Partner National Laboratories
Argonne National Laboratory
In 2013, Northwestern and Argonne jointly established the Northwestern-Argonne Institute for Scientific and Engineering Excellence (NAISE) to foster and support collaborative research between the institutions across both strategic and emerging fields, while also providing the next-generation workforce with unique educational opportunities and resources. NAISE has grown to host 100+ Fellows from more than 20 departments and divisions across both institutions. Over the past years, NAISE has helped enable over $64 million in research funding.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
In 2017, Northwestern and Fermi established a joint appointment program to strengthen the collaborative research conducted and expand the collaboration opportunities. Following NAISE's successful blueprint, in 2025, we are exploring the expansion of this program to allow for further interactions and sharing of resources between institutions.