Melody A. Swartz (born April 1969) is William B. Ogden Professor in Molecular Engineering at the

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. She was previously a professor at

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. She won a 2012

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and a 2002

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. In 2006, she was named one of

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's "Brilliant 10." She was elected to the

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in 2018. She graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and from the

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with a Ph.D. also in chemical engineering.

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