Wyss Core Faculty member Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D., has received an honorary degree from Eindhoven University of Technology. She received the degree at a symposium on bioinspired materials held April 22 in her honor. Aizenberg is a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of bio-inspired materials science and engineering. Her work focuses on understanding the unique architectural principles found in nature that enable living organisms to assemble themselves into structures with high functionality. "Joanna Aizenberg belongs to the world’s finest as far as bio-inspired materials engineering goes," said Nico Sommerdijk of Eindhoven’s Chemical Engineering department. Read more…