Chemistry professor Joe DeSimone receives national recognition

By Emily Lowe | Published 3 hours ago

UNC chemistry professor Joseph DeSimone has recently been elected to the Institute of Medicine. He is also a part of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences.

UNC chemistry professor Joseph DeSimone can celebrate knowing that he has achieved a feat so great, only a handful of people in the world can say the same.

With his election earlier this month to the Institute of Medicine, he has joined a select group of accomplished individuals to be named to all three U.S. National Academies. He is the first professor in North Carolina to receive this esteemed honor.

Prior to the Institute of Medicine, DeSimone was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2012. He said he is excited about the honor as a recognition of his research.

We have been fostering whats referred to as convergent research, and it is a validation of our approach in a really significant way, he said.

Convergent research is a collaboration of different approaches in order to examine and solve a problem. DeSimone works in many different fields such as chemistry, physics and engineering in order to create inventions to improve the lives of many.

Radiation oncology professor Andrew Wang accredits DeSimones success to his ability to bring his ideas to life.

Hes got the full package of being able to translate science. Hes not just a scientist; hes an innovator. Hes an inventor, Wang said.

Hes UNCs treasure.

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Chemistry professor Joe DeSimone receives national recognition