▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁North western ▁University ▁for ▁her ▁gradu ate ▁studies , ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁her ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Mark ▁Rat ner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁We iss ▁joined ▁Harvard ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁research ▁fellow ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁She ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁labor atory ▁of ▁George ▁M . ▁Wh ites ides , ▁studying ▁electron ▁transport ▁through ▁organ ic ▁Self - Ass emble d ▁Mon ol ay ers ▁( S AM s ). ▁Here ▁she ▁developed ▁new ▁protocol s ▁to ▁fabric ate ▁nan ost ruct ures ▁from ▁metal - pol ym er ▁hy brid ▁materials . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁We iss ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Cla re ▁Bo othe ▁Lu ce ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Dow ▁Chem ical ▁Company ▁Chair ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Mark ▁and ▁Nancy ▁Rat ner ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Her ▁research ▁cons iders ▁the ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁energy ▁conversion ▁in ▁organ ic ▁and ▁hy brid ▁materials . ▁In ▁particular , ▁We iss ▁studies ▁the ▁opt oe lect ron ic ▁and ▁properties ▁of ▁functional ised ▁col lo idal ▁sem icon duct or ▁nan oc ry st als , ▁known ▁as ▁quantum ▁d ots . ▁She ▁studies ▁col lo idal ▁phot oc atal ysis , ▁and ▁in ▁particular , ▁how ▁nan op