Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦

MSE faculty at Northwestern. PI of @SPInLabNU . Passionate about polymers, manufacturing, and education. Lifetime fibercraft 🧶 and people lover.

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

New publication from @simonaf1ne and @SPInLabNU is now out in @MacroJrnls_ACS Biomacromolecules ! We elucidate how polymer chain mobility affects cholesteric liquid crystal self-assembly kinetics and optical properties. https://t.co/wsbQxrUfle

[SPIn Lab @SPInLabNU]

Congratulations to Sara on passing her qualifying exam and master’s defense🧪🧫 We’re so proud of you!

[Simona Fine @simonaf1ne]

my first trip to Seattle for #S25MRS has been a blast so far and I'm thrilled to be presenting my work on structurally-colored alternatives to plastic tomorrow (9:15-9:30 am, SU02.08.03)

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

And one more qual ! Woohoo !

[SPIn Lab @SPInLabNU]

A quick update from the woman behind the curtain: I passed my qualifying exam and master’s defense! Happy pi day🥧

[SPIn Lab @SPInLabNU]

SPIn Lab featured in the new NU MSE department video😎 Oscars 2026, here we come

https://t.co/XqVkYRpuA8

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

Come learn about NU Materials Science! I will be holding a Zoom info session about our PhD program on November 18th at 5pm Chicago time. To participate, sign up at this link (https://t.co/Xm0GaRBecy) until November 11, to get the zoom link closer to the date of the event!

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

What a team !!! So proud of this bunch !

[SPIn Lab @SPInLabNU]

New group photo just dropped👻 Happy Halloween!

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

First Qualloween and cheers to more successes to come ! I have been blessed with amazing students, so looking forward to supporting this incredibly talented bunch !! #ProudPI

[SPIn Lab @SPInLabNU]

Happy Qualloween, Simona! (and shoutout to Cécile for the heavy pours🥂) Today, we’re celebrating our first student in the group passing her qualification exam, just in time for the holidays 🎃

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

I have been mourning the loss of my inspiring and visionary colleague Jeff. Please, consider supporting his family through the GoFundMe below.

[María Santos @marysBiotec]

Very sad news for the cyanobacterial community. Our colleague Jeff Cameron passed away unexpectedly last week. He was a brilliant scientist and a very friendly person

Please, consider donating to help his family in this hard moment

https://t.co/IkOkrjenzi

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@CygnusPlantXray Thanks Keith <3 that's our relaxing activity :)

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

This is my Sunday morning workout with Korra, the SPIn lab mascot and my pawtner in crime.

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@SingLabUIUC @monicagroup I saw your quotes when I read it this morning, and truly appreciate how genuine you were :) .

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@AppelGroup YAY ! Congrats!

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@jccameron777 There's still enough for you to eat ! Just cut the half he ate 😂

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@cm_tringides @techreview @RiceNeuro @RiceMSNE @RiceEngineering Congrats !

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@AlexandruBG @jennifer_fowlie Right there with you. 💕

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

And our latest publication by @simonaf1ne made the supplemental cover of @MacroJrnls_ACS Biomacromolecules! Simona designed and executed this cover herself ! Learn more about this work: https://t.co/wsbQxrUfle

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@dryeeseeks Handball is the best sport on earth .

I played right wing .

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

@mdshawkey Yup

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

There is still time for undergraduates to apply for MICRO this year and conduct paid research with a lab @MIT @mit_dmse and @NorthwesternU! Applications close on 8/5. Help us spread the word .
https://t.co/Go7WkDKWpp

[Cecile Chazot 🇨🇵🇺🇦 @CraftyMatSci]

Thank you to @Po_W_E_R for organizing such a wonderful event. I had a wonderful and inspiring time! It was lovely to meet everyone and hear about the foundation and its mission and vision.

[Beckman Foundation @BeckmanFnd]

Thanks to Beckman Foundation Deputy Director Catrina Bryant for sharing this awesome group pic of attendees during the inaugural PoWER Conference, co-sponsored by Beckman Foundation.