Michael J. Cima is an American materials scientist and engineer and the
David H. Koch Professor at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Cima was elected a member of the
National Academy of Engineering
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in 2011 for innovations in rapid prototyping, high-temperature superconductors, and biomedical device technology.
His current research focuses on nano-based drugs, detection and monitoring, and personalized medicine.
Cima earned a B.S. in chemistry in 1982 (
Phi Beta Kappa
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) and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1986, both from the
University of California, Berkeley
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.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
MIT School of Engineering faculty
American materials scientists
UC Berkeley College of Chemistry alumni
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