Research Interests
metabolic engineering, biochemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, synthetic biology
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1999
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
Publications
Honors and Awards
Elected, Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2025
MIT, Committed to Caring (C2C) Award, 2023-25
AIChE’s Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering, 2021
Gordon Y. Billard Award, 2021
Fellow of the AAAS, 2018
MLK Leadership Award, 2017
Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 2014-15
MacVicar Faculty Fellow, 2014
Biochemical Engineering Journal Young Investigator Award, 2011
MIT School of Engineering Junior Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2010
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2010
Technology Review “TR35” Young Innovator, 2007
Outstanding Faculty Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2006
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2005
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award, 2004
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 1998
UNCF-Merck Science Initiative Graduate Fellowship, 1996
NOBCChE/DuPont Graduate Fellowship Award, 1996
NDSEG Fellowship, 1994
Robert T. Haslam Cup ChemE Dept, MIT, 1994
Karl Taylor Compton Prize, MIT, 1994
NSBE Distinguished Fellow, 1994