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# 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
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## 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