Former Purdue Chemical Engineering faculty member Dr. Francis (Frank) Doyle has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Dr. Doyle was elected for insights into natural biological control systems and innovative engineering of diabetes control devices. Individuals in the newly elected class of 106 new members and 23 international members will be formally inducted during the NAE's annual meeting on Oct. 3, 2021.

 

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."

 

Dr. Francis (Frank) Doyle is the John A. Paulson Dean and John A. & Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Harvard, an affiliated faculty member in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a faculty member in the Systems Biology PhD Program. Dr. Doyle was a faculty member in Purdue Chemical Engineering from 1992-1997.

 

Learn more about Dr. Francis (Frank) Doyle at the related news announcement from Harvard University: https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2021/02/doyle-ingber-elected-national-academy-engineering

 

Learn more about the National Academy of Engineering: https://www.nae.edu/248499/National-Academy-of-Engineering-Elects-106-Members-and-23-International-Members