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February 3, 2003 -- Glenn Fredrickson, a professor of chemical engineering and director of the Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials, was cited by the academy for "advancing our understanding of the behavior of block copolymers and other polymeric and complex fluids." He joined the UCSB faculty in 1990 and served as chair of the chemical engineering department from 1998-2001. His areas of expertise include polymer physics, statistical mechanics, glass transition phenomena, composite media, and the design of plastic materials. "I am truly honored to have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering," said Fredrickson. "This is a great recognition of my research and teaching contributions to the fields of chemical engineering and soft materials science. It is a nice surprise and significant distinction to have been elected so early in my career."
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