Beckman's is the eighth Pitt "faculty" member to be named an NAI fellow, and the second with a primary appointment in the Swanson School.

埃里克·贝克曼, distinguished service professor of 化学与石油工程 in the University of 匹兹堡 斯旺森工程学院, was named a fellow of the 美国发明家学会 2020 cohort.

贝克曼球速体育是球速体育学院第八位被任命为NAI球速体育研究员的教员，也球速体育是第二位在斯旺森学院获得主要任命的教员。 他发表了近200篇同行评议的期刊文章，26本书章节，并获得了40项美国专利，还有更多正在申请中。

贝克曼的球速体育研究小组球速体育研究使用分子设计来解决绿色产品配方和用于组织工程的材料设计中的问题。 He is currently leading a grant from the MacArthur Foundation and NineSigma, in collaboration with Think Beyond Plastic, to develop innovations to 减少塑料的用量 that end up being burned or buried in landfills, or make their way into the world’s waterways and oceans.