Fellows affiliated with Section M (Engineering) Elected in 2020

· Mohammad S. Alam Texas A&M University: For distinguished contributions to the field of pattern recognition, particularly for modeling and development of ultrafast architectures and algorithms for detection, recognition and tracking.   

· Laura Albert University of Wisconsin-Madison: For distinguished contributions to the application operations research methodologies to public policy, and for communicating her research to the public.   

· William R. Bickford L'Oréal, Inc.: For his innovative contributions to consumer-based product design through pioneering work in advanced technologies, concepts and products for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.   

· L. Catherine Brinson Duke University: For distinguished contributions to the field of mechanics of materials, particularly for hierarchical characterization and modeling of nanostructured polymers and shape memory alloys.   

· Ruben G. Carbonell North Carolina State University: For distinguished contributions to the field of chemical and biomolecular engineering, particularly innovations in multiphase reactor design, high-pressure thin-film coating, and novel bioseparation processes.

· Michael L. Chabinyc University of California, Santa Barbara: For distinguished contributions to the field of polymer science, particularly for elucidating the relationship of the structure and electronic properties of organic semiconductors to device properties.   

· Manish Chhowalla University of Cambridge (United Kingdom): For distinguished contributions to the field of two-dimensional materials, particularly using phase engineering to study their electronic, electrocatalytic and energy storage properties.   

· Edwin K.P. Chong Colorado State University: For distinguished contributions to optimization and control theory and methods, particularly for stochastic networks and wireless systems.    

· Kristen P. Constant Iowa State University: For distinguished contributions to the design and fabrication of photonic structures and her influential role in materials engineering education and broadening participation in STEM disciplines.   

· Susan Daniel Cornell University: For pioneering work that has yielded new approaches to the study of the biophysical interactions at cellular membranes, particularly involving microvesicles and viruses.   

· Angela Phillips Diaz University of California, San Diego: For her outstanding leadership, commitment to excellence, and dedication to public service through advocacy to advance science, engineering, and innovation.   

· Elizabeth C. Dickey North Carolina State University: For distinguished contributions to materials engineering research and education, particularly for the utilization of electron microscopy techniques for quantifying atomic- to micrometer-scale structure of materials.   

· Peter S. Fedkiw North Carolina State University: For distinguished contributions to electrochemical engineering, including electrochemical-based mass transfer separation processes, optimal control of electrochemical reactors and composite electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries.   

· Eric M. Furst University of Delaware: For seminal contributions to a range of topics in soft matter science and engineering, with a particular focus on colloid science and rheology.   

· Sharon Gerecht Johns Hopkins University: For distinguished contributions to the field of biochemical engineering, particularly establishing dynamics of cellular microenvironments for vascular differentiation and tissue regeneration.   

· Richard D. Gitlin University of South Florida: For seminal discoveries in the co-invention of DSL (digital subscriber line), which made the Internet possible via telephone networks, and in wireless communication and networking.   

· Michael C. Jewett Northwestern University: For distinguished contributions to the field of engineering, particularly using synthetic biology and cell-free systems to enable new applications in biomanufacturing, diagnostics, and education.

· Vistasp M. Karbhari The University of Texas at Arlington: For distinguished contributions to the field of composites in civil infrastructure particularly in low-cost processing, durability and damage tolerance, rehabilitation and multi-threat mitigation.   

· Michael R. Kessler North Dakota State University: For distinguished contributions to the understanding and development of self-healing composites and bio-renewable polymers.   

· Behrokh Khoshnevis University of Southern California: For innovations in manufacturing and construction, including the application of 3-D printing methods.   

· Kristi L. Kiick University of Delaware: For contributions to the synthesis and application of peptide-based self-assembled materials for tissue engineering and drug delivery, and administrative leadership at University of Delaware.   

· Catherine Klapperich Boston University: For distinguished contributions to the field of biomedical engineering, particularly the development of integrated microsystems for point-of-care diagnosis of disease for global and women’s health.   

· Gerhard Klimeck Purdue University: For the quantum mechanical modeling theory and simulation tools to design today's nanotransistors and for leadership of the global nanotechnology community as Director of nanoHUB.   

· Sanjay Kumar University of California, Berkeley: For distinguished contributions to the field of bioengineering, particularly the development of biomaterial and single-cell technologies to investigate mechanobiological signaling in health and disease.   

· Ju Li Massachusetts Institute of Technology: For pioneering work on understanding the fundamental properties of ultra-strength materials and development of elastic strain engineering.   

· JoAnn Slama Lighty Boise State University: For impactful contributions to academics and scholarship through administration, air quality research, and professional service, within the context of diversity and inclusion.   

· Ivan M. Lorković Raytheon Vision Systems: For outstanding contributions to major advances in chemistry, catalysis, materials and space systems engineering, and commitment to providing societal benefits in service, education and mentorship.   

· Laura Marcu University of California, Davis: For research and development of optical instrumentation and techniques for tissue spectroscopy and imaging, with applications in management of critical human disease and regenerative medicine.   

· Sudip K. Mazumder University of Illinois at Chicago: For distinguished contributions to the field of multi-scale control and analysis of power-electronic systems.   

· Triantafillos (Lakis) Mountziaris University of Massachusetts Amherst: For significant research contributions in the synthesis of nanostructured photonic materials and for national research leadership impacting the science and engineering community.   

· Uday B. Pal Boston University: For pioneering work providing novel materials-based solutions in the field of green engineering as applied to energy conversion and primary production of materials.   

· Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park Columbia University: For outstanding research and professional contributions to developing the fundamental understanding of reactions and materials for carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage.   

· Hridesh Rajan Iowa State University: For distinguished contributions to data driven science, particularly to modularity and modular reasoning in computer software and the development of the Boa language and infrastructure.   

· Gintaras Reklaitis Purdue University: For leading contributions to process systems engineering, including batch processing, supply chain and enterprise-wide optimization and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and for achievements in education and service.   

· Robert Oliver Ritchie University of California, Berkeley: For distinguished contributions to the understanding of the fracture of materials and structures, from metals, ceramics and composites to aircraft, medical devices and biological materials.   

· J. Paul Robinson Purdue University: For distinguished contributions to the field of advanced cytometric analysis and expanding cellular and microbial detection technologies.   

· Nancy R. Sottos University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the experimental mechanics of materials and for pioneering contributions and initiating the new field of autonomous materials systems.   

· Georgia (Gina) D. Tourassi Oak Ridge National Laboratory: For distinguished contribution in biomedical informatics, particularly using artificial intelligence for diagnostic interpretation of medical images and clinical natural language processing.    

· Paul J. Turinsky North Carolina State University: For distinguished contributions to nuclear engineering, particularly the development of simulation technology for the safety, economic operation and life extension of nuclear power facilities.   

· John L. Volakis Florida International University: For leadership in engineering education, authorship of important texts, game-changing contributions to electromagnetics, and for developing and transitioning hybrid finite element into commercial tool sets.   

· Qing Wang Penn State: For distinguished contributions to the field of polymers and composites, particularly for the development of ferroelectric polymers and dielectric materials for energy storage and conversion.   

· Lan Yang Washington University in St. Louis: For groundbreaking contributions to the fields of photonics, particularly for pioneering experimental studies on non-Hermitian photonics, optical sensing, and light-matter interactions in optical resonators.