Education

Duke University, 1984, BS, Mechanical Engineering; University of California – Santa Barbara, 1989, MS, Materials Engineering; 1992, PhD, Materials Engineering

Professional Area(s)

Biomaterials science and engineering; drug delivery; controlled release; bone mineral; aged bone repair; calcium phosphate nanocrystals, gel extrusion 3D printing; global leadership in premier biomaterials society and standards organization

Citation

Internationally recognized for 30 years of innovation and leadership in controlled release biomaterials for orthopaedics and oncology; a new understanding of timed delivery of combinations of drugs for effective healing of aged bone; medical device standards relied on by industry, and novel manufacturing of 3D printed breast prosthetics.

Education

Cornell University, 2001, BS, Computer Science; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2003, MS, Computer Science; 2006, PhD, Computer Science

Professional Area(s)

Computer graphics, physically-based simulations for computer animation

Citation

For contributions to physically-based animation in computer graphics that have both increased the visual and dynamic richness of storytelling and increased the diversity of representation in computer generated media by developing mathematically rigorous simulation techniques for animated fluids and solids.

Education

Purdue University, 1996, BS, Mechanical Engineering; University of California at Berkley, 1999, MS, Mechanical Engineering; 2001, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Professional Area(s)

Digital transformation of product development and production processes; organizational change leadership and technical workforce development; leadership of engineering research and development; model-based methods for cyber-physical system design; aerospace power and thermal management systems

Citation

For global leadership of digital transformation and workforce development in the aerospace and defense industry, supporting over 20,000 scientists and engineers; and for outstanding personal technical contributions to model-based design practices for cyber physical systems and aerospace thermal management, reflected in numerous patents, publications, proprietary processes and products.

Education

Eberhardt-Karls-University Tuebingen (Germany), 1995, MD; 1997, DrMed

Professional Area(s)

Hematopoiesis and diseases thereof, such as myelodysplasia (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML); contributions to the understanding of the role of mutations in splicing factors to development and progression of MDS/AML, identifying how mutations change RNA binding affinity and specificity and how alterations of binding in vivo change splicing outcomes

Citation

For seminal contributions to our understanding of the role of splicing factor mutations in Myelodysplasia (MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML); for contributions to the development of a highly efficient patient-derived xenotransplantation model for MDS and Sickle Cell Disease.

Education

Princeton University, 1999, AB, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, 2006, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Professional Area(s)

Mechanisms of host-microbiome interaction; lab develops new approaches for microbiology, including transposon insertion sequencing, personalized microbiota culture collections, and regulated control of microbiome gene expression in live animals; lab group has used these approaches to understand the role of the microbiome in pathogen infection and drug response

Citation

For pioneering contributions to our understanding of the gut microbiome, including mechanisms of host-pathogen-microbiome interaction and the role of the microbiome in drug efficacy and toxicity.

Education

Texas A&M University, 2000, BS, Bioenvironmental Science; Rice University, 2007, PhD, Environmental Engineering

Professional Area(s)

Widely recognized for developing novel water treatment and sensing technologies along with fundamentally describing aqueous-based interfacial chemistries/processes; well known for work on nano-scale materials, which can be tuned/optimized for aqueous-based applications, including advanced sensing, separations, and pollutant destruction

Citation

Recognized as an international expert and pioneer within the ‘Environmental Nanotechnology’ field, with research focused on interfacial processes and advanced materials relating to environmental-based health, security, and energy challenges. He has published >100 papers and received numerous research and teaching awards at the highest levels.

Education

Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm), 1993, RN and BSN, Nursing; Karolinska Institutet, Red Cross College of Nursing (Stockholm), 1994, MSN, International Health Care; Stockholm University, College of Teaching, 1996, TCN, nursing teaching credentials; Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm), 2000, PhD, Medical Sciences

Professional Area(s)

Geriatric nursing; Scientific investigation of stress biomarkers and stress interventions for elder people with dementia and their caregivers; Cross-cultural nursing educational curricula; Social determinants of health and healthcare delivery; Anti-racism

Citation

For leadership in expanding the role of nursing in healthcare systems globally, development of educational curricula to address issues of anti-racism and cultural competency to facilitate equitable care of underserved populations, and for novel scholarship addressing stress to promote well-being in people with dementia and their caregivers.

Education

Govt. College of Engineering (India), 2001, BE, Metallurgical Engineering; University of Virginia, 2004, MS, Materials Science and Engineering; 2008, PhD, Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Area(s)

Computational materials science, computational mechanics, high-rate deformation, multiscale modeling, plasticity mechanisms, shock loading, laser-matter interactions, solidification, corrosion behavior, ion intercalation, damage evolution, fracture mechanics, phase transformation, and machine learning

Citation

For significant and sustained contributions in materials science and engineering and mechanics of materials through the development of state-of-art computational methods to predict the atomic-scale and mesoscale mechanisms that determine properties and behavior of materials under extreme environments of high pressures, high strains, high strain rates, high temperatures, and shock.

Education

Boston University, 2003, BS, Athletic Training; University of North Carolina, 2005, MA, Exercise and Sport Science; 2009, PhD, Interdisciplinary Human Movement Science

Professional Area(s)

Athletic training, exercise and sport science, biomechanics, sport safety, injury prevention, physical literacy, lower extremity musculoskeletal injury risk identification, post-injury musculoskeletal care, neuromuscular control, osteoarthritis, clinical education, research development, strategic intelligence, interdisciplinary collaboration

Citation

For pioneering contributions to our understanding of ACL injury risk as it relates to physical literacy and motor development, significant commitment to strategic dissemination and implementation of preventive risk reduction training programs in youth, and outstanding academic and professional leadership in developing research programs with substantial public health benefit.

Education

University of New Hampshire, 1984, BS, Biology; UConn, 1989, PhD, Molecular & Cell Biology

Professional Area(s)

Research in cartilage biology, stem cells, biomedical engineering, and orthopedic solutions to cartilage repair; startup entrepreneur, inventor, and state innovation ecosystem builder and leader

Citation

For seminal observations about cartilage stem cells that led to new understanding that forms the basis for innovative therapeutic approaches and is now pioneering the approaches for patients with arthritis; and for teaching and mentoring that have inspired students at all levels to careers in science, medicine and as entrepreneurs. Key member of the State’s innovation ecosystem.