Zachary P Smith

Zachary P. Smith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the molecular-level design, synthesis, and characterization of polymers and inorganic materials for applications in membrane and adsorption-based separations. Prof. Smith has co-authored over 45 peer-reviewed papers and has been recognized with several awards, including the DoE Early Career Award, AIChE 35 Under 35 Award, and the North American Membrane Society Young Membrane Scientist Award, and the DoE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship. He served as a committee member in writing the 2019 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on A Research Agenda for Transforming Separation Science. Prof. Smith serves on the Board of Directors for the North American Membrane Society and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Polymer.