AWIS Board Member Jennifer Elisseeff Elected to National Academy of Engineering

WASHINGTON DC, May 16, 2018 – Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr. Elisseeff is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) National Governing Board. According to NAE, Dr. Elisseeff was chosen for her work in the “development and commercial translation of injectable biomaterials for regenerative therapies.” Elisseeff will be inducted with the newly elected class of 83 members and 16 foreign members during a ceremony at the NAE in Washington, DC on September 30, 2018.

Elisseeff is the Morton Goldberg Professor and Director of the Translational Tissue Engineering Center at Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wilmer Eye Institute with appointments in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Materials Science and Orthopedic Surgery. She was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, and a Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum. In 2002 she was named by MIT Technology Review as a top innovator under 35. Elisseeff an AWIS sustaining member.

“Awards are important indicators of career success for women in all disciplines of STEM. We are proud of Dr. Elisseeff’s achievements and for receiving the great honor and distinction of being elected to the National Academy of Engineering for her innovative work in biomedical engineering,” said Janet Bandows Koster, Executive Director and CEO of AWIS.

AWIS research shows that too often gender disparities in awards and recognition are part of a climate that hinders the advancement of women in STEM. Since 2010, AWIS has partnered with 18 STEM disciplinary societies to research patterns in awards allocations and engage in discussions aimed at fostering gender equity in awards. Read AWIS’ special report on Improving Recognition Through Awards: How to Mitigate Bias in Awards.