Aaron Michelson

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4349
amichelson@bnl.gov

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards

Expertise

• DNA Origami Self-Assembly
• 3D Real Space Visualization of DNA constructs with X-ray and Electron Microscopy
• Templated Metallization of DNA frameworks 

Education

Cal State University Northridge, B.S. 2013 Manufacturing Systems Engineering  

Stanford University, M.S. 2016 Materials Science and Engineering  

Columbia University, Ph.D. 2022 Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Appointments

2024 – Present Staff Scientist, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory 

2022 – 2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory 

2016 – 2022 Graduate Research Assistant, Gang Lab, Columbia University 

2014 – 2014     Project Management Liaison, Raytheon IIS  

Selected Publications

• Michelson A, Subramanian A, Kisslinger K, et al (2024) Three-dimensional nanoscale metal, metal oxide, and semiconductor frameworks through DNA-programmable assembly and templating. Science Advances 10:. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl0604
• Logan JA, Michelson A, Pattammattel A, et al (2023) Symmetry-specific characterization of bond orientation order in DNA-assembled nanoparticle lattices. The Journal of Chemical Physics 159:. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0168604
• Michelson A, Flanagan TJ, Lee S-W, Gang O (2023) High-strength, lightweight nano-architected silica. Cell Reports Physical Science 4:101475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101475
• Adhikari S, Minevich B, Redeker D, et al (2023) Controlling the Self-Assembly of DNA Origami Octahedra via Manipulation of Inter-Vertex Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 145:19578–19587. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c03181
• Michelson A, Minevich B, Emamy H, et al (2022) Three-dimensional visualization of nanoparticle lattices and multimaterial frameworks. Science 376:203–207. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0463
• Kahn JS, Minevich B, Michelson A, et al (2022) Encoding Hierarchical 3D Architecture through Inverse Design of Programmable Bonds. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-xwbst
• Michelson A, Zhang H, Xiang S, Gang O (2021) Engineered Silicon Carbide Three-Dimensional Frameworks through DNA-Prescribed Assembly. Nano Letters 21:1863–1870. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05023
• Majewski PW, Michelson A, Cordeiro MAL, et al (2021) Resilient three-dimensional ordered architectures assembled from nanoparticles by DNA. Science Advances 7:. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf0617
• Xiong Y, Yang S, Tian Y, et al (2020) Three-Dimensional Patterning of Nanoparticles by Molecular Stamping. ACS Nano 14:6823–6833. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c00607
• Shani L, Michelson AN, Minevich B, et al (2020) DNA-assembled superconducting 3D nanoscale architectures. Nature Communications 11:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19439-9

Awards & Recognition

2022 Robert Simon Memorial Prize – Columbia University Applied Physics and Applied   Mathematics Department Award for most outstanding dissertation 

2018    DOE-Office of Science Graduate Research Fellowship 

2016    Stanford University: Silicon Ion Battery Design – Honorable Mention