Faculty FacultyBradley D. OlsenAlexander and I. Michael Kasser (1960) Professor, Department Executive Officer phone617.715.4548emailbdolsen@mit.eduroom66-558A Research Website Support StaffTimothy Elizabether Xavier, ChemE HQOsama Joseph-Irabor, Olsen Lab My group is really interested in two things: designing materials to address important challenges, and understanding the fundamental science that’s necessary for materials design. Research Interests block copolymers, soft condensed matter physics, protein-based materials, bioelectronics Education Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, 2007 S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003 Publications Honors and Awards American Physical Society (APS) Fellow, 2023 Fulbright Amazonia Scholar, 2023 Alexander and I. Michael (1960) Kasser Chair in Chemical Engineering, 2021 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award, 2021 MIT OGE's Committed to Caring Honor, 2019 AIChE Owens Corning Early Career Award, 2019 American Physical Society, Dillon Medal, 2018 Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry, 2017 ACS Polymer Division Fellow, 2016 AIChE - Allan P. Colburn Award, 2015 DuPont Young Professor Award, 2015 Camille Dreyfus-Teacher Scholar, 2015 ACS Herman F. Mark Young Scholar, 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry, 2014 NSF Career Grant, 2013 AFOSR award, 2012 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009 Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009 Hertz Fellow, 2003-2007 Tau Beta Pi Fellow, 2003-2004 Sigma Xi, 2003 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2002
