Aaron Esser-Kahn Molecular Engineering

Aaron Esser-Kahn

Aaron Esser-Kahn
Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago

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aesserkahn@uchicago.edu


U. Zvi, S. Mundhra, D. Ovetsky, Q. Chen, A.R. Jones, S. Wang, M. Roman, M. Ferro, K. Odunsi, M.C. Garassino, M.E. Flatte', M. Swartz, D.R. Candido, A. Esser-Kahn, and P.C. Maurer, "Probing Cellular Activity Via Charge-Sensitive Quantum Nanoprobes", Advanced Materials e05107 (2025)

U. Zvi, S. Mundhra, D. Ovetsky, Q. Chen, A.R. Jones, S. Wang, M. Roman, M. Ferro, K. Odunsi, M.C. Garassino, M.E. Flatte', M. Swartz, D.R. Candido, A. Esser-Kahn, and P.C. Maurer, "Probing Cellular Activity Via Charge-Sensitive Quantum Nanoprobes", arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.20816 (2025)

U. Zvi, D.R. Candido, A.M. Weiss, A.R. Jones, L. Chen, I. Golovina, X. Yu, S. Wang, D.V. Talapin, M.E. Flatte, A.P. Esser-Kahn, and P.C. Maurer, "Engineering Spin Coherence in Core-Shell Diamond Nanocrystals", Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 122 e2422542122 (2025)

K. Kloska, K. Funk, A. Piatt-Price, C. Wei-Huang, J. Wang, and A. Esser-Kahn, "Design and Implementation of a CO Capture Device Utilizing Photothermal Effect", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 64 17975-17980 (2025)

J.S. Feder, B.S. Soloway, S. Verma, Z.Z. Geng, S. Wang, B.B. Kifle, E.G. Riendeau, Y. Tsaturyan, L.R. Weiss, M. Xie, J. Huang, A. Esser-Kahn, L. Gagliardi, D.D. Awschalom, and P.C. Maurer, "A Fluorescent-Protein Spin Qubit", Nature 645 73-79 (2025)

E.J. Mulder, B. Moser, J. Delgado, R.C. Steinhardt, and A.P. Esser-Kahn, "Evidence of Collective Influence in Innate Sensing Using Fluidic Force Microscopy", Front Immunol 15 1340384 (2024)

E.J. Mulder, B. Moser, J. Delgado, R. Steinhardt, and A.P. Esser-Kahn, "Protocol for Localized Macrophage Stimulation with Small-Molecule Tlr Agonist Via Fluidic Force Microscopy", STAR Protoc 5 102873 (2024)

X. Guo, M. Xie, A. Addhya, A. Linder, U. Zvi, S. Wang, X. Yu, T.D. Deshmukh, Y. Liu, I.N. Hammock, Z. Li, C.T. DeVault, A. Butcher, A.P. Esser-Kahn, D.D. Awschalom, N. Delegan, P.C. Maurer, F.J. Heremans, and A.A. High, "Direct-Bonded Diamond Membranes for Heterogeneous Quantum and Electronic Technologies", Nat Commun 15 8788 (2024)

J.S. Feder, B.S. Soloway, S. Verma, Z.Z. Geng, S. Wang, B.B. Kifle, E.G. Riendeau, Y. Tsaturyan, L.R. Weiss, M. Xie, J. Huang, A. Esser-Kahn, L. Gagliardi, D.D. Awschalom, and P.C. Maurer, "A Fluorescent-Protein Spin Qubit", arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.16835 (2024)

A.L. Cook, M.A. Dearborn, T.M. Anderberg, K. Vaidya, J.E. Jureller, A.P. Esser-Kahn, and A.H. Squires, "Polymer Patterning by Laser-Induced Multipoint Initiation of Frontal Polymerization", ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 16 17973-17980 (2024)

U. Zvi, D.R. Candido, A. Weiss, A.R. Jones, L. Chen, I. Golovina, X. Yu, S. Wang, D.V. Talapin, M.E. Flatté, A.P. Esser-Kahn, and P.C. Maurer, "Engineering Spin Coherence in Core-Shell Diamond Nanocrystals", arXiv:2305.03075 (2023)

U. Zvi, A. Jones, A. Weiss, P. Maurer, and A. Esser-Kahn, "Core-Shell Architecture for Engineered Biocompatible Quantum Nanoprobes", APS March Meeting Abstracts 2022 N00. 349 (2022)

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Physics Breakthough   12/11/2025

Peter Maurer, David Awschalom, Laura Gagliardi, and Aaron Esser-Kahn's research on fluorescent-protein spin qubits has been named one of the top 10 physics breakthoughs of 2025.