Frances H. Arnold, a professor of chemical engineering and biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy recognized Arnold for integrating molecular biology, genetics, and bioengineering into industry, including research in protein design and new biocatalysts.
Arnold is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, making her one of only eight living individuals - and the only woman to have been elected to all three National Academies.
Two other living chemical engineers have also been elected to the Science. Engineering and Medicine academies: Albert L. Babb of the Univ. of ...