Frances Arnold
Frances H. Arnold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frances Hamilton Arnold July 25, 1956 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley |
| Awards | Garvan–Olin Medal (2005) FASEB Excellence in Science Award (2007) Draper Prize (2011) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2013) Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research (2017) Millennium Technology Prize NAE Member NAS Member FREng Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering |
| Institutions | Caltech |
| Doctoral advisor | Harvey Warren Blanch |
| Notable students | Christopher Voigt, Huimin Zhao |
Frances Hamilton Arnold (born July 25, 1956) is an American chemist and engineer. She is known for her methods of directed evolution to create useful biological systems, including enzymes, metabolic pathways, genetic regulatory circuits, and organisms.
She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology.
In 2018, Arnold was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside George P. Smith and Greg Winter.[1]
In 2019, Alphabet Inc. appointed Arnold to its board of directors. Beginning in January 2021, she also served as an external co-chair of President Joe Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[2][3]
References
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018" (PDF). The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ "The Life Scientific - Frances Arnold: From taxi driver to Nobel Prize - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ "Arnold Named Co-Chair of President-elect Biden's Science and Technology Advisory Council". California Institute of Technology. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2025-08-08.