Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to inform that our good friend and former colleague, Nick Peppas will receive the 2012 NAE Founders Award.  The award is for his “contributions to biomedical and drug delivery applications of polymer networks and hydrogels and for leadership in the bioengineering community.”  The details are available at the website:

http://www.nae.edu/Activities/MediaRoom/News/55955/63576.aspx .

Best,

Arvind

Arvind Varma

R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor

Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering

Purdue University