MIT James R. Killian, Jr. Award and Lecture Series

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (4pm)

Huntington Hall 10-250, open to the MIT community

Paula T. Hammond, PhD

Paula T. Hammond, a leading innovator in nanotechnology, has been named the recipient of the 2023-2024 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. She is Institute Professor at MIT and a member of MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. She is the Vice Provost for Faculty at MIT as of January 2024.

Professor Hammond, an MIT Institute Professor, was honored for her work designing novel polymers and nanomaterials, which have extensive applications in fields including medicine and energy. More at MIT News.

Killian Lectures are open to the MIT community; no tickets are required, but we do suggest arriving a few minutes early to ensure a seat. Live Streamtext captioning will be available via mobile devices. This lecture will not be webcast, but it will be recorded and posted here in the days following.