Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Awards and Honors

  • Alexander F. Vakakis
  • Alva L. (tad) Addy, Emeritus
  • Andrew G. Alleyne
  • Anthony M. Jacobi
  • Armand J. Beaudoin
  • Arne J. Pearlstein
  • Arthur M. Clausing, Emeritus
  • Barclay G. Jones
  • Bei Tse Chao, Emeritus
  • Brian G. Thomas
  • C. Dale Greffe, Emeritus
  • Carl S. Larson, Emeritus
  • Charles L. Tucker Iii
  • Chia-fon Lee
  • Clark W. Bullard
  • Cristino Cusano, Emeritus
  • Curtis O. Pedersen, Emeritus
  • Daniel A. Tortorelli
  • Darrell F. Socie
  • Edward R. Damiano
  • Geir E. Dullerud
  • Helmut H. Korst, Emeritus
  • Herman Krier
  • Huseyin Sehitoglu
  • J. Craig Dutton
  • James E. Peters
  • John C. Chato, Emeritus
  • John G. Georgiadis
  • John S. Walker
  • Jonathan A. Dantzig
  • Joseph Bentsman
  • Judith S. Liebman, Emeritus
  • Kenneth J. Trigger, Emeritus
  • Lawrence E. Doyle, Emeritus
  • Leslie Phinney
  • M. Quinn Brewster
  • M. Taher A. Saif
  • Mark A. Shannon
  • Michael L. Philpott
  • Norman R. Miller
  • Patricia M. Jones
  • Placid M. Ferreira
  • Richard E. Devor
  • Richard O. Buckius
  • Robert A. White, Emeritus
  • S. Pratap Vanka
  • Shiv G. Kapoor
  • Thomas J. Mackin
  • Ty A. Newell
  • Udatta S. Palekar
  • Wen L. Chow, Emeritus
  • Wilbert F. Stoecker, Emeritus
  • William E. Dunn
  • Yonggang Y. Huang

    Alexander F. Vakakis
    National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1992 National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1994 Fellow, U of I Center for Advanced Study, 1994-95 Junior Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1995 University Scholar, U of I, 1996 Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1999


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    Alva L. (Tad) Addy, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics NATO AGARD Fluid Dynamics Panel Lectureships, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1976 U.S. Army Visiting Research Professor, 1973, 1982 Outstanding Research Accomplishment, U.S. Army Research Office, 1983 Halliburton Award for Engineering Education Leadership, U of I College of Engineering, 1984 Centennial Alumni Award, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 1985 Ralph Coats Roe Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1990


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    Andrew G. Alleyne
    National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1996 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1998, 1999


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    Anthony M. Jacobi
    Stanley H. Pierce Faculty Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1994 Exemplary Service to the Journal of Heat Transfer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1994 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1996, 1997 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1996 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Board, 1999


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    Armand J. Beaudoin
    Invited Speaker, Fourth Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering, sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering, 1998 National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1999


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    Arne J. Pearlstein
    National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1985 Union Oil Young Faculty Award, 1985-88 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1993 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995, 1997


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    Arthur M. Clausing, Emeritus
    Fulbright-Hays Research Award, 1983 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Valparaiso University, 1985 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst Scholarship, 1987 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1992, 1993, 1994 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995


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    Barclay G. Jones
    Athlone Fellow Honorary Member, Alpha Nu Sigma Fellow, American Nuclear Society Edison Electric Institute's Power Engineering Educators Award, 1991


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    Bei Tse Chao, Emeritus
    Member, National Academy of Engineering Member, Academia Sinica, Republic of China Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education Boxer Indemnity Scholar, Sino-British Cultural and Educational Foundation, 1945-48 Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1957 Western Electric Fund Award, American Society of Engineering Education, 1973 Heat Transfer Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1971 Russell S. Springer Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1973 Ralph Coats Roe Award (1st), American Society for Engineering Education, 1975 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1978 Board of Governors' Certificate of Appreciation for service as Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 1982 Southwest Mechanics Lecturer, Southwest Universities Association, 1982 Max Jakob Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1983 Lamme Medal, American Society for Engineering Education, 1984 Outstanding Achievement Award, American Academy of Higher Education, 1984 Prince Distinguished Lecturer, Arizona State University, 1984 Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award (1st), U of I College of Engineering, 1985 University Scholar, U of I, 1985-88 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992 NASA Certificate of Recognition for Creative Development, 1993 Centennial Medallion, American Society for Engineering Education, 1993 Centennial Alumnus, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan, 1996 Distinguished Alumnus, Shanghai Tiao-Tong University, China, 1996


