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National Science Foundation funds new nanoscale research center at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a nanoscale science and engineering center with an emphasis on nanomanufacturing. The grant will provide $12.5 million in funding over five years, with the possibility of a five-year renewal. The Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing […]
Illinois professor wins Packard Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scott K. Silverman, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 16 U.S. researchers named 2003 Packard Fellows in natural sciences by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He will receive $625,000 during the next five years to enhance his research efforts. Silverman, 31, joined the Illinois […]
Illinois professor wins Nobel Prize in physics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Anthony J. Leggett, a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics. He shares the prize with Alexei A. Abrikosov of Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill., and Vitaly L. Ginzburg of […]
Illinois scholar elected fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – James Economy, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Election to the American Academy is an honor that acknowledges the best of all scholarly fields and professions. Among the academy’s 186 other […]
Three Illinois professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Three University of Illinois faculty members are among the 72 scientists elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished research and continuing achievements, the academy announced today. The Illinois faculty members chosen are Peter Beak, the Roger Adams Professor of Chemistry; Karl Hess, a Swanlund Professor of […]
Illinois professor to receive global energy prize
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nick Holonyak Jr., a John Bardeen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a 2003 recipient of the Global Energy Prize from Russia. He shares the $900,000 prize with Gennady Mesiats of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Yan Douglas […]
Engineering professor named Carnegie Scholar
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Michael Loui, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Loui was one of 26 university faculty members from across the country selected for the award. During the next […]
Two Illinois professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two University of Illinois researchers – Joseph E. Greene and Peter W. Sauer – have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, the academy announced today. Greene and Sauer were among 77 engineers selected for membership in the NAE, which was established in 1964 under a charter from the […]
Engineering Open House showcases student talent
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, robots fighting for possession of helium balloons, and more than 130 fun-filled exhibits are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 83rd annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by students in the Engineering Council at Illinois, will be from 9 […]
Illinois professor awarded the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in Physics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Anthony J. Leggett, a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a recipient of the 2002/3 Wolf Prize in physics. He shares the prize with Bertrand I. Halperin of Harvard University. Leggett, 64, who holds the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair of Physics […]
Holonyak to receive institute’s highest honor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nick Holonyak Jr., a John Bardeen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected as the 2003 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor. The award, which recognizes Holonyak “for a career of pioneering contributions to semiconductors, […]
Consortium to design next-generation nuclear research reactors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has teamed with other Big Ten Universities to enhance existing university research reactor facilities and to design the next generation of nuclear reactors for research and education. The Consortium of Big Ten University Research and Training Reactors […]