Our Chair, a chemist “whose work has transformed nanoscience and nanotechnology," receives Harvard’s highest faculty honor. As reported by the Harvard Gazette, "Lieber will be the first to hold the University Professorship newly established by Joshua...
The John Gamble Kirkwood Award, presented biennially for “outstanding contributions to the field of Chemistry,” honors the late Professor John G. Kirkwood, Chairman of the Department at Yale. Charles M. Lieber, the Joshua and Beth Friedman University...
We are excited to announce that Professor Charles M. Lieber, the Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry, will serve as the new Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, beginning on July 1, 2015. Professor Lieber joined our Department in...
Election to the Academy is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer On Wednesday, February 6, Charles M. Lieber was elected into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), earning a rare academic hat trick: membership in all...
Professor Lieber earned the prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for his creative, syringe-injectable mesh electronics for stable monitoring and modulation of neural circuitry. The new mesh electronics paradigm affords seamless integration with the...
The award honors important research contributions which have had a significant, positive impact on humankind On October 21, 2019, Dr. Charles M. Lieber, along with Dr. Alivisatos accepted the 2019 Welch Award in Chemistry. The two recipients will share...
Professor Charles M. Lieber awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from The University of Chicago Honorary degrees recognize leaders and inventors alike. Professor Charles M. Lieber is both. According to the nominating committee, he earned his...
Nature Nanotechnology selected the Lieber Group's recent publication in Nano Letters as one of their September 2017 Research Highlights. The paper, titled " Syringe-Injectable Electronics with a Plug-and-Play Input/Output Interface," reports a new...
Injectable electronics offer powerful new tool in understanding how retinal cells work Charles Lieber and his group are rewriting the rules of how scientists study retinal cells, and they're doing it with a single injection. For decades, scientists hoping...
The Lieber Lab’s brain-like neural implants could help prevent and treat neurological disease By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy The brain is a hostile environment. Hot, humid, and outfitted with a personal immune system, it’s unwelcoming to even the most...
A new technique speeds creation of nanowire devices, boosting research into what’s happening inside cells By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Machines are getting cozy with our cells. Embeddable sensors record how and when neurons fire; electrodes spark heart...