Nicholas Peppas, professor of biomedical ラーメンベット 入金反映時間, chemical ラーメンベット 入金反映時間, surgery and pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin and an expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Peppas is one of 228 new members elected this year. They include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers and artists as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders.
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Peppas has been a highly accomplished professor, innovator and entrepreneur throughout his career. He has six honorary doctorates, 43 U.S. patents pending or issued, three companies founded and more than 1,350 papers published. He joined the UT Austin faculty in 2002 and served as chair of the Department of Biomedical ラーメンベット 入金反映時間 from 2009 to 2015.
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Members of the 2017 American ラーメンベット 入金反映時間 Arts and Sciences class include winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Wolf Prize; MacArthur fellows; Fields medalists; Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Arts recipients; and Academy Award, Grammy Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award winners.
