Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering
MIT Mechanical Engineering Professor Anette ‘Peko’ Hosoi finds inspiration while downhill biking at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire.
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
B.A.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
M.Sc.UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Ph.D.Anette “Peko” Hosoi is the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mathematics, and a core faculty member of the Institute for Data, Systems and Society at MIT. Her research contributions lie at the junction of fluid dynamics, biomechanics, and bio-inspired design. More recently, she has turned her attention to problems that lie intersection of biomechanics, applied mathematics, and sports. She previously served as the Associate Dean of the MIT School of Engineering. Prof. Hosoi has received numerous awards including the American Physical Society Stanley Corrsin Award, the SIAM I. E. Block Community Lectureship, and the Jacob P. Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Radcliffe Institute Fellow, and a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.