Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsSuperconductivity

Quantum Computing

Nanomaterials
Institutions
ThesisSuperconductor-metal-insulator transitions in two dimensions (2001)

Nadya Mason is dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago, receiving that appointment in October 2023.[1][2] Prior to joining The University of Chicago, she was the Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3] As a condensed matter experimentalist, she works on the quantum limits of low-dimensional systems.[not verified in body] Mason was the Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC),[when?] and Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology from September 2022 through September 2023.[not verified in body][4][5] She was the first woman and woman of color to work as the director at the institute.[not verified in body][6][7] In 2021, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[8][9]

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  3. ^ Betancourt-Martinez, Gabriele (February 5, 2023). "1400 Degrees: Exploring the Universe of Materials with Nadya Mason". Heising-Simons Foundation. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Mason, Nadya & I-MRSEC Staff (2018). "Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center: People". MRSEC.Illinois.edu. Urbana, IL: UIUC I-MRSEC. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ OVCRI Staff (July 28, 2022). "Nadya Mason Named Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology". research.illinois.edu. Urbana, IL: UIUC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (OVCRI). Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Clayton, Daja (August 31, 2022). "Dr. Nadya Mason becomes Beckman Institute' first woman of color Director". WAND-TV. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. ^ McClure, Julie (August 31, 2022). "Checking in with Nadya Mason, the new Director of Beckman Institute : Culture : Smile Politely". www.smilepolitely.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. ^ NAS Staff (April 26, 2021). "National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members - Including a Record Number of Women - and International Members". Retrieved August 31, 2024. Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election are: …Mason, Nadya; director, Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor in Physics, department of physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  9. ^ NAS Staff (July 4, 2021). "Member Directory". Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 4, 2021.