Faculty - Aerospace Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lambros Named ASME Fellow

Professor John Lambros makes the third AE faculty member this year to have achieved the status of Fellow within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Sixty Years and Going Strong

Emeritus Prof. Harry H. Hilton reached a remarkable milestone in September 2009 — his 60th continuous year at the University of Illinois.

The university, college, and Department of Aerospace Engineering welcomed Colonel Lee J. Archambault, BS 82, MS 84 AE, a distinguished United States Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut, back to campus during the Foundation weekend Oct. 2-4.

AE undergrad wins National Student Role Model Award

AE undergraduate Joseph Gonzalez has been selected as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ National Student Role Model of the Year

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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

Aerospace Engineering