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Professor Julia Ortony is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego, focusing on various fields related to materials science. Her research group is dedicated to exploring molecular materials, with a particular emphasis on molecular design and synthesis. They utilize advanced characterization methods to study materials that self-assemble in water. Ortony's group aims to create nanostructures that are precisely tuned for their dynamic mechanical properties, which are relevant to applications in environmental sustainability and human health. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 2005 and obtained her PhD in materials chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2011.
University of California, San Diego • San Diego, CA
Conducted research and taught courses in materials science and engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Currently teaching and researching in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.