Mary Cunningham Boyce
Personal Information
Born: Unknown
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Virginia Tech BS Engineering Science & Mechanics 1981; MIT SM 1983 & PhD 1987 both in Mechanical Engineering
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Institution/Corporation: MIT; Columbia University
Degrees & Memberships: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2004) American Academy of Mechanics (1999) American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2004) National Academy of Engineering (2012) Advisory Board for The Boston Dynamics Artificial Intelligence Institute (2023)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2020 Timoshenko Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); 2000 MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT; Joseph Henry Keenan Innovation in Undergraduate Education Award; 1991 NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award; 1992-95 DuPont Young Faculty Award; 1988,1991 ALCOA Foundation Awards;1997 Joel & Ruth Spira Teaching Award; 1998 GenCorp Signature University Award; 1998 ASME Special Achievement Award for Young Investigator in Applied Mechanics; 2015 Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University; 2015 Engineering Science Medal, Society of Engineering Science
Achievements: interests include multi-scale mechanics of polymers, soft composites & soft tissue, both those that are man-made & those formed naturally; holds 9 patents;
Provost of Columbia University 2021-23
Dean of Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science 2013-21
was a faculty member at MIT for 25 years
1st female recipient of the Timoshenko Medal
before graduate school worked as an aerospace engineer at Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace
since 2018 has been Independent director of Altair engineering