Pratim Biswas, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, considered one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.
Biswas, also assistant vice chancellor of international programs and chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in aerosol science and engineering, holds eight patents and has spun off two startup companies based on his inventions, including Applied Particle Technology. His work applying aerosol science to energy and environmental nanotechnology, solar energy use, air pollution control, medicine and other areas of science and engineering was most recently recognized with the Fuchs Award, the highest honor given to an aerosol scientist.
Biswas was selected “for advancing the science of aerosol dynamics and particle removal technologies.” He will be inducted into the NAE Class of 2019 Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C.
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