atmospheric chemistry, particulate matter, organic oxidation processes, and chemical kinetics
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2002
A.M., Harvard University, 1999
A.B., Harvard College, 1996
MIT: Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring, 2023
NSF Career Award, 2017
James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union, 2013
NASA Earth System Science Fellow, 2000-2002
NSF Graduate Fellow, 1997-2000
biomolecular engineering, applications of redox chemistry, clinical diagnostics, molecular biotechnology
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2003
B.S., Tulane University, 1997
Willard Henry Dow Professorship of Chemical Engineering, 2023
MIT, Committed to Caring (C2C) Award, 2019
ACS Best of BIOT Award, 2018
Selected as Innovative Young Engineer, NAE, 2017
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, 2006-2011
National Institute of Chemists Outstanding Postdoc Award, 2005
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Postdoctoral Fellows, 2003-2005
Evelyn Liang McBain Graduate Fellow, 2001-2002
ARCS Foundation Graduate Fellow, 2000-2001
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellow, 1997-2000
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, 1996-1997
Tulane University Dean’s Honor Fellowship, 1993-1997
Phi Beta Kappa, 1997
American Chemical Society Award for College Seniors, 1997
Ann Hero Northrup Award in Chemistry, 1996
heterogeneous catalysis, energy: biomass conversion, biofuels, CO2 utilization, design of catalytic materials, porous materials
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, Chemical Engineering
Postdoc, California Institute of Technology
IACS – International Catalysis Award, 2024
Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis, 2024
The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists – finalist, 2022
Robert T. Haslam (1911) Chair of Chemical Engineering, 2021
ACS Early Career in Catalysis Award, 2019
Rutherford Aris Award, 2019
Bose Research Grant Award, 2018
AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Young Investigator Award, 2018
Robert Augustine Award, 2018
NSF Career Award, 2015
Young Investigator Award, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2013
BP Postdoctoral Fellow
nano-based drugs, personalized medicine, cancer immunology
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz
molecular engineering of soft condensed matter, polymer science and engineering, statistical mechanics and molecular simulation, electrospinning and electrospun fibers
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
B.S., University of Virginia, 1983
AIChE Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science, 2022
Elected AIChE Fellow, 2017
Fellow, PMSE Division, American Chemical Society, 2015
Fiber Society Founder’s Award, 2014
Lammot du Pont Professorship of Chemical Engineering, 2007
Peter Anthony Leermakers Symposium Lecturer, Wesleyan Univ, 2006
Fellow, America Physical Society, 2005
H.A. Morton Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Akron, 2000
Best Paper Award, Plastics Analysis Division, SPE, 1997
National Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1994
3M Innovation Award, 1993
DuPont Young Faculty Award, 1992
applied mathematics and control theory, data analytics and machine learning, (bio)pharmaceutical manufacturing, materials processing
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1993
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1991
B.S., Oregon State University, 1988
John R. Ragazzini Education Award, 2023
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 2019
AIChE Separation Division Innovation Award, 2019
Elected AIChE Fellow, 2018
Automatica Paper Prize, 2017
Excellence In Education Award, Int’l Society of Automation, 2015
AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, 2014
AIChE PD2M Award for Outstanding Contribution to QbD for Drug Substance, 2013
Technical Innovation Award, Int’l Society of Automation, 2013
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2013
IEEE Control Systems Society Transition to Practice Award, 2011
Research Collaboration Award, Council for Chemical Research, 2009
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008
Journal of Process Control Prize Paper Award (for theory/ methodology), 2008
Journal of Process Control Prize Paper Award (for a survey), 2008
Fellow, Int’l Federation of Automatic Control, 2008
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007
AIChE Excellence in Process Development Research Award, 2006
Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize, 2005
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award, 2005
CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award, AIChE, 2005
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award, Engineering Research Council, 2004
CAST Directors’ Award, AIChE, 2003
Ernest W. Thiele Lectureship, University of Notre Dame, 2001
Donald P. Eckman Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2000
directional plasma etching, dry wafer cleaning, kinetics, surface science, process modeling
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1980
B.S., Iowa State University, 1973
Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering, Iowa State, 1994
Thinker Award presented by Tegal Corporation for Innovative Characterization and Modeling of Plasma Etching Processes, 1987
crystallization from solution with an emphasis on nucleation, polymorphism, and industrial applications of crystallization
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1977
M.S., University of Virginia, 1975
B.S., Columbia University, 1973
AICHE Process Development Division Excellence in Process Development Research Award, 2015
Clarence G. Gerhold Award, AIChE Separations Division, 2015
American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fellow Award, 2010
American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Separation Science and Technology, 2008
Virginia Engineering Foundation Engineering Achievement Award, 2000
fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958
National Academy of Engineering, 1983
Professional Progress Award, AIChE, 1981
renewable energy, nanotechnology, energy transport in nanomaterials, nonlinear spectroscopy, spectroscopic imaging
Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-2011
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2010
B.S., University of Delaware, 2005
Warren K. Lewis Professorship of Chemical Engineering, 2023
C. Michael Mohr Outstanding Faculty Award, MIT ChemE, 2023
Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2023
AIChE NSEF Young Investigator Award, 2017
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2017
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry, 2016
Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering, 2016
NSF CAREER Award, 2015
Everett Moore Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2014
3M Nontenured Faculty Award, 2014
DOE Early Career Award, 2013
NSF IGERT Fellowship, Univ. of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Alexander J. Taylor Award, 2005
Tau Beta Pi Undergraduate Scholarship, 2004