Ioannis Yannas Explained

Ioannis V. Yannas (born 14 April 1935) is a Greek-American engineer.

Yannas was born on 14 April 1935 in Greece.^{[1] [2]} Yannas emigrated to the United States to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees completing his bachelor's at Harvard College in 1957, a master of arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959, then a master's of science and doctorate at Princeton University in 1965 and 1966, respectively. He is a professor at MIT.^{[3] [4]}

Yannas is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and Engineering, elected in 1978 and 2017, respectively.^{[5] [6]} He was elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 1993,^[7] and inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2015.^{[2] [8]}

Notes and References

1. News: The man who invented “artificial skin” . 16 October 2023 . Ellines.com.
2. News: Ioannis V. Yannas . 16 October 2023 . National Inventors Hall of Fame.
3. News: Professor Ioannis Yannas Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering . 16 October 2023 . Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
4. News: Ioannis V. Yannas, PhD . 16 October 2023 . Harvard–MIT Health Sciences and Technology.
5. News: Professor Ioannis V Yannas . 16 October 2023 . United States National Academy of Medicine.
6. News: Professor Ioannis V. Yannas . 16 October 2023 . United States National Academy of Engineering.
7. News: IOANNIS V. YANNAS, PH.D. . 16 October 2023 . American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
8. News: Mallinson . Alissa . Ioannis Yannas to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame . 16 October 2023 . Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 3 February 2015.