of the Institute of Medicine|date = 18 October 2010}}</ref>
* 2010 – Member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20007335.html|title=Chad A. Mirkin}}</ref>
* 2010 – Member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20007335.html|title=Chad A. Mirkin|website=www.nasonline.org|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2009 – Member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nae.edu/30860/Professor-Chad-A-Mirkin|title = Professor Chad A. Mirkin}}</ref>
* 2009 – Member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nae.edu/30860/Professor-Chad-A-Mirkin|title = Professor Chad A. Mirkin}}</ref>
* 2009 – [[Lemelson-MIT Prize]]<ref name="Fellman">{{cite news|last1=Fellman|first1=Megan|title=Chad Mirkin Receives $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/06/mirkin.html|accessdate=24 April 2015|work=Northwestern University|date=June 24, 2009}}</ref>
* 2009 – [[Lemelson-MIT Prize]]<ref name="Fellman">{{cite news|last1=Fellman|first1=Megan|title=Chad Mirkin Receives $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/06/mirkin.html|accessdate=24 April 2015|work=Northwestern University|date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127055338/https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/06/mirkin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2007 – Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.psu.edu/alumni-and-development/alumni-awards/penn-states-alumni-fellow-award|title = Penn State's Alumni Fellow Award &#124; Eberly College of Science}}</ref>
* 2007 – Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.psu.edu/alumni-and-development/alumni-awards/penn-states-alumni-fellow-award|title = Penn State's Alumni Fellow Award &#124; Eberly College of Science}}</ref>
* 2004 – [[National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award|NIH Director's Pioneer Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/AwardRecipients04|title = NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program – 2004 Award Recipients|date = 18 September 2018}}</ref>
* 2004 – [[National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award|NIH Director's Pioneer Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/AwardRecipients04|title = NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program – 2004 Award Recipients|date = 18 September 2018}}</ref>
* 2004 – Outstanding Science Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.psu.edu/alumni-and-development/alumni-awards/outstanding-science-alumni-award|title=Outstanding Science Alumni Award &#124; Eberly College of Science}}</ref>
* 2004 – Outstanding Science Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.psu.edu/alumni-and-development/alumni-awards/outstanding-science-alumni-award|title=Outstanding Science Alumni Award &#124; Eberly College of Science|website=science.psu.edu|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
* 2004 – Honorary Degree, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.dickinson.edu/lists-rosters/honorary-degree-recipients|title = Honorary Degree Recipients &#124; Dickinson College}}</ref>
* 2004 – Honorary Degree, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.dickinson.edu/lists-rosters/honorary-degree-recipients|title = Honorary Degree Recipients &#124; Dickinson College}}</ref>
* 2004 – American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/nobel-laureate-signature-award-for-graduate-education-in-chemistry.html|title = Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry}}</ref>
* 2004 – American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/nobel-laureate-signature-award-for-graduate-education-in-chemistry.html|title = Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry}}</ref>

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Chad Mirkin
Chad Mirkin with AIC Gold Medal, 2016
Born (1963-11-23) November 23, 1963 (age 61)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materDickinson College, Pennsylvania State University
AwardsLemelson-MIT Prize, 2009
Linus Pauling Award, 2013
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research, 2015
Dan David Prize, 2016
Wilhelm Exner Medal, 2017
William H. Nichols Medal Award, 2017
Ira Remsen Award, 2018
Kabiller Prize, 2019
Perkin Medal, 2019
AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, 2020
King Faisal Prize, 2023
Kavli Prize, 2024
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Materials science, and Nanotechnology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Notable students
External videos
video icon "Nanotechnology: Moving Beyond Small Thinking", Chad Mirkin, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

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.[2]

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[3] in terms of impact factor,[4] and the top most cited nanomedicine researcher.[5]

Early life and education

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Mirkin was born November 23, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona.[6] He received his B.S. degree from Dickinson College in 1986 and his PhD from Penn State University in 1989 under the direction of Professor Gregory L. Geoffroy.[2][7] He was a NSF postdoctoral research fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked with Professor Mark S. Wrighton on microelectrode devices for electrocatalysis.[8] He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1991.[7]

Research

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The focus of Mirkin's 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 DNA and nanoparticles as synthons in materials science and the development of nanoparticle-based biodiagnostics.[2][7]

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 fields of colloidal crystal engineering with DNA and molecular diagnostics based upon well-defined nanoparticle and nanocrystal bioconjugates. SNAs are the cornerstone of Luminex's FDA-cleared Verigene system (now used in over half of the world's top hospitals), EMD Millipore's SmartFlare platform (licensed to AuraSense, Inc.[1] and Holden Pharma), and seven drugs in human clinical trials. In addition, his inventions of DPN, Polymer Pen Lithography (PPL), and Beam Pen Lithography (BPL) are the basis for the TERA-fab M and E series commercial patterning tools, known as desktop fabs (TERA-print, LLC).

He has published over 900 manuscripts, with a Google Scholar H-index of 204,[9] and has over 1,200 patents and patent applications.[10]

Mirkin has been elected into all three branches of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the 10th person so honored.[11] He has 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.[12] Mirkin is a co-founder of multiple companies, including NanoInk,[13] Nanosphere (acquired by Luminex for $83M in 2016 [14]), Azul 3D,[15] TERA-print,[16] Exicure,[17] and Stoicheia.[18]

Information scientists at CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, singled out Mirkin and his contributions to supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials in an article about potential future winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, saying that “Overall, Mirkin’s work set up the foundation of modern nanotechnology and development of related diagnostic, therapeutic, and material applications.” [19]

Science policy

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In addition to his academic and research work, Mirkin has been involved in shaping science policy decisions. From 2009 to 2017 Mirkin was appointed to President Barack Obama's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[20][21] He 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.[22]

Awards and honors

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References

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  4. ^ "Top ten chemists: Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999 – June 2009". Times Higher Education. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Laboratory Heads Ranked by Total Citation Score". Nanomedicine Research. Nanomedicine Lab Registry. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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  10. ^ "Pandemic shows the need for an American manufacturing revival that Chicago could lead". Chicago Sun-Times. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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  13. ^ "NanoInk", Wikipedia, 2019-06-29, retrieved 2020-04-03
  14. ^ "Luminex Buys Nanosphere for $83M", GEN, 2019-05-16, retrieved 2020-05-27
  15. ^ "Azul3D: About Us". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "TERA-print: Team". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Exciure: About Us". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "Stoicheia: Core Team". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Nobel's next nominees? Six impactful discoveries that could be future winners". October 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  20. ^ Kelleher, Lauren (April 27, 2009). "NU professor named to Obama's science council". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  21. ^ Fellman, Megan (April 27, 2009). "Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council". Northwestern University NewsCenter. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Report to the President: Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (PDF). February 2012.
  23. ^ "The 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience". www.kavliprize.org. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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  25. ^ "King Faisal Prize". kingfaisalprize.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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  31. ^ "Chad Mirkin to receive Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal".
  32. ^ "Chad Mirkin to receive G.M. Kosolapoff Award". news.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Philip Hauge Abelson Prize Recipients | American Association for the Advancement of Science".
  34. ^ "Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin wins Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine".
  35. ^ "SCI Perkin Medal". 31 May 2016.
  36. ^ "The Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry – FMS Research Center".
  37. ^ "Theodore William Richards Medal Award". Northeastern Section | American Chemical Society. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  38. ^ "Ira Remsen Award". Maryland Section. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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