Lorna Gibson

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Lorna Gibson
Born
Lorna Jane Gibson
Alma mater University of Toronto (BASc)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields Materials science
Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of British Columbia
Thesis The elastic and plastic behaviour of cellular materials  (1981)
Doctoral advisor Michael F. Ashby [1]
Website lornagibson.org

Lorna Jane Gibson is an American materials scientist and engineer currently the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [2] [3]

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Education

Lorna Gibson received her Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1978. [4] Gibson then attended the University of Cambridge, where she received her PhD in Materials Engineering in 1981 for research supervised by Michael F. Ashby, and focused on the elastic and plastic behavior of cellular materials. [1]

Career and research

After receiving her PhD, Gibson worked as a Senior Engineer at Arctec Canada Ltd., which she left to work in academia. [5]

Gibson worked as an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia from 1982 to 1984. [6] Gibson then moved to MIT where she became an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in 1984, and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1987. [7] Gibson became a full professor in both departments in 1995, and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in 1996. Since 1997, she has been the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Gibson also served as Chair of the Faculty from 2005 to 2006 and was Associate Provost from 2006 to 2008. [7]                      

In 2005, Gibson founded OrthoMimetics Ltd. and served as its Mechanics of Materials Advisor. [6] In 2009, OrthoMimetics was acquired by Belgian company TiGenix in a deal valued at £14.3 million. [8]

Awards and honors

In 2015, Gibson was named a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT's top award for undergraduate teaching. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gibson, Lorna Jane (1981). The elastic and plastic behaviour of cellular materials (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. doi:10.17863/CAM.14049. OCLC   276947761. EThOS   uk.bl.ethos.257054 . Retrieved 2 November 2018. Lock-green.svg
  2. "Lorna Gibson". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. "Lorna Gibson". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. "Lorna Gibson". The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. "Curriculum Vitae of Lorna J. Gibson" (PDF). The Gibson Group. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Lorna J. Gibson". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Four professors named 2015 MacVicar Fellows". MIT News. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. "Orthomimetics acquired for £14.3m". Business Weekly. Retrieved 2 November 2018.