FARGO — A North Dakota State University professor will be recognized nationally for her work.
Kalpana Katti is among 471 scientists, engineers and innovators nationwide chosen as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the university said in a news release.
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The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Katti is a University Distinguished Professor of civil and environmental engineering.
“This honor not only recognizes Dr. Katti’s groundbreaking contributions to engineering, but also underscores the exceptional caliber of our NDSU faculty and their dedication to advancing knowledge and innovation,” NDSU President David Cook said in the release.
Katti joined NDSU in 1997 as a post-doctoral researcher and quickly rose through the faculty ranks to be named a University Distinguished Professor in 2007.
She said research is never done in isolation.
“This recognition also showcases the excellence of our graduate and undergraduate researchers who have participated in research with my group over several decades. I am very proud of them,” Katti said in the release.
Katti is being recognized for her contributions in the field of biomaterials.
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She helped pioneer a way to use clay to generate material closely resembling human bone, an innovation used as the foundation of the Center for Engineered Cancer Test Beds, which includes some of NDSU’s top researchers.
They test new drugs and study how cancer spreads to bone, looking for ways to stop the process or wipe out cancer completely.
Katti and the other new fellows will be featured at the annual Fellows Forum held in Washington, D.C. in June, the release said.
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