Paula Hammond
Professor of Engineering | Advancing Sustainable Materials
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Paula Hammond is a renowned Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As the head of MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering, she leads groundbreaking research into sustainable and responsive materials.
Hammond has authored over 300 publications and holds 35 patents, making pioneering contributions to fields like drug delivery, energy storage, and environmental remediation. Her TED talks have garnered millions of views, inspiring audiences with the real-world impact of material science innovations.
Hammond's keynotes merge technical expertise with a visionary perspective, empowering organizations to harness the potential of advanced materials.
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A new superweapon in the fight against cancer
Cancer is a very clever, adaptable disease. To defeat it, says medical researcher and educator Paula Hammond, we need a new and powerful mode of attack. With her colleagues at MIT, Hammond engineered a nanoparticle one-hundredth the size of a human hair that can treat the most aggressive, drug-resistant cancers. Learn more about this molecular superweapon and join Hammond's quest to fight a disease that affects us all.
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