Congratulations to the Koch Institute's Paula Hammond on her election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions that can be accorded to an engineer. Hammond, a David H. Koch Professor of Engineering and the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, is one of eight faculty members from MIT named to the 2017 NAE Election Class. A polymer chemist, she was selected for her contributions to self-assembly of polyelectrolytes, colloids, and block copolymers at surfaces and interfaces for energy and health care applications. This latest distinction is one of the many honors that Hammond has been awarded; in October, she was also elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
"We at the KI are proud to call Paula our colleague," said Tyler Jacks, KI Director and a David H. Koch Professor of Biology. "This is an enormous honor and one that is richly deserved." Read more.