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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.

College Honors Archambault

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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Nanomechanics and Materials Research Lab

Faculty Researchers: Location: Phone: Website:
Professor I. Chasiotis Room 19
Talbot Laboratory 		217-244-1474  www.ae.uiuc.edu/NMRL

Description of Research:

Directed by Professor I. Chasiotis. At NMRL we investigate the mechanics of micro\nanoscale devices, structures, and materials with nanoscale components whose effective mechanical behavior deviates from that of bulk materials. Materials of interest are polycrystalline silicon, diamond-like carbon, and metal thin films for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), polymer matrix nanocomposites, nanofibers, and nanowires. In such systems the local deformation and failure mechanisms are strongly influenced by the material micro\nanostructure, interphase properties, and characteristic length scale defined by the size and geometry of the material constituents. Physical processes occurring at the nano- and mesoscales are responsible for novel and technologically desirable macroscale material behavior. NMRL specializes in development of direct experimental methods for the investigation of local material behavior using high-resolution Scanning Probe Microscopy. Research at NMRL is supported by NSF, NSF-NIRT, AFOSR, NASA, and ARO, and through collaborations with Sandia National Laboratories, AFRL, and NASA.