Krystyn Van Vliet

Krystyn J. Van Vliet (born June 21, 1976) is an American engineer, currently the Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she also serves as the university's Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Research.[1][2][3]

Krystyn J. Van Vliet
Born (1976-06-21) June 21, 1976
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsMIT

Education

Van Vliet received her Sc.B. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Brown University in 1998. While an undergraduate at Brown, she suffered grave head injuries in a car accident, and fought successfully to regain her memory, judgment, speech and other communication skills.[4]

Van Vliet earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 2002.

Career

Van Vliet became a faculty member at MIT in 2004.

References
  1. "Krystyn Van Vliet". mit.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. "Lab". mit.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. "Krystyn Van Vliet named associate provost". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. "Brown University News Bureau". Retrieved April 27, 2019.


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