He joined Northwestern University faculty in 2010 after obtaining his Ph.D. from MIT. His research expertise is on computational materials science and mechanics with an emphasis on polymer nanocomposites and biomolecular materials. He has 98 publications in reputable interdisciplinary journals including Nature Materials, Nature Communications, ACS Nano and Nano Letters. Prof. Keten has received a number of honors including Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, Society of Engineering Science Young Investigator Medal, JMBBM Early Career Award, and the ASME Haythornthwaite Award. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.