Nathaniel P. Stern
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Phone: +1-847-467-0625
Office: Technological Institute F245
E-mail: n-stern@northwestern.edu
Professional Experience
- Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2023 – present
- Co-Director, Applied Physics Graduate Program, Northwestern University, 2022 – present
- Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2018 – 2023
- Institute Fellow, Northwestern Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering, 2017 – present
- Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, 2011 – 18
- Richard C. Tolman Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology 2008 – 11
Education
- Ph. D. in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008
- M. A. in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006
- B. S. in Physics with Honors, Harvey Mudd College, 2003
Selected Honors and Awards
- Young Investigator Award (YIP), Office of Naval Research, U. S. Navy, 2016
- Searle Faculty Fellow, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Northwestern University, 2014
- Northwestern University-Argonne Early Career Investigator Award for Energy Research, Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, 2014
- Early Career Research Award, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, 2014
- Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2013
- Richard C. Tolman Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship, Caltech, 2008 – 11
- Hertz Fellow, Fannie and John Hertz Foundation 2003 – 08
- Fellow, California NanoSystems Institute, UCSB, 2005 – 08
- LeRoy Apker Award, American Physical Society, 2004
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (declined for Hertz), 2003
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (declined for Hertz), 2003
- Mindlin Prize for Innovative Ideas in the Sciences, Harvey Mudd College, 2003
Research Affiliations
- Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT)
- Q-NEXT (Argonne National Lab)
- NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and Northwestern University Materials Research Center
- Fermilab-Northwestern Center for Applied Physics and Superconducting Technologies (CAPST)
- Institute Fellow, Northwestern University Argonne National Laboratory Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE) – Institute Fellow