Jerome Fox receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Jerome Fox, an associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at CU Boulder, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on early-career scientists and engineers.
President Biden announced nearly 400 recipients of the PECASE on Jan. 14, celebrating their exceptional contributions to advancing science and engineering.ÌýEstablished by President Clinton in 1996, PECASE recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers.Ìý
“I am grateful for receiving such expansive support early in my career," Fox said. "This award helped my lab grow in new unexpected directions.â€
Fox’s research focuses on understanding how enzymes, nature’s catalysts, work together to control chemical reaction networks. His work aims to develop energy-efficient biocatalytic systems capable of performing complex tasks, such as producing chemicals and medicines, or imbuing both living and non-living systems with novel functions (e.g., adaptation and display).
In 2018, Fox received both the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CAREER) Award and the U.S. Army Research Office Young Investigator Award. His research for the latter demonstrated how enzymes collaborate to execute complex operations efficiently.
Fox has been a faculty member in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering since 2016. He earned undergraduate degrees in environmental engineering and natural science from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.