Bill Hammack
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] Hammack earned his BS in chemical engineering in 1984 from Michigan Technological University.[2]
Bill Hammack | |
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Hammack in 2015 | |
| Born | 1961 |
| Other names | engineerguy |
| Alma mater | Michigan Technological University (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (PhD) |
| Awards | Edwin F. Church Medal (2002) Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science (2022) |
| 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.[3] He's also one of the authors of the book Eight Amazing Engineering Stories.[3][4]
Awards edit
In 2002, Hammack was awarded the Edwin F. Church Medal.[5] In 2019, he was awarded with the Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science.[6]
In 2022, Hammack was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[7]
References edit
- ^ "William S. Hammack". Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
- ^ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Baron Peters and Bill Hammack named Lycan Professors". chbe.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Edwin F. Church Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 111 Members and 22 International Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
External links edit
- Engineer Guy website
- Engineer Guy YouTube Channel