Natalie Stingelin has been selected as the next chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Stingelin has been a faculty member in the College of Engineering since 2016, with joint appointments in MSE and the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She will begin her new role August 1.

“Natalie is an innovator with a bold vision for the future. These attributes, in addition to being a world-renowned researcher and her ongoing efforts to increase diversity in engineering, make her the best choice to lead MSE,” said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. “I’m excited to continue to partner with Natalie as she begins this new chapter of her Georgia Tech career.”

Stingelin is a well-regarded researcher in polymer physics, functional soft matter, organic electronics and photonics, and bioelectronics. She received the 2022 Georgia Tech Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award. She serves as the director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and is an initiative lead for the Institute for Materials.

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