Paula T. Hammond

Paula Therese Hammond
Born 1963
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Residence United States
Nationality United States
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Fields Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Cancer immunology
Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis The Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Properties of Novel Diacetylene-Containing Aromatic Liquid Crystalline Polymers (1993)
Doctoral advisor Michael F. Rubner
Other academic advisors George M. Whitesides

Paula Hammond is a David H. Koch Professor in Engineering and the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1] Her laboratory designs polymers and nanoparticles for drug delivery and energy-related applications including batteries and fuel cells.[2] She is an intramural faculty member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and an Associate Editor of ACS Nano.

Early life

External video
“I learned to not be intimidated by the problem”, Science History Institute

Hammond was born in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan[3] as Paula Therese Goodwin to parents Jesse Francis and Della Mae Goodwin (née McGraw). Her father has a Ph.D in Biochemistry and her mother has a master's degree in nursing.[4]

Goodwin graduated a year prior to her expected date at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield, Michigan in 1980. After graduation, Goodwin went on to study and earn a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984.[4] She went to work for Motorola for two years[5] before returning to academia and obtaining a Master of Science in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1988.[4] She then returned to MIT to receive her Ph.D in Chemical Engineering in 1994.[4]

Research

Hammond and her lab design polymers (molecular chains of linked, repeating units) for applications in drug delivery; wound healing; and energy and fuel cells.[6] Much of her work involves layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly, which builds films of alternating positively and negatively charged molecules.[7]

Medical Applications

Hammond has developed "stealth polymers" to disguise cancer chemotherapeutics contained in nanoparticles so that they can reach tumors.[8] She also works on ways to transport RNA into cells to either increase[9] or decrease the expression of specific genes.[10]

Hammond cofounded MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, a partnership between MIT, the Army, and industry partners to develop nanotechnology to improve soldier "protection and survivability."[11][5] As part of this program, Hammond designed a spray that helps blood clot to prevent blood loss.[5]

She developed LayerForm™️technology to build drug delivery films with alternating drug and polymer layers and co-founded a biotechnology company, LayerBio Inc. to commercialize it for regenerative medicine applications.[12]

Energy and Fuel Cells

Hammond also works on the development of polymers for use in batteries thin films of carbon microtubules that can be used in batteries, solar cells, and fuel cells.[2] She presented research on virus-based batteries to Barack Obama in 2009.[5]

Honors and Recognitions

In 2013, Hammond was one of three African-American female fellows to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In September 2013, Hammond was recognized by the United States Department of Defense and awarded the Ovarian Cancer Research Program Teal Innovator Award.[13]

  • 2017: Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering[14]
  • 2016: Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  • 2016: Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine[15]
  • 2014: Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research[16]
  • 2013: Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2013: DoD Ovarian Cancer Teal Innovator Award
  • 2013: Charles M.A. Stine Award, AIChE
  • 2013: Board of Directors, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  • 2013: Margaret Etters Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Minnesota
  • 2012: Fellow, American Chemical Society Polymer Chemistry Division
  • 2011: David H. Koch Chair Professor of Engineering
  • 2010: Top 100 Materials Scientists, top cited as rated by Thomson-Reuters
  • 2010: Dow Foundation Distinguished Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 2010: Distinguished Scientist Award, Harvard Foundation, Harvard University
  • 2009: Melvin Calvin Lecturer, U.C. Berkeley Department of Chemistry
  • 2009: Visiting Women’s Scholar Award, University of Delaware
  • 2009: William W. Grimes Award, AIChE
  • 2009: Caltech Kavli Institute Lecturer
  • 2009: Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  • 2009: Visiting Women’s Scholar Award, University of Delaware
  • 2008: Karl Kammermeyer Distinguished Lecture at Iowa State University
  • 2008: Irwin Sizer Award for Significant Improvements to MIT Education
  • 2008: Featured in “Top 100 Science Stories of 2008”, Discover Magazine, for micropatterned virus batteries
  • 2007: Lucy Pickett Lecturer, Mt. Holyoke College
  • 2006: Bayer Chair Professorship, 2006-2010
  • 2006: Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for Virus-Based Thin Film Battery
  • 2006: Member, National Research Council Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, 2006-2009
  • 2006: Permanent Member, NIH Gene and Drug Delivery Study Group, 2006-2010
  • 2004: Georgia Tech Outstanding Young Alumni Award
  • 2004: Bayer Distinguished Lecturer
  • 2004: Henry Hill Lecturer Award, NOBCChE
  • 2003: Radcliffe Institute Fellow (aka Bunting Fellow), Harvard University
  • 2000: Junior Bose Faculty Award
  • 2000: GenCorp Signature University Award
  • 2000: Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award
  • 1997: NSF CAREER Award for Young Investigators
  • 1996: Environmental Protection Agency Early Career Research Award
  • 1996: 3M Innovation Research Award
  • 1996: DuPont Young Faculty Research Award, 1996-1999
  • 1995: Herman P. Meissner Career Development Chair 1995-1998
  • 1994: NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry
  • 1992: Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
  • 1992: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Karl Taylor Compton Prize Recipient
  • 1990: Eastman Kodak Theophilus Sorrel Graduate Award Recipient, NOBCChE

Selected bibliography

  • Nam, K. T.; Kim, DW; Yoo, PJ; Chiang, CY; Meethong, N; Hammond, PT; Chiang, YM; Belcher, AM (2006). "Virus-Enabled Synthesis and Assembly of Nanowires for Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes". Science. 312 (5775): 885–8. Bibcode:2006Sci...312..885N. doi:10.1126/science.1122716. PMID 16601154.
  • Hammond, P. T. (2004). "Form and Function in Multilayer Assembly: New Applications at the Nanoscale". Advanced Materials. 16 (15): 1271. doi:10.1002/adma.200400760.
  • Hammond, Paula T (1999). "Recent explorations in electrostatic multilayer thin film assembly". Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 4 (6): 430. doi:10.1016/S1359-0294(00)00022-4.

References

  1. ↑ "Paula Hammond named head of Department of Chemical Engineering". MIT News. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. 1 2 Trafton, Anne. "Harnessing the Power of Polymers". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. ↑ "In Profile: Paula Hammond, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology". Advanced Materials. 14 (2): 95. 2002. doi:10.1002/1521-4095(20020116)14:2<95::AID-ADMA95>3.0.CO;2-X.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Paula Hammond". Science History Institute. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The Paula T. Hammond Lab". Science | AAAS. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  6. ↑ "Paula Hammond". Science History Institute. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  7. ↑ Bourzac, Katherine (2015-12-11). "A Conversation with Paula Hammond". ACS Central Science. 1 (9): 466–467. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.5b00375. ISSN 2374-7943. PMC 4827460. PMID 27163008.
  8. ↑ "Faculty highlight: Paula Hammond". MIT News. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  9. ↑ "Bio-inspired approach to RNA delivery". MIT News. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  10. ↑ "Practicing medicine at the nanoscale: New approaches to drug delivery offer hope for new, more targeted treatments". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  11. ↑ "Institute For Soldier Nanotechnologies - Mission". isnweb.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  12. ↑ "LayerForm". LayerBio. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  13. ↑ "FY12 Teal Innovator: Building Better Medicine". US Department of Defense. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering". MIT News. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  15. ↑ "Paula Hammond elected to the National Academy of Medicine". MIT News. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  16. ↑ "Paula Hammond - Profile | AIChE Engage". engage.aiche.org. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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