Department Chair Elected to National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering announced the election of Stuart Cooper as a member, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Cooper is a professor in the William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and has served as chair of the department since 2004.

Cooper received the academy honor for his contributions to polymer chemistry, biomedical polyurethanes, blood compatibility and academic administration.

He is a founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Physical Society and the Society for Biomaterials.

He earned his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University and his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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.”