FACULTY AWARDS
The following faculty members have received distinguished titles and have been elected Fellows of the most influential professional societies in the engineering world. From the National Academy of Engineering and the American Association for the Advancement of Science to field specific organizations, the world of innovation is in their hands.
Rodica Baranescu
2001 – Alexander Chudnovsky Professor Emeritus
2001 – Thomas A. DeFanti Professor Emeritus
2002 – Tadao Murata Professor Emeritus
2004 – Prith Banerjee Adjunct Professor
2000 – Faydor L. Litvin Professor Emeritus
1986 to 1989 – Wai-Kai Chen Professor Emeritus;
1988 to 1991 – Daniel Graupe Professor Emeritus
1989 to 1992 – Thomas A. DeFanti Professor Emeritus
1993 to 1996 – Prith Banerjee, UIUC Adjunct Professor;
1994 to 1997 – Jeffrey J.P. Tsai;
2012 to 2015 – Michael Cho
1996 – John R. Regalbuto, Associate Professor, ChE
Robert A. Becker, EECS 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008
Nantaporn Ratisoontorn, MIE 2014
1989 – Bert L. Zuber, BIOE
1990 – John R. Regalbuto, ChE
1997 – Robert A. Becker, EECS
2000 – William M. Worek
FELLOWS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
A Fellow is the highest elected grade of membership within professional societies. Those elected as Fellows are chosen by their peer in recognition of their exceptional engineering achievements and their long-term contributions to the engineering profession.
1990 : Gyan C. Agarwal – Professor Emeritus
1978 : Wai-Kai Chen – Professor Emeritus
1997 : Jeffrey J.P. Tsai – Professor Emeritus
1992 : Gyan C. Agarwal, Founding Member – Professor Emeritus
2000 : William M. Worek
1986 : Chien H. Wu – Professor Emeritus
1986 : Gyan C. Agarwal – Professor Emeritus
1977 : Wai-Kai Chen – Professor Emeritus
1985 : Fellow; 2004 – Life Fellow – Tadao Murata – Professor Emeritus
1996 : Jeffrey J.P. Tsai – Professor Emeritus
2000 : Rodica Baranescu