The Cockrell School of Engineering has awarded the Billy & Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award to Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, chair of the department of biomedical engineering, and professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and pharmacy.
Nicholas Peppas
The Cockrell School of Engineering has awarded the Billy & Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award to Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, chair of the department of biomedical engineering, and professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and pharmacy.
The award honors faculty members who have brought significant credit and contributions to the engineering profession through documented research while associated with The University of Texas at Austin.
“Dr. Peppas has authored an outstanding number of publications, more than 1,200, and there are over 38,000 citations of his research, showing the profound impact of his contributions to science and engineering,” said Gregory Fenves, dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering.
A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the National Academy of Engineering, Academies in Spain and France, and multiple other esteemed organizations, Peppas’ research areas include advanced materials, polymers and nanotechnology and biotechnology. He has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions to research, including the Career Research Excellence Award from The University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA). In 2008, he was named one of the “100 Engineers of the Modern Era” by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
He is considered a leading researcher in the fields of biomaterials, drug delivery, and controlled release. One of his most important developments was the Korsmeyer-Peppas equation, the basic theoretical model for controlled release systems, which are changing the way drugs are administered and advancing treatments for patients.
Peppas will be recognized at the fall 2012 commencement ceremony.
