Joanna Aizenberg

Born: 1960

Country of Birth: Russia

Nationality: Russian/American

Ethnicity: White

Moscow State University BS Chemistry 1981 & MS Physical Chemistry 1984; Weitzmann Institute of Science PhD Structural biology 1996

Field of Study: Chemistry

Institution/Corporation: Harvard University; Bell Labs

Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Academy of Science (2019) National Academy of Engineering (2019) American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2014) American Philosophical Society (2016) American Association for the Advancement of Science* Fellow American Physical Society (2013)Max Planck Society*Materials Research Society (2014)

Awards: MRS Medal; Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Leader Award; ; Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience; 2008 Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry; 1999 Arthur K. Doolittle Award in Polymeric Materials; 2007 ACS Industrial Innovations Award; Harvard's Ledlie Prize; 2012 & 2013 R & D 100 Awards for Best Innovations; 2006 Outstanding Women Scientists Award; 2005 Lucent Chairman's Award

Achievements: works in fields of nanofabrication & near-field optics; has designed nanostructured materials that repel water droplets before they freeze & are resistant to biofouling, bioinspired periodic photonic structures possessing adaptive color features, dynamic & responsive surfaces that can sense & respond to changes in their environment, transduce different types of energy & on-demand catch & release biomolecules