Angela Belcher

Professor, Biological Eng and Mat'l Sci & Eng
Department
Department of Biological Engineering
Technology Areas
Chemicals & Materials: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Polymers, Catalysis & Synthesis / Energy & Distribution: Hydrocarbons, Photovoltaics, Electrochemical Devices, Energy Storage / Sensing & Imaging: Chemical & Radiation Sensing, Imaging, Optical Sensing / Electronics & Photonics: Lasers, Photonics, Quantum Technology / Biotechnology: Synthetic Biology, Biomanufacturing, Biomedical Devices & Systems, Sensors & Monitoring, Tissue Engineering / Environmental Engineering: Water Treatment, Carbon Capture / Therapeutics: Nucleic Acids, Small Molecules, Proteins & Antibodies, Vaccines, Cell Based Therapy / Drug Delivery: Microparticles & Nanoparticles, Vectors & Virus like Particles / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Genomics & Proteomics, Cell Lines & Organoids / Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Tissue Repair, Health Monitoring / Diagnostics: Imaging Agents / Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) / Computer Science: Bioinformatics
Impact Areas
Climate Stabilization, Sustainable Future, Healthy Living, Uncharted Frontiers, Advanced Materials

Background and Education

Angela Belcher is a materials scientist, biological engineer, and professor at MIT. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she received her Bachelor's degree from the College of Creative Studies in 1991 and her PhD in chemistry in 1997. Belcher was awarded the 24th annual MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and the 2004 Four Star General Recognition Award. In 2006 she was named Scientific American's Research Leader of the Year. Her work has been published in many prestigious scientific journals including Science and Nature, and has been reported in the popular press including Fortune, Forbes, Discover, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Awards and Honors

  • Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE)
  • Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Winner of the 2013 MIT-Lemelson Prize

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