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Anette “Peko” Hosoi is the Neil Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering and holds the position of Associate Dean at the MIT School of Engineering. Her research contributions lie at the junction of nonlinear hydrodynamics, biomechanics, and bio-inspired design. A common theme in her work is the fundamental study of shape, kinematic, and rheological optimization in biological systems, with applications in the emergent field of soft robotics. Recently, her attention has turned toward problems at the intersection of biomechanics, applied mathematics, and sports. Peko is a co-founder of the MIT Sports Lab, which connects the MIT community with professional teams and industry partners to address data and engineering challenges in the sports domain. She joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT in 2002 as an assistant professor after receiving her AB in Physics from Princeton University and her MA and PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago. She has received numerous accolades, including the APS Stanley Corrsin Award and the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, and she has been recognized as a Jacob P. Den Hartog Distinguished Educator, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Radcliffe Institute Fellow, and MacVicar Faculty Fellow.