Juan J. de Pablo explained

Juan J. de Pablo
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality:American, Mexican
Field:Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Advisor:John Prausnitz

Juan J. de Pablo (born December 9, 1962) is a chemical engineer, Liew Family professor in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory.[1] In 2018, he was appointed Vice President for National Laboratories at the University of Chicago, a title which later expanded to include Science Strategy, Innovation and Global Initiatives in 2020.[2] As of 2021, he is Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories and Global Initiatives at the University of Chicago.[3] He is known for his research on the thermophysical properties of soft materials. He is currently the co-director of the NIST supported Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHIMaD).[4] and former director of the UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).[5] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.[6]

Education

De Pablo earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1985. After completing his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 under the advisement of John Prausnitz. De Pablo conducted his postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.[7]

Honors and awards

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for design of macromolecular products and processes via scientific computation.[8] [9] He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[10] the American Physical Society and an honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.[11] He is recipient of the AIChE Charles M.A. Stine Award for outstanding contributions to the field of materials science and engineering,[12] the DuPont Medal for excellence in nutrition and health science,[13] and the American Physical Society 2018 Polymer Physics prize [14] He holds over 20 patents on multiple technologies.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan de Pablo named UChicago Vice President for National Laboratories. 2020-08-22. University of Chicago News. 2 August 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Prof. Juan de Pablo appointed Vice President for National Laboratories, Science Strategy, Innovation and Global Initiatives University of Chicago News. 2021-12-13. news.uchicago.edu. 24 September 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Prof. Juan de Pablo appointed Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories and Global Initiatives University of Chicago News. 2021-12-13. news.uchicago.edu. 8 December 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Vision - Center for Hierarchical Materials Design. Chimad.northwestern.edu. 15 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Nanoscale research receives big boost. News.wisc.edu. 15 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Five UChicago faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2022 | University of Chicago News . 3 May 2022 .
  7. Web site: Juan de Pablo - People - de Pablo Group - Institute for Molecular Engineering. Ime.uchicago.edu. 15 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Professor Juan J. de Pablo. NAE Website. 15 October 2017.
  9. Web site: National Academy of Engineering Elects 80 Members and 22 Foreign Members. NAE Website. 15 October 2017.
  10. Web site: ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ACTIVE MEMBERS. Amacad.org. 15 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Mexican Academy of Sciences names Juan de Pablo as honorary member. 13 December 2013. News.uchicago.edu. 15 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science. Aiche.org. 28 March 2012 . 15 October 2017.
  13. Web site: DuPont Nutrition & Health Honors 2016 Science Excellence Medalists - DuPont - Danisco. Danisco.com. 15 October 2017. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171104090324/http://www.danisco.com/about-dupont/news/news-archive/2016/dupont-nutrition-health-honors-2016-science-excellence-medalists/. dead.
  14. Web site: 2018 Polymer Physics Prize Recipient. www.aps.org. 20 March 2018.
  15. Web site: Patent Database Search Results: IN/"de Pablo, Juan" in US Patent Collection. Patft.uspto.gov. 15 October 2017.