Tim Lodge Named to National Academy of Engineering

Regents Professor Timothy Lodge was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in February of 2024. He is recognized for his contributions to understanding the dynamic properties of multicomponent polymers and self-assembled structures. This recognition is one of the highest professional distinctions for an engineer.
Lodge has been a faculty member at the University of Minnesota for over 41 years, first joining the Department of Chemistry in 1982 and later the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science in 1995. He is currently the Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry and a voting member of both faculties.
As one of the nation's premier polymer scientists, Lodge has made numerous contributions to the field through his research on polymer structure and dynamics, particularly block polymers that form predictable nanostructures. His work has practical applications in drug delivery, high-modulus membranes, plastic electronics, and biodegradable materials, and he has co-authored over 500 papers. Lodge was the chief editor of the top polymer science journal, Macromolecules, for 17 years. He also served as Director of the University of Minnesota NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center from 2005-2022.
He and his wife Susanna Lodge are strong supporters of both CEMS and Chemistry. Together they established a graduate fellowship named in honor of their fathers, The Richard D. Amelar and Arthur S. Lodge graduate Fellowship. This award recognizes students whose research encompasses the overlapping scope of chemistry and chemical engineering and materials science.
Lodge was formally inducted into the NAE on September 29th, 2024 in Washington DC. He is the 14th member of the CEMS faculty to receive this honor since 1970. Congratulations, Tim!