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Life, the World, and Everything: A Crack with Pioneering Physicist Manijeh Razeghi
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Northwestern Engineering professors Michael Jewett and Manijeh Razeghi are two of three University faculty members who will present at this year’s TEDxChicago, an independently organized TED event that promotes “ideas worth spreading.”
Organized around the theme “Showtime: Chi-Time,” the event will take place Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. in Chicago. Tickets are on sale at tedxchicago.com. A second and third round of tickets will be released at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, and Thursday, July 7.
A synthetic biologist, Jewett will discuss freeze-dried cell-free biotechnology, which has potential to revolutionize medicine, diagnostics, and science education.
Jewett is the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence and the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering. He also directs Northwestern’s Center for Synthetic Biology. Jewett’s research focuses on advancing synthetic biology research in support of planet health and societal health. Through this work, he and his laboratory create biotechnologies for decentralized biomanufacturing, portable diagnostics, and educational kits
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Razeghi receives Franklin medal
SPIE Fellow Manijeh Razeghi has received a Benjamin Franklin Medal for "the realization of high-power terahertz frequency sources operating at room temperature using specially designed and manufactured semiconductor lasers, which enables a new generation of imagers, chemical/biological sensors, and ultra-broadband wireless communication systems."
Dating back to 1824, the Franklin Institute Awards Program provides public recognition and encouragement of excellence for scientists and engineers who have changed the world.
Known as one of the leading scientists in the field of semiconductor science and technology, the Iranian-born Razeghi raised three children while getting a doctorate in nuclear physics.
A pioneer in the development and implementation of major modern epitaxial techniques, Razeghi and her team are developing lasers that will detect explosives and pathogens at the molecular level, provide a non-invasive method for studying hidden layers in Renaissance paintings, and lead to superfast WiFi.
Razeghi is the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University and is the founder and director of the university's Center for Quantum Devices.
See the Franklin Institute press release and