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Lydia Contreras | |
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| Born | Santo Domingo, Dominican republic |
| Nationality | Dominican/US citizen |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Princeton University |
| Awards | Elected to American Institute of microbiology, 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Biotechnology Division Young Investigator Award, 2020 Elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2019 Mellichamp Emerging Leader Lecture, 2018 Cornell Chemical Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, 2018 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award, 2016 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineering (SHPE) Young Investigator Award, 2015 Health and Environmental Institute (HEI) Walter E. Rosenblith New Investigator, 2015 Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP) Early Career Program, 2014 NSF CAREER Award, 2013 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator, 2013 Warfield Center Faculty Teaching Award, 2013 Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Young Investigator, 2011 Keystone Symposia Fellow on Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2011 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Lydia Contreras is a full professor at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] She is an American chemical engineer most notable for her work on biomolecular engineering, genetics, and drug discovery.