Emily Weiss
Dow Chemical Company Research Professor, Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Disciplines: Chemistry
Dr. Emily Weiss is the Dow Chemical Company Professor in Northwestern University’s Department of Chemistry. She earned her A.B. from Princeton University, and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Northwestern in 2005. Dr. Weiss's research group studies the behavior of nanoscale particles and molecules when they absorb light energy, and aims to discover ways they can convert light energy to electricity and fuel. She is a Public Voices Fellow with The Op-Ed Project.
Twitter: @emilyweissNU
Articles
As scientists are increasingly asked to justify the usefulness of their research, basic science is under threat.