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    Brian G. Thomas
    National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989 Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award (Best Paper), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1989 Best Investment Casting Paper, co-awarded, American Foundry Society, AFS Transactions, 1990 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1990 Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1991 John Chipman Award (Best paper-2-year period), Iron and Steel Society, 1996 Steelmaking Conference Award, Iron and Steel Society, 1997 Frank B. McKune Award, Iron and Steel Society, 1997 Marcus Grossman Award, ASM International, 1997 Robert W. Hunt Silver Medal, Iron and Steel Society, 1998, 1999 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, U of I College of Engineering, 1998 Best Experimental Paper Award, MCWASP VIII Conference, 1998 Charles H. Herty, Jr. Award (Best Paper presented at the 1997 Steelmaking Conference), Iron and Steel Society, 1998 Extraction and Processing Technology Award (Best Series of Papers), The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, 1998


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    C. Dale Greffe, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers


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    Carl S. Larson, Emeritus
    National Science Foundation Summer Teaching Grants, 1957-63 Teaching Development Award, U of I, 1967 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1974, 1993 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1977 Certificate of Appreciation, Tau Beta Pi Executive Committee, Advisor, 1977-85, 1987-92 Merit Award, Lincoln Foundation Design Contest, 1981 Honorary Knight of St. Pat, U of I College of Engineering, 1986 Outstanding Faculty Member, U of I Dad's Association, 1987 Certificate of Appreciation, National Council of Examiners for Engineers, Consultant, 1988-92 Outstanding Zone Campus Representative Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1993 Centennial Certificate, American Society for Engineering Education, 1993


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    Charles L. Tucker III
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1980 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1981 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1983, 1992 Union Oil Young Faculty Award, 1983 TRW Postdoctoral Award in Manufacturing Engineering, 1984 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1985 Visiting Fellow Commoner, Churchill College, Cambridge University, England, 1984-85 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1987 Best Paper Award, Society of Plastic Engineers Annual Technical Conference, Engineering Structure and Properties Division, 1988 Harriet and Charles Luckman Undergraduate Distinguished Teaching Award, U of I, 1994 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I, 1995 W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1998-2003


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    Chia-Fon Lee
    Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1997, 1998 National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1998


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    Clark W. Bullard
    Public Service and Civic Activities Award, Illinois Division, Izaak Walton League of America, 1985 Fulbright-Hayes Research Award, 1986 Visiting Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University, U.K., 1986 Chevron Conservation Award, Chevron USA, 1990 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1992


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    Cristino Cusano, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1978 Captain Alfred E. Hunt Award, American Society of Lubrication Engineers, 1981 Al Sonntag Award, American Society of Lubrication Engineers, 1983 Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1983


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    Curtis O. Pedersen, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1985 International Member, Doctoral Jury, University of Liege, Belgium, 1981, 1986 Commander's Award for Distinguished Public Service, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1992


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    Daniel A. Tortorelli
    Arnold O. Beckman Award, U of I Research Board, 1991 National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1993


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    Darrell F. Socie
    Ralph R. Teetor, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1980 NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, Lewis Research Center, 1983 Commander's Award for Distinguished Public Service, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1990 Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1991 Fatigue Achievement Award, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1992 Arch T. Colwell Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1994 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, 1997 Editor, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 1997- Oral Presentation Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1997, 1998


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    Edward R. Damiano
    Cardiovascular Research Center Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1995 National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award, 1996


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    Geir E. Dullerud
    NSERC of Canada Research Initiation Award, 1996 National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1999


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    Helmut H. Korst, Emeritus
    Daniel Guggenheim Medal, ASME, AIAA, and SAE, 1994 Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, 1957 Dr. Ernest H. Wakefield Award, U of I, 1975 Associate Member, U of I Center for Advanced Studies, 1977-78 Ebaugh Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, Fall 1984 Centennial Medallion, American Society for Engineering Education, 1993


