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Chad A. 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, and Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly at Northwestern University. He received his B.S. degree from Dickinson College in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Penn State University in 1989.^[1]

Mirkin is known for his development of nanoparticle-based biodetection schemes, the invention of Dip-Pen Nanolithography, and contributions to supramolecular chemistry, nanoelectronics, and nanooptics. He is listed as the second highest most cited chemist in the world^[2] over the last decade in terms of impact factor^[3] and the top most cited nanomedicine researcher.^[4]

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 on 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.^[1] A common strategy used by Mirkin's group is the use of the unique properties of polyvalent DNA gold nanoparticles.

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.^[5]^[6]

Mirkin has served on a number of Editorial Advisory Boards, including the Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie. He is the founding editor of the journal Small, one of the premier international nanotechnology journals. Mirkin is a founder of three companies, Nanosphere, NanoInk, and Aurasense.

Awards and honors

2010 – Member of the Institute of Medicine
2010 – Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 – Member of the National Academy of Engineering
2009 – Lemelson-MIT Prize
2007 – Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University
2004 – NIH Director's Pioneer Award
2004 – Collegiate Inventors Award, National Inventors Hall of Fame
2004 – Outstanding Science Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University
2004 – Honorary Degree, Dickinson College
2004 – ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award
2003 – Collegiate Inventors Award, National Inventors Hall of Fame
2003 – Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize
2002 – Feynman Prize
2001 – Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award
1999 – ACS Award in Pure Chemistry

References

^ ^a ^b Faculty Details, Chemistry Department, Northwestern University. [1] Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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^ Kelleher, Lauren. The Daily Northwestern. "NU professor named to Obama's science council."[4] 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-30
^ Fellman, Megan. Northwestern NewsCenter. "Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council." [5] 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

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[faculty-1] Faculty Details, Chemistry Department, Northwestern University. [1] Retrieved 2010-04-30.

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[5] Kelleher, Lauren. The Daily Northwestern. "NU professor named to Obama's science council."[4] 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-30

[6] Fellman, Megan. Northwestern NewsCenter. "Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council." [5] 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

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 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]].<ref>Kelleher, Lauren. The Daily Northwestern. "NU professor named to Obama's science council."[http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2009/04/28/Campus/Nu.Professor.Named.To.Obamas.Science.Council-3728774.shtml] 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-30</ref><ref>Fellman, Megan. Northwestern NewsCenter. "Mirkin Named to Obama's Science and Technology Advisory Council." [http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/04/mirkinpcast.html] 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-30.</ref>
-Mirkin has been recognized for his accomplishments with over 60 national and international awards. These include the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, the Taylor Award, Havinga Medal, the Gustavus John Esselen Award, the Biomedical Engineering Society's Distinguished Achievement Award, a Department of Defense NSSEFF Award, the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award, the ACS Inorganic Nanoscience Award, the iCON Innovator of the Year Award, a NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Dickinson College, the Pennsylvania State University Outstanding Science Alumni Award, the ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, the 2003 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences (Tel Aviv University), the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, the Leo Hendrick Baekeland Award, Crain’s Chicago Business “40 under 40 Award,” the Discover 2000 Award for Technological Innovation, the Materials Research Society Young Investigator Award, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, the PLU Fresenius Award, the Harvard University E. Bright Wilson Prize, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award, the DuPont Young Professor Award, the NSF Young Investigator Award, the Naval Young Investigator Award, the Beckman Young Investigator Award, and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award.
 Mirkin has served on a number of  Editorial Advisory Boards, including the [[Journal of the American Chemical Society]] and [[Angewandte Chemie]]. He is the founding editor of the journal [[Small (journal)|Small]], one of the premier international nanotechnology journals.  Mirkin is a founder of three companies, Nanosphere, [[NanoInk]], and Aurasense.