Jennifer Lewis is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Core Faculty Member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Jennifer has made pioneering contributions to the programmable assembly of functional, structural, and living matter. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has co-founded four startups and currently serves on multiple Scientific Advisory Boards.
Positions
Area Chair, Bioengineering (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Harvard University
2022
Director (Harvard MRSEC)
Harvard University
2020
Professor Emeritus (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020
Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Harvard University
2013
Core Faculty Member (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering)
Harvard University
2013
Jianming Yu Professor of Arts and Sciences (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Harvard University
2018
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2023
Associate Director (Harvard MRSEC)
Harvard University
2014
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2020
Adjunct Faculty Member (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2013
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2020
Area Chair, Bioengineering (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Harvard University
2017
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2017
Area Chair, Bioengineering (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Harvard University
2015
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2015
Director (Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2007
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2012
Professor (Hans Thurnauer Professor 2004-2012) (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2003
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2012
Institute Affiliate (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1997
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2012
Faculty Affiliate (Department of Chemical Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1997
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2012
Interim Director (Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2006
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2007
Associate Director (Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2005
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2005
Associate Professor (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1997
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2002
Visiting Professor
University of California, Santa Barbara
1997
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1997
Assistant Professor (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1990
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1997
Visiting Scientist
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd
1996
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1996
Harvard University
Education
Doctor of Science (Ceramics Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1991
Bachelor of Science, High Honors (Ceramic Engineering)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1986