Alumna Kristi Anseth Elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Kristi Anseth (BSChE '92) has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Dr. Anseth is now a member of all three National Academies: National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Anseth is the Tisone Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, University of Colorado. She received both the Purdue Outstanding Chemical Engineer and Distinguished Engineering Alumna Awards in February 2012.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to furthering science and technology and their use for the general welfare. Established by an Act of Congress, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, the academy is charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology.
Among the academy's renowned members have been Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Thomas Edison, Orville Wright and Alexander Graham Bell. Nearly 300 living academy members have won Nobel Prizes. There are currently 2,179 active members and 437 foreign associates.
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