Lydia M. Contreras, Ph.D.
Chevron Centennial Teaching Fellow in Chemical Engineering–Assistant Professor
Affiliations
- Molecular Biophysics Portfolio Program
- Biochemistry Graduate Program
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University (2008)
- B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University (2003)
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Infectious Diseases), Division of Developmental Genetics and Bioinformatics, Wadsworth Center-New York State Dept. of Health, Albany, NY (2008-2010)
- Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biochemistry. Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna, Austria (2010)
Recent Awards
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award (2016)
- Teaching Excellence Award in Chemical Engineering, TAChE Award (2015)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineering (SHPE) Young Investigator Award (2015)
- Health and Environmental Institute (HEI) Walter E. Rosenblith New Investigator (2015-2018)
- Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP) Early Career Program (2014-2016)
- NSF CAREER Award (2013-2018)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator (2013-2016)
- Warfield Center Faculty Teaching Award (2013)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Young Investigator (2011-2013)
- Innovative Early-Career Frontiers of Engineering Educator (2011)
- Keystone Symposia Fellow on Molecular and Cellular Biology (2011-2012)
- Welch Foundation Research Award (2011)
- FASEB Postdoctoral Development and Enrichment Award (2009)
- Edna and William Hooey Award, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University (2007)
- NSF IGERT Fellowship in Mathematical Nonlinear Systems (2004)
