Michael R. Wasielewski
ISEN Executive Director, Chemistry at Northwestern University
Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry
Director, Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP)
Executive Director, Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN)
Departments
Education
- Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Chicago
- B.S. Chemistry, University of Chicago
Research Interests
Artificial photosynthesis: solar fuels & solar electricity, molecular electronics, molecular spintronics
Professor Wasielewski’s research centers on light-driven charge transfer and transport in molecules and materials, photosynthesis, nanoscale materials for solar energy conversion, spin dynamics of multi-spin molecules, molecular materials for optoelectronics and spintronics, and time-resolved optical and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Significant Recognition
- Royal Society of Chemistry Environment Award, 2013
- Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2013
- Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society, 2012
- R. Stephen Berry Lecturer, Telluride Science Center, 2010
- Frontiers of Chemistry Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University, 2010
- Clare Hamilton Hall Endowed Chair, Northwestern University, 2010
- Hutchison Lecturer, University of Rochester, 2009
- Kaufman Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
- The Porter Medal for Photochemistry, 2008
Significant Professional Service
- Associate Editor, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2009 – Present
- United States Technical Advisory Group, ISO 50001 International Management System Standard for Energy, 2008 – 2011
- Co-Chair, Conference Program, 2011 Biennial International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference, Berkeley, California, May 2011
- Co-Chair, Conference Program, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2008 – 2010
