Professor Rui L. Reis elected to the National Academy of Engineering

10 Feb 2016

Professor Rui L. Reis, Vice Rector of the University of Minho, was elected to the (United States) National Academy of Engineering (NAE). 

According to NAE’s official press release, Dr. Rui L. Reis, a Full Professor of Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells, at the Department of Polymer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, was recognized “for his contributions to biomaterials and tissue engineering in regenerative medicine”.

Rui L. Reis is among 22 foreign members elected this year by the NAE, alongside with the 80 new U.S. members, bringing the total U.S. membership to 2,275 and the number of foreign members to 232.

Prof. Rui L. Reis is the first member from Portugal to be elected in the National Academy of Engineering.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."

In the UT Austin | Portugal Program Rui L. Reis and other collaborators at the University of Minho interact and collaborate with Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas of UT on the development of advanced scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

For more information and for a complete list of all new members, please visit NAE’s official news.