Todd Gingrich

Todd Gingrich is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, specializing in theoretical approaches to statistical mechanics, stochastic thermodynamics, and nonequilibrium chemical dynamics. He earned his B.S. from the California Institute of Technology (2008), M.Sc. from Oxford University (2010), and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (2015). His research develops analytical and computational methods to study artificial systems inspired by biological nonequilibrium processes.

• Education
  • B.S., California Institute of Technology (2008)
  • M.Sc., Oxford University (2010)
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2015)

His work focuses on nonequilibrium thermodynamics, molecular motors, and stochastic dynamics, with recent publications analyzing tensor networks, thermodynamic uncertainty relations, and chemically fueled systems. He mentors a team of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, including Emanuele Penocchio, Geyao Gu, and Rueih-Sheng Fu.

Key trends in his publications include nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, stochastic thermodynamics, and computational methods for modeling molecular motors, Brownian ratchets, and reaction-diffusion systems. His 2022-2024 papers emphasize precision limits in molecular motors and tensor network applications.

Notable scientific awards include the APS Oppenheim Award (2019), Physics of Living Systems Fellowship, MIT (2015), and prestigious fellowships like the Rhodes Scholarship (2008) and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2008). He teaches Chemistry 444 (Elementary Statistical Mechanics) and Chemistry 171 (Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry) at Northwestern University.