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    Herman Krier
    Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1985 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1988 Best Paper Award in Plasmadynamics and Lasers, AIAA Conference on Plasmadynamics and Lasers, 1997 AIAA Wyld Award (for outstanding achievement in the development of application of rocket propulsion systems), 1998 Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1998-2003


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    Huseyin Sehitoglu
    Sir John Dawrance Award, The City University, London, England, 1977 Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award, The City University, London, England, 1979 F. H. Russell Prize, The City University, London, England, 1979 Research Award, Ford Foundation, 1987 Director, Mechanics and Materials Program, National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C., 1991-93 Beckman Associate, U of I Center for Advanced Study, 1993 Marcus Grossman Award, American Society for Metals International, 1998


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    J. Craig Dutton
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics J. George H. Thompson Faculty Award for Teaching, Texas A&M University, 1981 ARCO Oil and Gas Company Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for Research and Teaching, 1981 Exxon Faculty Assistance Award for Research, 1983 Texas A&M University Student Engineers Council Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching, 1983 Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1983 Texas A&M University Association of Former Students College-Level Distinguished Teaching Award, 1983 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1986 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UIUC, 1988 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1989 AT&T Foundation Award, Illinois-Indiana Section, American Society for Engineering Education, 1989 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1992 American Society for Engineering Education Centennial Certificate, 1993 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1993, 1998 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U o f I, 1995, 1998 W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1998-2003


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    James E. Peters
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Amoco Faculty Award, 1983 Ralph R. Teetor Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1984 University of Illinois Scholar, U of I, 1986 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1988 Propellants and Combustion Technical Committee Outstanding Paper, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990 Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1991 Academic Leadership Program Fellow, 1992-93


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    John C. Chato, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers Postdoctoral fellow, National Science Foundation, 1961 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, University of Cincinnati, 1972 Fogarty Senior International Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 1978-79 Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, Pi Tau Sigma and American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1978 Russell B. Scott Memorial Award, Cryogenic Engineering Conference, 1979 Honorary Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia, 1986 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, UIUC, 1989 H. R. Lissner Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992 Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Paper presented at the 46th Annual International Appliance Technical Conference, 1995 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, UIUC, 1996 Travel Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1997


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    John G. Georgiadis
    National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1999 CNRS Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 1999


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    John S. Walker
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1976 Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1985 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, U of I, 1990 C. J. Gauthier Professorship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, U of I College of Engineering, 1999 C. J. Gauthier Professor in Mechanical Engineering, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1999-2004


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    Jonathan A. Dantzig
    Fellow, American Society for Metals International Arnold O. Beckman Award, U of I Research Board, 1982 Union Oil Young Faculty Award, 1985-88 Best Oral Presentation, 5th Engineering Foundation Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes, 1990 Best Paper (Poster Division), 8th Engineering Foundation Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding, and Advanced Solidification Processes, 1998


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    Joseph Bentsman
    National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1990


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    Judith S. Liebman, Emeritus
    Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1978, 1986 Honorary Knight of St. Pat, U of I College of Engineering Award for Service to Students, 1981 Two Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1982 Five Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1984 Special Recognition Award, U of I College of Medicine, 1994 Past President, The Operations Research Society of America Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995 George E. Kimball Medal, Institute of Operations Research and Management Science, 1996 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado, 1997


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    Kenneth J. Trigger, Emeritus
    Fellow and Life Member, American Society for Metals Life Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Life Member, American Society for Engineering Education Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992


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    Lawrence E. Doyle, Emeritus
    Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers


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    Leslie Phinney
    GE Scholar, U of I, 1998 GE Fellow, U of I, 1999


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    M. Quinn Brewster
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1987 University Scholar, U of I, 1993


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    M. Taher A. Saif
    National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1998


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    Mark A. Shannon
    Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995, 1998 National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER Award, 1997


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    Michael L. Philpott
    Senior Fulbright Scholarship, 1988 National Science Foundation Initiation Award, 1991 CIM LEAD Award, an international award for 'Leadership and Excellence in the Application and Development of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Curricula,' Q993-94 Stanley H. Pierce Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1995 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1996 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1997 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1998, 1999


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    Norman R. Miller
    Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1990


