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Bernhardt L. Trout
Research Interests
pharmaceutical manufacturing, stabilization and formulation of biopharmaceuticals, nucleation and crystallization, molecular-level design of products and processes, molecular simulations and theory of reactions incomplex systems
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
Publications
Honors and Awards
The Medicine Maker “Power List”, 2017
The Medicine Maker “Power List”, 2016
AIChE Division 15 (FPBE) Plenary Speaking Award, 2015
Armenian Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member, elected 2015
The Medicine Maker “Power List”, 2015
CCR Research Collaboration Award, 2014
AIChE Excellence in Process Development Research Award, 2014
Council for Chemical Collaboration Award, 2014
Manufacturing Technology Runner-up for the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award, 2012
Impact Award from the Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum of the AIChE (CoMSEF), 2011
NAE invitation to “Frontiers in Engineering,” 2001
Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professorship, 2001-2003
Ford Motor Company Young Investigator Award, 2001
NSF CAREER Award, 2000-2004
Joseph R. Mares Junior Faculty Chair, 1998-2001
Max-Planck Institute Fellowship, 1996-1997
NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1991-1994
Websites
The Molecular Engineering Laboratory at MIT: The Trout Research Group
Professional Education: Formulation and Stabilization of Biotherapeutics [10.50s]
Professional Education: AI and Ethics: Safeguarding Humanity (virtual)
Hadley D. Sikes
Research Interests
biomolecular engineering, applications of redox chemistry, clinical diagnostics, molecular biotechnology
Education
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2003
B.S., Tulane University, 1997
Publications
Honors and Awards
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
Yuriy Román
Research Interests
heterogeneous catalysis, energy: biomass conversion, biofuels, CO2 utilization, design of catalytic materials, porous materials
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, Chemical Engineering
Postdoc, California Institute of Technology
Publications
Honors and Awards
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
Fikile R. Brushett
Research Interests
electrochemical energy conversion and storage, microfluidics, interfacial phenomena, catalyst synthesis, and tomography
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
M.S.E., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Publications
Honors and Awards
AIChE’s Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute, 2022
ECS’s Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award, 2022
NOBCChE – Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Research, 2020
Electrochemical Society – Energy Technology Division Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award, 2019
Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair, MIT, 2018
I&ECR, Class of 2017 Influential Researcher, 2017
C&EN, Talented Twelve, 2017
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010-2012
Harry G. Drickamer Research Fellowship, 2009-2010
GEM PhD Engineering Fellowship, 2006-2010
SURGE Fellowship, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006-2010
American Chemical Society Scholar, 2002-2006
Heather J. Kulik
Research Interests
catalysis, transition-metal chemistry, electronic structure methods, atomistic simulations, enzyme catalysis
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
B.E., The Cooper Union, 2004
Publications
Honors and Awards
AIChE CoMSEF Impact Award, 2023
Hans-Fischer Senior Fellowship, 2023
MSDE Outstanding Early-Career Paper Award, 2021
Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry, 2021
DARPA Director’s Fellowship Award, 2020
Journal of Physical Chemistry and PHYS Division Lectureship Award, 2019
NSF CAREER Award, 2019
Marion Milligan Mason Award, 2019
DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2018
ONR Young Investigator Award, 2018
ACS OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, 2018
I&ECR, Class of 2017 Influential Researcher, 2017
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, 2012-2017
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellow, 2004-2008
William C. and Esther Hoffman Beller Prize for Excellence in Chemical Engineering, 2004
United States Presidential Scholar, 2000
Zachary P. Smith
Research Interests
Membrane separations, polymer physics, polymer chemistry, porous materials, and nanotechnology
Education
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, 2014 – 2016
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2014
M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2011
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Publications
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2022
AIChE John G. Kunesh Award, 2022
Robert N. Noyce Career Development Chair, 2021
Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising, 2021
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2021
Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Award, 2018
J-WAFS Seed Grant Award, 2018
ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award, 2018
U.S. Delegate to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Chemistry, 2013
ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award, 2013
DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship, 2010
The University of Texas at Austin Thrust Engineering Fellowship, 2008
Gregory Rutledge
Research Interests
molecular engineering of soft condensed matter, polymer science and engineering, statistical mechanics and molecular simulation, electrospinning and electrospun fibers
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
B.S., University of Virginia, 1983
Publications
Honors and Awards
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
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Research Interests
metabolic and biochemical engineering, biotechnology, bioinformatics
Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978
M.S., University of Florida, 1975
B.S., National Technical University, Athens, 1973
Publications
Honors and Awards
AIChE Doing a World of Good Medal, 2024
Elected to Academia Europaea, 2024
Society for Biological Engineering: James E. Bailey Award, 2023
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 2023
ARPA-E Grant to decrease carbon emissions in biorefining processes, 2021
Honorary doctorate, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, 2020
The Gaden Award for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2019
Novozymes Award for Excellence in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, 2017
Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation, 2016
Elected 2015 President of the AIChE, 2014
Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature, 2014
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2013
John Fritz Medal of the AAES, 2013
Siegfried Medal, 2012
AIChE Fellow, 2012
Inaugural Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication, 2011
Corresponding Foreign Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece, 2011
ENI Prize on Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy, 2011
BIO – George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial – Biotechnology, 2010
ACS E.V. Murphree Award, 2010
Amgen Biochemical Engineering Award, 2009
AIChE Founders Award, 2007
Charles Thorn Award from the SIM, 2007
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2003
Merck Award in Metabolic Engineering, 2002
AIChE Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2001
Marvin Johnson Award, ACS, 2000
AIChE Food, Pharma & Bioengineering Division Award, 1997
Inaugural Bayer Lecture on Biochem Eng, UC Berkeley, 1996
Chairman, Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioeng Division, AIChE, 1992
Founding Fellow, AIMBE, 1992
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher and Scholar Award, 1982
Excellence in Teaching Award, CalTech, 1982
Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1984
Technical Achievement Award, Southern Cal. AIChE, 1984
Daniel Blankschtein
Research Interests
colloid and interface science; thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and molecular simulations of surfactant self-assembly and hydrophobic solute micellar-enhanced solubilization in aqueous media; thermodynamics, molecular simulations, and kinetics of the dispersion and stabilization of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene, MoS2) using solvents and aqueous surfactant solutions; transdermal and oral drug delivery
Education
Ph.D., Tel-Aviv University, 1983
M.Sc., Tel-Aviv University, 1979
B.Sc., Tel-Aviv University, 1977
Book
Lectures in Classical Thermodynamics with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics, 2021
– In the News: Chemical engineering professor turns his legendary thermodynamics lectures into a textbook.
Publications
Honors and Awards
Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising, 2015
Outstanding Faculty Award, ChemE Dept, MIT: 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2015
Society of Cosmetic Chemists, Best Poster Award, 2004
NE Society of Cosmetic Chemists, Best Paper Award, 2001
Controlled Release Society, Dow Corning Award, 1999
American Pharmaceutical Association, Ebert Prize, 1996
Harvard Health Letter, Outstanding Research Award, 1996
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989