News-Carin paper

December 
2024:   

Carin’s paper on photon emission in TMDs is on arXiv! Check it out!

Carin’s paper on photon emission in TMDs is on arXiv! 

News-US Tech Hub

October 
2023:   
The Biden-Harris administration designated the Chicago region as an official US Tech Hub for quantum technologies. We are excited to participate in these exciting developments in quantum science happening in the region! For more info, see the White House press release and the Chicago Quantum Exchange.

The Biden-Harris administration designated the Chicago region as an official US Tech Hub for quantum technologies. We are excited to participate in these exciting developments in quantum science happening in the region!

News-Hongfei Defense

September 
2023:   
Congratulations to Hongfei for defending his PhD dissertation!

Congratulations to Hongfei for defending his PhD dissertation!

News-Jovan Graduation

June 
2023:   
Congratulations Jovan on your Ph.D. hooding!

Congratulations Jovan on your Ph.D. hooding!

News-Carin Rapid Fire

May 
2023:   
Carin won second place at the Rapid Fire Research competition. Great job!

Carin won second place at the Rapid Fire Research competition. Great job!

News-Jovan Defense

April 
2023:   
Congratulations Jovan on defending your dissertation!

Congratulations Jovan on defending your dissertation!

News-Pufan Graduation

November 
2022:   
Pufan defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!

Pufan defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!

News-AFOSR DURIP

September 
2022:   
We have been awarded an AFOSR DURIP grant to build a new Photonic Measurement System. Stay tuned for new instrumentation!

We have been awarded an AFOSR DURIP grant to build a new Photonic Measurement System. 

News-Trevor Graduation

June 
2022:   
Trevor came back for his Ph.D. hooding. Congratulations!

Trevor came back for his Ph.D. hooding. Congratulations!

News-Teddy

August 
2021:   
Teddy defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!

Teddy defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations!

News-TrevorPhD

June 
2021:   

Trevor defended his Ph.D. dissertation remotely. Congratulations!

Trevor defended his Ph.D. dissertation remotely. Congratulations!

News-PeterPrize

May 
2020:   
Peter Lim has won the Rapid Fire Research competition!

Peter Lim has won the Rapid Fire Research competition!

News-Covid

March 
2020:   

The lab is now shutdown due to University shutdown for coronavirus.

The lab is now shutdown due to University shutdown for coronavirus.

News-Erik

July 
2019:   

Congratulations Erik for defending your dissertation!

Congratulations Erik for defending your dissertation!

News-YenJung

August 
2018:   

Congratulations to Yen-Jung Chen on defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Good luck in the real world!

Congratulations to Yen-Jung Chen on defending his Ph.D. dissertation. Good luck in the real world!

News-REU2018

August 
2018:   

Best wishes to the summer Stern Group research participants Ross, Peter, Maddie, Joe, and Chris. It was fun working with you all this summer!

Best wishes to the summer Stern Group research participants Ross, Peter, Maddie, Joe, and Chris. It was fun working with you all this summer!

News-Mudd

October 
2017:   

We’ve moved into our new lab in the new Mudd facility at Northwestern!

We’ve moved into our new lab in the new Mudd facility at Northwestern!

News-ValleyPolaritons

August 
2017:   

Nature Photonics has published a News and Views describing our recent work on valley-polarized exciton-polaritons! You can read it here.

Nature Photonics has published a News and Views describing our recent work on valley-polarized exciton-polaritons! You can read it here.

News-NAISE

June 
2017:   

Professor Stern has joined the Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) as an Institute Fellow.

Professor Stern has joined the Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) as an Institute Fellow.

News-GuohuaGraduation

June 
2017:   

Guohua Wei has graduated with his Ph.D. Congratulations!

Guohua Wei has graduated with his Ph.D. Congratulations!

News-GuohuaDefense

May 
2017:   

Congratulations to Guohua Wei on successfully defending his dissertation!

Congratulations to Guohua Wei on successfully defending his dissertation!

News-REU

July 
2016:   

Ryan Bailey-Crandell and Thomas Adams will be joining us this summer for REU and RET through the MRSEC program at Northwestern.

Ryan Bailey-Crandell and Thomas Adams will be joining us this summer for REU and RET through the MRSEC program at Northwestern.

News-Speiser

May 
2016:   

Congratulations to Nathaniel Speiser for receiving the Outstanding Sophomore award!

Congratulations to Nathaniel Speiser for receiving the Outstanding Sophomore award!

News-CLEO

May 
2016:   

Guohua is being sponsored by Montana Instruments at CLEO 2016!

Guohua is being sponsored by Montana Instruments at CLEO 2016!

News-ONR

March 
2016:   

Prof. Stern has been selected for the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program!
Read about it here and see full list of recipients here.

Prof. Stern has been selected for the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program!
Read about it here and see full list of recipients here.

News-Lei

June 
2015:   

Dr. Lei Liu joins the group!

Dr. Lei Liu joins the group!

News-CNM

May 
2015:   
Guohua Wei won the CNM Best Student Poster Prize at the 2015 APS/CNM Users Meeting.

Guohua Wei won the CNM Best Student Poster Prize at the 2015 APS/CNM Users Meeting.

News-CenterPiece

November 
2014:   
CenterPiece published an article about our research!

CenterPiece published an article about our research!

News-Ben

March 
2014:   
Ben has graduated with a BA in Physics. Congratulations!

Ben has graduated with a BA in Physics. Congratulations!

News-Jae

September 
2013:   
Dr. Jae Yong Suh has joined the group. Welcome!

Dr. Jae Yong Suh has joined the group. Welcome!

News-Sloan

February 
2013:   
Prof. Stern has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship!

Prof. Stern has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship!