Olivia Graeve

Professor Olivia A. Graeve is currently the Elias Masry Endowed Professor in Engineering at the University of California San Diego, Interim Director of the Teaching and Learning Commons, Director of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems, and Director of the Program in Materials Science and Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (2001) from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering (1995) from the University of California San Diego. Her area of research focuses on the design and processing of new materials for extreme environments. Professor Graeve has been inducted into the Tijuana Walk of Fame (2014), the Mexican Academy of Engineering (2016), the Mexican Academy of Sciences (2019), the Academy of Sciences of Latin America (2022), and has been named Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (2017) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021). In addition, Forbes Magazine named her one of the 100 Most Powerful Women of Mexico (2017). In 2020, she was honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring by the White House, and in 2026 she was recognized with a doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.