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Bill Nye the Science Guy among attractions at Engineering Open House March 8, 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, robots fighting for possession of a bowling ball, lively talks by Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more than 150 fun-filled exhibits are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 82nd annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by students in the […]
Baym wins Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Gordon A. Baym, Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society. The prize, which recognizes Baym for “superb synthesis of fundamental concepts which have provided an understanding of matter at extreme […]
Rauchfuss to receive the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas B. Rauchfuss, professor of chemistry and director of the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. The award, which recognizes Rauchfuss for his outstanding research in the preparation, properties and reactions […]
Evidence of carbon-silicon compound found in living colony of diatoms
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Evidence of a carbon-silicon compound found in a living colony of diatoms could lead to a variety of beneficial applications, from low-cost synthesis of high-performance materials to therapeutic treatments for osteoporosis. Silicon forms the backbone of the semiconductor industry and is essential for many plants and animals. Silicon deprivation causes reduced yield in […]
Nanotube ‘peapods’ have tunable electronic properties, scientists say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. First came fullerenes, those cage-like molecules of 60 carbon atoms bound in a ball. Then came long, thin soda straws of carbon atoms called nanotubes. Now there are fullerenes nested within nanotubes, like so many peas in a pod. Scientists recently discovered that these nanoscopic peapods the latest class of nanomaterials created by […]
Huang elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas S. Huang, the William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The academy is China’s most prestigious academic and advisory institution in […]
Engineered strategies to mitigate global warming could influence biosphere
Engineered strategies to mitigate global warming could influence biosphere James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 12/12/2001 SAN FRANCISCO Blocking the sun may not be such a cool way of counteracting climate change, scientists at the University of Illinois say. Potential effects upon the biosphere could be important to agriculture and forest production, […]
New crash analysis system helps investigators target main cause of airplane accidents
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new crash analysis system is helping accident investigators shed more light on the main causal factor of aviation accidents: human error. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) developed by Douglas A. Wiegmann, a professor in the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation, and Scott A. Shappell of the Federal Aviation […]
AAAS Fellows elected
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Four University of Illinois researchers Paul D. Coleman, Richard I. Gumport, Jean-Pierre Leburton and Bruce R. Schatz are among 288 scientists elected as 2001 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellowship recognizes “efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished,” according to the […]
State championship of Rube Goldberg Machine Contest to be held May 12
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Illinois State Championship Rube Goldberg Machine Contest for High Schools will be held in the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12. The contest pays homage to Goldberg, a satirical cartoonist best known for his designs of ridiculously complicated gadgets that performed the simplest […]
Physics professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Dale J. Van Harlingen, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois and a researcher at the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, has won a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship. Van Harlingen will use his fellowship to explore phase coherence and dynamics in superconducting circuits and their implications for quantum computation in a sabbatical […]
Physics professor named to NATO Science Committee
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Jeremiah D. Sullivan, professor and head of physics at the University of Illinois, has been appointed to the Advisory Panel of the Security-Related Civil Science and Technology Sub-Program by the NATO Science Committee. The appointment, which begins in September, is for four years. The NATO Science Program was founded in 1958, with the […]