Prof. Kristin Persson of MSE is elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)!

Prof. Persson is recognized for pioneering data-driven materials design through the creation and stewardship of open materials databases and associated data-mining algorithms. She serves as director of the Materials Project — a multi-institution, multinational effort to compute the properties of all inorganic materials and provide the data and associated analysis algorithms to researchers free of charge. 

Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering practice, research or education. This includes pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, development/implementation of innovative approaches to engineering education, or engineering leadership.