Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, was recognized for his contributions to the field of tissue engineering, including his pioneering work on scaffolds and new tissues and organs grown in his lab, for translational work towards replacement of organs in patients, and for exceptional education contributions to the broadest fields of biomedical and chemical engineering.

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The winner of more than 80 awards from AIChE, ACS, SFB, BMES, ASEE and many other societies, Mikos is the co-author of the popular book Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science. He was honored as an Outstanding Chemical Engineer by the Purdue School of Chemical Engineering in 2008 and is also a recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Purdue’s College of Engineering.