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L. Catherine Brinson

L. Catherine Brinson

Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh, III Distinguished Professor
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
cate.brinson@duke.edu
3379 Fciemas Building, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
3379 Fciemas Building, Duke Campus, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

A.C. Eringen Medal

Scholarly Society Society of Engineering Science (SES) · 2022 The A.C. Eringen Medal, given by the Society of Engineering Science (SES), recognized L. Catherine Brinson “for her seminal contributions in the modeling and characterization of polymer nanocomposites and shape alloy materials.” More about this award

Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · 2020 "For distinguished contributions to the field of mechanics of materials, particularly for hierarchical characterization and modeling of nanostructured polymers and shape memory alloys." More about this award

Nadai Medal

Scholarly Society American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) · 2014 The Nadai Medal is awarded in recognition of significant contributions and outstanding achievements which broaden the field of materials engineering. More about this award

Fellow

National American Academy of Mechanics · 2013

Fellow

Scholarly Society American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 2009

Fellow

Scholarly Society Society for Engineering Science · 2007

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize

International Alexander von Humboldt Foundation · 2006

Thomas JR Hughes Young Investigator Award

Scholarly Society American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 2003

National Science Foundation CAREER Awards - Multiple Sciences

National National Science Foundation (NSF) · 1995

In the News

Published February 7, 2022
A Fun, Free Crash Course on How Modern Materials Shape Our World
Published January 12, 2022
Brinson Named 2022 A.C. Eringen Medalist
Published January 5, 2022
Innovative Textile Vents to Release Heat When You Sweat
Published February 25, 2021
Duke MEMS: Writing New Recipes for High-Performance Materials
Published November 24, 2020
Brinson Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published November 24, 2020
Six From Duke Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published November 18, 2020
Cate Brinson: In the Kitchen with NanoMine
Published September 20, 2020
aiM: AI for Understanding and Designing Materials—Filling an AI and Materials Science Training Gap
Published March 3, 2020
Women’s History Month 2020: Reflections from Duke Women
Published September 8, 2019
DNA-Based Nanobots Earn Duke MEMS Its Fifth DMREF Award for Materials Science
Published June 24, 2019
New Yoh Professorship Is a Gift to Future Engineers
Published May 7, 2019
Duke Adds 21 Faculty to Distinguished Faculty Rank
Published February 12, 2019
$5M NSF Project: Liberating Data to Discover New Polymer Nanocomposites and Metamaterials
Published August 24, 2017
Catherine Brinson: Finding Hard Answers for Soft Matter