Matthew DeLisa, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected as the 2010 Young Investigator of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Division of Biochemical Technology.

The award recognizes DeLisa's contributions to the field of biochemical technology and his participation in the division's programs.

DeLisa's research integrates engineering design principles with protein biochemistry, microbiology and modern biotechnology. His lab aims to create microorganisms with new or improved protein machinery for solving problems in human health that cannot be solved using natural systems.

DeLisa will accept the award at the spring ACS meeting in San Francisco, March 21-25. He will also deliver the division's Young Investigator Lecture March 24 on his research in protein engineering, and his innovative protein discovery and manufacturing technologies.

DeLisa, who joined the Cornell faculty in 2003, received a B.S. in chemical engineering at the University of Connecticut-Storrs in 1996; and a master's in 1999 and a Ph.D. in 2000, both in chemical engineering, at the University of Maryland.