Kristi S. Anseth

The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Kristi S. Anseth (BS '92) to receive the inaugural Mid-Career Researcher Award "for exceptional achievement at the interface of materials and biology enabling new, functional biomaterials that answer fundamental questions in biology and yield advances in regenerative medicine, stem-cell differentiation, and cancer treatment." The MRS Mid-Career Researcher Award, endowed by Aldrich Materials Science, recognizes exceptional achievements in materials research made by mid-career professionals. It is intended to honor an individual between the ages of 40 and 52, who demonstrates notable leadership in the materials area. 

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.