Subra Suresh
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Subra Suresh is the Director of National Science Foundation
(NSF) and former Dean of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush
Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. He began his tenure as Dean in July, 2007, and holds faculty appointments in Materials Science
and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
, Biological Engineering, and Health Sciences and Technology
at MIT. Dr. Suresh was nominated by US President Obama to be the Director of the National Science Foundation
.
and his many honors and awards include the 2007 European Materials Medal, the highest honor conferred by the Federation of European Materials Societies and he was the first scientist based outside Europe to receive the award. In 2006, he received the Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Technology Review
magazine selected his work on nanobiomechanics as one of the top 10 emerging technologies
that "will have a significant impact on business, medicine or culture."
Suresh is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
; the Indian National Academy of Engineering; the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, TWAS, Trieste, Italy
; and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He is an honorary fellow
of the Indian Academy of Sciences
, Bangalore, and an honorary member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences. He has been elected a fellow or honorary fellow by all major materials societies in the U.S. and India, including the Materials Research Society, the American Society for Materials International; The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
; the American Ceramic Society; the Indian Institute of Metals; and the Materials Research Society of India.
. More than 100 students, post-doctoral
associates, and research scientists who trained in his group occupy prominent positions in academe, industry, and government throughout the world. He has authored or co-authored three books: Fatigue of Materials, Fundamentals of Functionally Graded Materials, and Thin Film Materials.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
(NSF) and former Dean of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project, the founding of Raytheon, and the idea of the memex, an adjustable microfilm viewer...
Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. He began his tenure as Dean in July, 2007, and holds faculty appointments in Materials Science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, Biological Engineering, and Health Sciences and Technology
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Founded in 1970, the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, or HST, is one of the oldest and largest biomedical engineering and physician-scientist training programs in the United States and the longest-standing functional collaboration between Harvard University and the...
at MIT. Dr. Suresh was nominated by US President Obama to be the Director of the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
.
MIT
Subra Suresh was the former head of MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Suresh’s research focuses on: nanomechanics of biological cells and molecules, and human disease states; structure-mechanical property-disease connections in the context of p. falciparum malaria, hereditary blood cell disorders and cancer; computational simulations of cellular and molecular deformation and shape thermodynamics; high force optical tweezers studies of biological cells and human disease states; nanostructured materials; nanoindentation and microindentation.Involvement
Suresh is a member of the U.S. National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
and his many honors and awards include the 2007 European Materials Medal, the highest honor conferred by the Federation of European Materials Societies and he was the first scientist based outside Europe to receive the award. In 2006, he received the Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
magazine selected his work on nanobiomechanics as one of the top 10 emerging technologies
Emerging technologies
In the history of technology, emerging technologies are contemporary advances and innovation in various fields of technology. Various converging technologies have emerged in the technological convergence of different systems evolving towards similar goals...
that "will have a significant impact on business, medicine or culture."
Suresh is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
; the Indian National Academy of Engineering; the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, TWAS, Trieste, Italy
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
; and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. He is an honorary fellow
Honorary title (academic)
Honorary titles in academia may be conferred on persons in recognition of contributions by a non-employee or by an employee beyond regular duties...
of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian Academy of Sciences
The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Sir C. V. Raman, and was registered as a Society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meeting of Fellows, held on the same day, elected Professor Raman as President, and adopted...
, Bangalore, and an honorary member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences. He has been elected a fellow or honorary fellow by all major materials societies in the U.S. and India, including the Materials Research Society, the American Society for Materials International; The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
; the American Ceramic Society; the Indian Institute of Metals; and the Materials Research Society of India.
Publications/Patents
Suresh is the author of over 210 research articles in international journals, co-editor of five books, and co-inventor on fourteen U.S. and international patentsPatent Cooperation Treaty
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states...
. More than 100 students, post-doctoral
Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral research is scholarly research conducted by a person who has recently completed doctoral studies, normally within the previous five years. It is intended to further deepen expertise in a specialist subject, including acquiring novel skills and methods...
associates, and research scientists who trained in his group occupy prominent positions in academe, industry, and government throughout the world. He has authored or co-authored three books: Fatigue of Materials, Fundamentals of Functionally Graded Materials, and Thin Film Materials.
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
(BTech) - Iowa State UniversityIowa State UniversityIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
(MS) - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(ScD)