Juan J. de Pablo

Juan J. de Pablo (born December 9, 1962) is a chemical engineer, Liew Family professor in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory.[1] In 2018, he was appointed Vice President for National Laboratories at the University of Chicago,[1] a title which later expanded to include Science Strategy, Innovation and Global Initiatives in 2020.[2] As of 2021, he is Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories and Global Initiatives at the University of Chicago.[3] He is known for his research on the thermophysical properties of soft materials. He is currently the co-director of the NIST supported Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHIMaD).[4] and former director of the UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).[5] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.[6]

Juan J. de Pablo
de Pablo delivering the University of Chicago's 528th Convocation Address
BornDecember 9, 1962 (1962-12-09) (age 60)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityAmerican, Mexican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsChemical Engineering
Institutions
Doctoral advisorJohn Prausnitz

Education

De Pablo earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 1985.[1] After completing his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 under the advisement of John Prausnitz. De Pablo conducted his postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.[7]

Honors and awards

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for design of macromolecular products and processes via scientific computation.[8][9] He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[10] the American Physical Society and an honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.[11] He is recipient of the AIChE Charles M.A. Stine Award for outstanding contributions to the field of materials science and engineering,[12] the DuPont Medal for excellence in nutrition and health science,[13] and the American Physical Society 2018 Polymer Physics prize [14] He holds over 20 patents on multiple technologies.[15]

References
  1. "Juan de Pablo named UChicago Vice President for National Laboratories". University of Chicago News. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. "Prof. Juan de Pablo appointed Vice President for National Laboratories, Science Strategy, Innovation and Global Initiatives | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. "Prof. Juan de Pablo appointed Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories and Global Initiatives | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. "Vision - Center for Hierarchical Materials Design". Chimad.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. "Nanoscale research receives big boost". News.wisc.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Five UChicago faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2022 | University of Chicago News".
  7. "Juan de Pablo - People - de Pablo Group - Institute for Molecular Engineering". Ime.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. "Professor Juan J. de Pablo". NAE Website. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. "National Academy of Engineering Elects 80 Members and 22 Foreign Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. "ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ACTIVE MEMBERS" (PDF). Amacad.org. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. "Mexican Academy of Sciences names Juan de Pablo as honorary member". News.uchicago.edu. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. "Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science". Aiche.org. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  13. "DuPont Nutrition & Health Honors 2016 Science Excellence Medalists - DuPont - Danisco". Danisco.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. "2018 Polymer Physics Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  15. "Patent Database Search Results: IN/"de Pablo, Juan" in US Patent Collection". Patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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