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    Patricia M. Jones
    National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1992 Vice-Chancellor Teaching Scholar, U of I, 1992-93 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1993 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995, 1997 Navy/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center, Research, Test and Evaluation Division, San Diego, 1996 Andrew P. Sage Award, Best Paper Published in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1997, 1998 Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1999


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    Placid M. Ferreira
    Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1990 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1990 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991 University Scholar, U of I, 1995 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1998


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    Richard E. DeVor
    Member, National Academy of Engineering Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1983, 1997 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1985 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, U of I, 1987 Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1989 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1981, 1989, 1995 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1981, 1990 Past President, North American Manufacturing Research Institution of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1993-94 Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Award, 1993 Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair Professorship, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1995-2000


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    Richard O. Buckius
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineering Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Dow Outstanding Young Faculty, Illinois-Indiana Section, American Society for Engineering Education, 1978 Stanley H. Pierce Faculty Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1979 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1980 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1980, 1987, 1994 Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, U of I, 1980 Western Electric Fund Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1981 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1982, 1989 Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1987 Beckman Associate, U of I Center for Advanced Study, 1989 Centennial Memorial Fund, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1990 CIC Academic Leadership Fellow, 1990 Richard W. Kritzer Professor, U of I, 1992 Editorial Advisory Board, Heat Transfer-Japanese Research, 1990-date Editorial Advisory Board, Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 1996-date Editorial Advisory Board, Heat Transfer Research, 1997-date Associate Technical Editor, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 1999-


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    Robert A. White, Emeritus
    Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fulbright Scholarship, 1960-61 NATO Senior Fellowship in Science, 1968 Thord-Gray Fellow in Physics, Scandinavian-American Foundation, 1968 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1986 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1991, 1996 Department of the Air Force, Medal and Award for Meritorious Civilian Service, 1991


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    S. Pratap Vanka
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics


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    Shiv G. Kapoor
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1984 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1986 Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry, 1991-96 Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award for Best Research Paper, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992 Outstanding Service Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Manufacturing Engineering Division), 1998 Dedicated Service Awards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999 Richard E. Klein, Emeritus Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1985 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1985, 1993


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    Thomas J. Mackin
    Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1996 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1996 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award, 1996 Two Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1998 Peterson Award (Best Paper in Experimental Mechanics), Society for Experimental Mechanics, 1998


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    Ty A. Newell
    Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1989, 1990, 1993 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1990, 1999 Fulbright Scholarship, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina, Summer 1992 Commander's Award for Distinguished Public Service, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, 1992 Invited Lectureship, Ain Shams University/Egyptian Government, 1993 Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1995 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1995 Engineering Council Advisors List for Outstanding Advising, U of I, 1995, 1996, 1997


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    Udatta S. Palekar
    Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1990 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1992 Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1998, 1999


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    Wen L. Chow, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics


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    Wilbert F. Stoecker, Emeritus
    Fellow, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary Professional Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla Honorary Member, APEC Consulting Engineers Association National Science Foundation Faculty Fellowship, 1960-61 Foundation Teacher Study Grant, 1961-62 Danforth Foundation Teacher Study Grant, 1961-62 Western Electric Award for Effective Teaching, University of Illinois/Indiana Section Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1983 Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1985 E. K. Campbell Award, ASHRAE, for contribution to education, 1973 Award for Best Technical Paper, Annual ASHRAE Meeting Distinguished Service Award, ASHRAE, 1976 F. Paul Anderson Award, Highest Technical Award of ASHRAE, 1978 Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1978 Ralph Coats Roe Award, Mechanical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education, Q980 International Activities Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, 1985 Hall-Thermotank Gold Medal, British Institute of Refrigeration, 1986 Outstanding Alumnus Award, U of I Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1989 Ottesen Memorial Medal, Danish Refrigeration Association, 1991 Life Membership, International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration, 1992


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    William E. Dunn
    Two-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1991 Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1992 Five-Year Effective Teacher Award, U of I Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Alumni Association, 1994


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    Yonggang Y. Huang
    Wakonse Fellow, University of Arizona (awarded by the University of Arizona for commitment to excellence in teaching), 1993 NSF Junior Investigator Award, 1995 ALCOA Foundation Faculty Award, 1995, 1996 Motorola Foundation Faculty Award, 1997 Ford Foundation Faculty Award, 1998


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    Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research