Associate Professor Xi Chen Receives Presidential Award
01/07/2009
Associate Professor Xi Chen was honored at special White House ceremonies on Dec. 19th, 2008, as a recipient of the highest honor that any young scientist or engineer can receive in the United States, a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He was among 67 researchers selected for the award for 2007. In ceremonies presided over by Dr. John H. Marburger III, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Prof. Chen had the opportunity to meet President George W. Bush.
Prof. Chen was nominated by the National Science Foundation “in recognition for his outstanding research involving mismatch damages in thin-films and nano-scale self-assembly; and for his elaborate education and outreach activities, including summer programs for underrepresented high school students.” He is the only scholar in mechanics honored this year.
Prof. Chen’s areas of research expertise lie in the new frontiers of engineering mechanics, with applications to biotechnology, nanotechnology, energy and environment. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed journal papers, many of them were on high-impact journals, and several appeared as covers. He has given over 110 presentations in conferences and seminars. He is the chair of Multifunctional Materials of ASME, and an Associate Editor of Mechanics Research Communications. For more information see his website.
For more information about Professor Chen’s award please visit the more detailed news announcement on the SEAS website.
Photo: Chen, center, receives the PECASE Award from NSF Deputy Director Kathie L. Olsen, left, and Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy John H. Marburger III, right, at White House ceremonies on Dec. 19.