Chasiotis Named Willett Scholar

4/8/2013 Written by Susan Mumm

AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis has been named a Donald Biggar Willett Scholar in the College of Engineering.

Written by Written by Susan Mumm

AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis and AE Department Head Craig Dutton
AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis and AE Department Head Craig Dutton
AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis and AE Department Head Craig Dutton
 AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis has been named a Donald Biggar Willett Scholar in the College of Engineering.

This is the latest of many honors the Associate Professor has achieved since coming to Illinois in 2005. At a recent reception held to recognize Chasiotis, he was praised by Michael B. Bragg, the College’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a former AE Department Head. “You make us look smart for bringing you here,” Bragg told Chasiotis.

Coming to Illinois after starting his career at the University of Virginia, Chasiotis’ research interests focus on MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), nanostructured composite materials, mechanical behavior of nanofibers fabricated from polymers, ceramics and metals and the application of atomic force microscopy in experimental mechanics.

One of the most impressive honors he has achieved to date has been the 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Chasiotis will travel on Wednesday (January 13, 2010) to Washington, D.C, where President Barack Obama will personally present the award. The PECASE is the highest honor the U.S. government bestows upon young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. Chasiotis is among 100 individuals being honored in all fields of science and engineering.

Other honors over Chasiotis’ career include:

  • A National Science Foundation Career Award in 2008
  • An Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2007
  • A Xerox Award for Faculty Research from the College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007
  • Best Research Paper Award from the 6th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, during the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, held in 2005.
  • American Academy of Mechanics (AAM) Founders Prize and Grant: ASME Congress in 2000
  • Charles Babcock Memorial Award: California Institute of Technology in 1999

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This story was published April 8, 2013.