Scherer Group News
Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
2022
Dr. Yanzeng Li won the Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award of UChicago PSD.
University of Chicago Quad Undergraduate Research Scholarship
2022
Rosalind Huang won the UChicago Quad Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
Research Computing Center-Computational Scientist
Mar 1, 2021
John Parker accepted a position at the Research Computing Center at UChicago as a computational scientist
Grier Award from the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics
Joan Shiu Chemistry Student Service Award
2020
Hannah Yi won the Joan Shiu Student Service Award from the Department of Chemistry.
Dean’s Advisory Council- Biophysics Rep
Elizabeth White is selected to represent the Biophysics Graduate Program on the PSD Dean’s Student Advisory Council.
Dean’s Advisory Council- Chemistry Rep
Hannah Yi is one of two students selected to represent the Chemistry Department on the PSD Dean’s Student Advisory Council.
Fleming Symposium
Prof. Scherer is selected to give a talk at UChicago’s symposium in honor of Prof. Graham Fleming’s 70th birthday.
New Summer Researcher
Incoming chemistry graduate student Jesus Alvarez joins for the summer. Welcome!
Summer High School Students
Welcome new summer students Michelle Lockett and Ryan Norman who are coming from Lindblom Academdy and Emily Zhang who is from the Lab School.
Hired!
Post-doc Dr. Xiaolei Wang starts her new job as a Research Scientist with the Light Microscopy Core Facility at Duke University!
HerStory Outreach
Graduate student Elizabeth White was one of the event organizers for the annual HerStory: Famous Women in Science History at the Museum of Science and Industry. Great work!
Department Ombudsperson
Graduate student Hannah Yi is voted as a department ombudsperson for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Fellowship
Graduate student Elizabeth White is awarded a John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship from her undergraduate institution Amherst College.
New Graduate Student
1st year chemistry graduate student Shiqi Chen officially joins for the the lab. Welcome! He is a joint student with Andrew Ferguson in IME.
Harvey Plotnick Fellowship
Graduate student Hannah Yi is one of two students awarded a Harvey Plotnick Fellowship from the Physical Sciences Division.
Hired
Graduate student Nolan Shepherd leaves the lab. He’ll be moving next door to start his job as the Assistant Lab Director for the teaching labs. See you around!
Hired
Post-doc Dr. Yucal Yifat leaves the lab to start his new job in Israel. He’ll be working in a start-up.
Qualifying Exam
Graduate student Elizabeth White passes her qualifying exams. Congrats!
Defense
Graduate student Nolan Shepherd successfully defends his thesis titled “Manipulating Electromagnetic Fields in Colloidal Metal Nanoparticle Systems”.
Hired!
Post-doc Dr. Delphine Coursault leaves the group to join the faculty at University of Bourdeaux as an Assistant Professor!
Congrats!
Post-doc Dr. Itay Gdor leaves to start his new job as a scientist in Israel!
New Graduate Student
1st year graduate student Elizabeth White officially joins as a joint student with the Dinner Lab. Welcome!
Welcome
REU visiting student Emma Simmerman joins us from CU Boulder for the summer
Welcome
High school student Ruxandra Nicolae joins us for the summer from the Lab Schools to work on microtubule analysis.
Congrats
3rd year graduate student Curtis Peterson is named a 2018-2019 MRSEC Fellow!
Wayne C. Booth Teaching Prize
2nd year graduate student Hannah Yi is awarded a 2018 Wayne C. Booth Graduate Teaching Prize from The College! Congrats!
Beckman Scholar
Undergraduate student Theresa Haunold is selected as a 2018 Beckman Scholar at UChicago to continue her research over the summer. Congrats Theresa!
Welcome
Biophysics 1st year graduate student Elizabeth White joins the lab for a rotation.
Conference
Lab members Dr. Yuval Yifat, Dr. Xiaolei Wang, Dr. Itay Gdor, and John Parker visit sunny San Francisco to present talks at the SPIE conference.
Award
Prof. Norbert Scherer is voted runner-up for ‘Most Woke’ at the Annual Holiday Party!
Welcome
Undergraduate student Grace Liu joins the lab as a visiting student this quarter
Hired!
Graduate Student Dr. Pat Figliozzi leaves the lab to start his new jobs as a junior data scientist at Allstate!
Passed Quals!
Graduate student Emmanuel Valenton passes his candidacy exam!
Passed Quals!
Graduate student Hannah Yi passes her qualifying exam.