National Academy of Engineering
Chad Mirkin, elected 2010
Samuel Stupp, elected 2012
Samuel I. Stupp, PhD, director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine and Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Medicine, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012 for advances in processes of self-assembled polymers for biomedical applications. His research focuses on nanostructures and materials with emphasis in regenerative medicine, organic electronics, solar energy, and cancer therapies. Stupp’s research group is highly interdisciplinary, integrating chemistry, materials science, and medicine.
Stupp is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society. He has received several awards and honors including a Department of Energy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Materials Chemistry, the American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry, the Materials Research Society Medal, and the Humboldt Award for Senior U.S. Scientists.
In 1977, Stupp earned his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern and joined Northwestern in 1999 as Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Medicine.
This page last updated Feb 24, 2012