Professor Samuel Stupp, of the Department of Chemistry, was elected to the Latin American Academy of Sciences (ACAL).
The mission of the ACAL is to “promote and contribute to the development of mathematical, physical, chemical, life, and earth sciences and their applications for the benefit of development and human, cultural and social integration of Latin America and the Caribbean.”
In addition, Sam was elected to the National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica earlier this year.
Stupp’s research integrates chemistry with materials science, biology, and medicine. His overarching interest is in the development of self-assembling organic materials, with a focus on functions relevant to energy and medicine. He has successfully developed bioactive materials called peptide amphiphiles that can be used in therapies for regenerative medicine. These biomaterials activate the signals necessary to initiate the regeneration of tissues such as muscle, blood vessels, bone, cartilage, and the spinal cord.
Stupp is Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern, where he directs the Simpson Querrey Institute and its affiliated research center, the Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine. Stupp is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Spanish Royal Academy and the National Academy of Inventors, and a fellow of the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry.