Michael B. Ross

Michael Ross joined the Chemistry Department at University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2019. His research interests focus on understanding the unique optical, chemical, and catalytic properties of metallic nanomaterials, and leveraging those properties to address challenges in energy, environmental detection, and photonics. Before that, he was awarded a CIFAR Bio-Inspired Solar Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship to study with Peidong Yang at University of California, Berkeley. There he investigated the properties of electrocatalysts that recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and chemicals. Michael earned his Ph.D. at Northwestern University as a National Defense Science and Engineering Fellow. At Northwestern, under the guidance of Chad Mirkin and George Schatz, he focused on the design of optical properties in nanoparticle systems whose structure was programmed by DNA. He earned his B.S. in biochemistry at Providence College.

Michael grew up, and spent most of his life, in Massachusetts. Outside of the lab, he loves outdoor sports and activities, he enjoys the nuances of coffee and tea, and he remains a devoted Boston sports fan.