MSE is excited to announce that Elizabeth A. Holm, MSE chair and Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering, has been elected as a member to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2025. Election to the NAE is one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Holm is being recognized for achievements in the development and application of computational methods for understanding microstructural evolution and integrated computational materials engineering.
 
“As members of the National Academy of Engineering, these professionals belong to a select group of national and international peers who advance the welfare and prosperity of the nation by providing 
independent advice on matters involving engineering and technology, and by promoting a vibrant engineering profession and public appreciation of engineering,” commented NAE President John L. Anderson.

Prior to joining Michigan in 2023, Holm was at Carnegie Mellon University and Sandia National Laboratories. Her research areas include computational materials science at the atomic and mesoscale and AI and machine learning for materials science. Holm obtained her B.S.E in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, S.M in Ceramics from MIT, and dual Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and Scientific Computing from the University of Michigan. She has received several honors and awards, is a Fellow of ASM International and the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), 2013 President of TMS, 2023 President of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), an organizer of numerous international conferences, and a member of the National Materials Advisory Board. Holm has authored or co-authored over 175 publications.

"Being elected to the National Academy of Engineering is a high honor and Liz is richly deserving of this recognition," commented John Allison, William F. Hosford Collegiate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and fellow NAE member, Class of 2011. "Her impacts to materials engineering and science - and to the materials profession and national policy - are truly exceptional. The purpose of NAE is to serve the nation and I'm certain Liz will continue to actively and thoughtfully serve and impact the nation and the world."

This year's NAE Class of 2025 also includes U-M's Nicholas Kotov, Irving Langmuir Distinguished Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, who has a courtesy appointment in MSE. Holm and Kotov are among this year's 128 new members and 22 international members. Elected by their peers, the ballot for this class was set in December and the final vote took place in January.

 Holm, Kotov and the other members in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 5, 2025.