Professor Antonio Facchetti is recognized for his work on new kinds of commercially viable electronics.
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Materials scientist Antonio Facchetti is one of the newest members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
The Academy announced his election Feb. 11 as part of a 2025 class that included 127 other U.S. members and 22 international members. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional recognitions for engineers and an honor bestowed on just 2,800 professionals worldwide.
New members are nominated and voted on by NAE’s existing membership. Facchetti is Georgia Tech’s 49th member.
“I was quite shocked and honored when I received the news. NAE includes some of the greatest minds in the engineering field, and to be named among them is truly humbling,” said Facchetti, professor and Hightower Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. “I’m inspired to continue contributing to the future of unconventional electronic materials.”
The Academy cited Facchetti “for contributions to the engineering of commercially viable electronic materials and devices.” His research has focused on flexible and sustainable thin-film electronics and thin-film photovoltaic cells made from organic materials. He also works with transparent electronics for use in applications such as consumer devices or see-through displays as well as unconventional doping processes and polymers for energy storage.
Facchetti is cofounder and chief technology officer of Flexterra Corporation, a startup working to increase production of flexible electronics based on proprietary thin-film transistor technology as well as passive materials for enhanced process sustainability.
Highly cited and regarded as a pioneer in the field of electronic materials, Facchetti has published more than 600 research articles and holds more than 120 patents.
He’s a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Materials Research Society, the European Academy of Science, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Facchetti will be formally inducted into the Academy in October.
“This honor reflects my greatest assets: the incredible colleagues at my companies and now at Georgia Tech as well as the students and collaborators I’ve had the privilege of working with over the past 20 years,” he said. “Science and engineering require teamwork, and I am so grateful to those who have worked with me.”
Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.”
The NAE offers independent advice on engineering matters to support the nation’s prosperity and welfare and supports a vibrant engineering profession. Election is an honor that comes with service — members volunteer to help guide development of federal laws and regulations, shape the direction of research fields, and inform public dialogue about issues of critical importance.
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