Aerospace Engineering

Nancy R. Sottos Affiliate Professor n-sottos@uiuc.edu

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Office address	Mailing Address	Research Group
3365 Beckman Institute 405 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: +1-217-333-1041 Fax: +1-217-244-0181	Beckman Institute, MC 251 405 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801	Sottos Research Group
Research Areas
Mechanics of complex heterogeneous materials (advanced composites, thin-film devices, smart materials); meso-scale characterization; autonomic materials systems See also: Professor Sottos's home page

Education

• View additional information about Affiliate Professor Sottos. BS Mech Engrg 1986, Delaware; PhD Mech Engrg 1991, Delaware

Awards and honors

• ONR Young Investigator Award, 1992; UIUC Best Advisor List, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002; Robert E. Miller Award for Teaching Excellence, 1999; Tech Museum of Innovation Award Finalist-Technology Benefiting Humanity, 2001; University of Delaware Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement, 2002; University Scholar, 2002; American Society for Composite Materials Best Paper Award, 2002, 2003; Hetényi Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2004; Donald Biggar Willett Professorship, 2005; Fellow, Society of Engineering Science, 2007; SciAm 50 award, 2008

Editorships

• Associate technical editor, Experimental Mechanics, 1999-2003; senior technical editor, 2003-2006
• Member of the editorial board, Composite Science and Technology, 2002-present

Selected Publications

• For a complete list of Prof. Sottos' articles: http://sottosgroup.beckman.uiuc.edu/j_pubs.html

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