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Duke Materials Initiative Faculty Honored by Peers

Congratulations to DMI researchers recognized for their outstanding contributions to materials science and engineering

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2020 Cozzarelli Prize for Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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David Beratan

R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, with co-authors of “Universal free-energy landscape produces efficient and reversible electron bifurcation.”

Awarded annually by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) to research teams representing each of the six classes of the NAS for best paper.


Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Cate Brinson

Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor and Donald M. Alstadt Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science


Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry

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Christine Payne

Yoh Family Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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Shyni Varghese

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Orthopaedics


2020 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award

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Tatiana Segura

Professor of Biomedical Engineering


NSF CAREER Award

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Manolis Veveakis

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Sir George Stokes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry

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Tuan Vo-Dinh

R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics