Matthew V. Tirrell is an American chemical engineer born on September 5, 1950. He became the founding director and dean of the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago in 2011, also serving as a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. His research focuses on polymer surface properties, polyelectrolyte complexation, and biomedical nanoparticles. In 2019, he was named Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor and Dean when the Institute became the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. In January 2023, he was appointed D. Gale Johnson Distinguished Service Professor and later became Emeritus in October 2023.
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Your next birthday is 338 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Matthew
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Matthew Tirrell belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Phillipsburg
Educated At: Northwestern University | University of Massachusetts Amherst
Occupation: scientist
Employers: Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | Argonne National Laboratory | University of California, Santa Barbara | University of Minnesota | University of California, Berkeley | University of Chicago
Awards Received: ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry | John H. Dillon Medal | Polymer Physics Prize | honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux | Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Guggenheim Fellowship
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for September 5, 1950
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 5, 2025 |
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Sun | 12 Virgo 30 | 13 Virgo 20 | 26 Scorpio 45 |
Moon | 24 Gemini 25 | 16 Aquarius 19 | 2 Aries 13 |
Mercury | 2 Libra 16 | 6 Virgo 0 | 6 Sagittarius 59 |
Venus | 24 Leo 34 | 13 Leo 10 | 28 Scorpio 10 |
Mars | 16 Scorpio 22 | 18 Libra 57 | 10 Capricorn 8 |
Jupiter | 0 Pisces 59 | 18 Cancer 42 | 28 Aquarius 37 |
Saturn | 21 Virgo 51 | 29 Pisces 34 | 0 Libra 24 |
Uranus | 8 Cancer 49 | 1 Gemini 29 | 9 Cancer 0 |
Neptune | 15 Libra 50 | 1 Aries 13 | 18 Libra 29 |
Pluto | 18 Leo 36 | 1 Aquarius 41 | 19 Leo 51 |
Rahu | 28 Pisces 59 | 18 Pisces 22 | 25 Pisces 1 |
Ketu | 28 Virgo 59 | 18 Virgo 22 | 25 Virgo 1 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Matthew Tirrell's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn opposition Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Rahu
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Saturn opposition Ketu
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Saturn opposition Ketu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 07 December, 2025