Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry and Medicine

Director, Institute for BioNantechnology in Medicine

BS, chemistry, 1972 University of California, Los Angeles

PhD, materials science and engineering, 1977 Northwestern University

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Biomaterials; nanoscience, synthesis & devices; materials properties and characterization

The Stupp group is interdisciplinary in nature and organized around collaborative projects with participants from various fields of science and engineering, spanning a number of departments on Northwestern's Evanston and Chicago campuses.  The group is divided into three subgroups, each focusing on distinct, but related areas:

The Biomaterials subgroup focuses on cell interactions with a variety of self-assembled structures to design functional materials for regenerative medicine.

The Nanoscience, Synthesis & Devices subgroup focuses on the construction of novel self-assembling molecules and their use in a range of functional applications including optical, electronic and catalytic materials.

The Materials Properties and Characterization Subgroup focuses on the development and application of novel techniques to understand, control and improve the structural properties of self-assembled materials.

Research carried out in the Stupp Laboratory is supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Center and the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, as well as corporate partners including Baxter and Johnson & Johnson.

Awards

"15 Scientists That Will Change Your World", Biotechnology Industrial Organization (2006 )

The Scientific American 50 for 2005, Leaders Shaping the Future of Technology, Scientific America

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Visiting Professorship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry (2005)

Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, Visiting Professor, hosted by Professor Jean-Marie Lehn (2004)

Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering, World Biomaterials Congress (2004)

The Merck-Karl Pfister Visiting Professorship in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)

Fellow, World Technology Network (2003)

Chair Paris-Sciences, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles (2002)

Materials Research Society Medal Award (2000)

Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999)

Elected member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)

Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (1997)

Joliot Curie Professorship, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris (1997)

Fellow, American Physical Society, 1991

U.S. Department of Energy Prize for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Materials Chemistry, 1991

Xerox Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Research, 1985

3M Young Faculty Award, 1981

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Selected Publications

Behanna, H. A., Rajangam, K., Stupp, S. I.; "Modulation of Fluorescence through Coassembly of Molecules in Organic Nanostructures" J. Am. Chem. Soc.129(2), (2007) 321-327.

Arnold, M.S., Green, A.A., Hulvat, J.F., Stupp, S.I., Hersam, M.C.; "Sorting Carbon Nanotubes by Electronic Structure via Density Differentiation" Nature Nanotechnology 1,(2006) 60-65.

Rajangam, K., H.A. Behanna, M.J. Hui, X. Han, J.F. Hulvat, J.W. Lomasney and S.I. Stupp; Heparin Binding Nanostructures to Promote Growth of Blood Vessels." Nano Letters 6(9), (2006) 2086-2090.

Guler, M.O., L. Hsu, S. Soukasene, D.A. Harrington, J.F. Hulvat, S.I. Stupp; "Presentation of RGDS Epitopes on Self-Assembled Nanofibers of Branched Peptide Amphiphiles." Biomacromolecules 7(6), (2006) 1855-1863.

Harrington, D.A., E.Y. Cheng, M.O. Guler, L.K. Lee, J.L. Donovan, R.C. Claussen, S.I. Stupp; "Branched Peptide-Amphiphiles as Self-Assembling Coatings for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 78a(1), (2006) 157-167.

Stendahl, J. C., M. S. Rao, M. O. Guler and S. I. Stupp; “Intermolecular forces in the self-assembly of peptide amphiphile nanofibers.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 16(4), (2006) 499-508.

Tajima, K., L-S. Li, S.I. Stupp; "Nanostructured Oligo(p-phenylene Vinylene)/Silicate Hybrid Film: One-Step Fabrication and Energy Transfer Studies." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(16), (2006) 5488-5495.