MICRO Summit ‘25

In April ‘25, MICRO participants from Northwestern University and MIT came to NU for a weekend of presentations, panel discussions, campus tours, and team building.

MICRO participants arrive on campus for the first day of activities

MICRO participants arrive on campus for the first day of activities.

MICRO participant Sean Lam and mentor Dr. Roberto dos Reis before Sean’s presentation Developing Quantum Machine Learning Techniques to Enhance Microscopy Data Analysis

MICRO participant Sean Lam and mentor Dr. Roberto dos Reis before Sean’s presentation Developing Quantum Machine Learning Techniques to Enhance Microscopy Data Analysis

Melanie Andrade-Muñoz with members of the Joester Group of Northwestern University

Melanie Andrade-Muñoz with members of the Joester Group of Northwestern University

Otito Chukwuka presents his talk Effect of Charged Side Chains on Device Performance, Film Morphology and Redox Activity of Organic Electronic Transistors

Otito Chukwuka presents his talk Effect of Charged Side Chains on Device Performance, Film Morphology and Redox Activity of Organic Electronic Transistors

Dinner after the first day of the MICRO Summit

Dinner after the first day of the MICRO Summit

Touring NUANCE: the Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

Touring NUANCE: the Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

Getting a closer look at a microscope at the NUANCE center

Getting a closer look at a microscope at the NUANCE center

MICRO mentor Zek Kelly facilitates the graduate student panel

MICRO mentor Zek Kelly facilitates the graduate student panel

MICRO program alum and current University of Chicago graduate student Jon-Edward Stokes shares his experiences during the graduate student panel

MICRO program alum and current University of Chicago graduate student Jon-Edward Stokes shares his experiences during the graduate student panel

Prof. Cécile Chazot facilitates the Materials Science and Engineering career panel

Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 MICRO Summit possible, including the MICRO students and staff, our panelists, and our tour guides. A special thank you to the sponsors who make MICRO possible: 3M, Northwestern University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. We would especially like to thank 3M for providing the grant funding that supported the ‘25 MICRO Summit!