Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason is Dean of the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), Robert J. Zimmer Professor of Molecular Engineering, and Interim Vice President for Science, Innovation, and Partnerships at the University of Chicago. She specializes in experimental studies of quantum materials, with a research focus on the electronic properties of quantum and correlated systems, such as nano-scale wires, atomically thin membranes, and nanostructured superconductors. Her research is relevant to applications involving nanoscale and quantum computing elements.

Before becoming Dean of UChicago PME, Mason was the Rosalyn S. Yalow Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she directed the Illinois Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and served as Founding Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC).

Mason is an advocate for communication and inclusivity in science and can be seen in a TED talk on “Scientific Curiosity.”

Mason received her B.S. from Harvard University and her PhD from Stanford University, both in physics. Among her any honors, she is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was a member of the President’s National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee. She has been recognized for her work with awards, including the 2009 Denise Denton Emerging Leader Award, the 2012 APS Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, and the 2019 APS Bouchet Award.