William (Bill) S. Hammack (born 1961) is an American chemical engineer, and professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1]
Bill Hammack | |
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 Hammack in 2015 | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Other names | engineerguy |
| Alma mater | Michigan Technological University (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | Edwin F. Church Medal (2002) Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering Biomolecular engineering |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry George Drickamer |
| Website | engineerguy |
Hammack is well known for his ventures in science communication as the persona Engineer Guy: between 1999 and 2005 he produced radio commentaries for Illinois Public Media, and starting in 2010, he produced a regular series of videos on YouTube explaining the engineering of everyday objects.[2] He's also one of the authors of the book Eight Amazing Engineering Stories.[2][3]
Education
editHammack received his Ph.D in Chemical engineering in 1988 from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign under the guidance of Harry Drickamer. He completed his masters from the same university in 1986. Hammack's bachelor degree was from Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. At Michigan he earned his B.S in Chemical engineering in 1984.[4][5][6]
Awards
editIn 2002, Hammack was awarded the Edwin F. Church Medal.[7] In 2019, he was awarded with the Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science.[8]
- National Science Board Public Service Award (2021)[9]
In 2022, Hammack was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[10]
References
edit- ^ "William S. Hammack". Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
- ^ a b Ragan, Sean Michael (July 10, 2012). "Text Tool: Eight Amazing Engineering Stories". Make.
- ^ Hammack, Bill; Ryan, Patrick; Ziech, Nick (April 2012). Eight Amazing Engineering Stories: Using the Elements to Create Extraordinary Technologies. Articulate Noise Books (published April 7, 2012). ISBN 978-0-9839661-3-5.
- ^ "William S. Hammack".
- ^ "William S Hammack".
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ "Edwin F. Church Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- ^ "Professor Bill Hammack receives Carl Sagan Award for the Public Appreciation of Science". Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302621
- ^ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 111 Members and 22 International Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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