Faculty - Aerospace Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

AE at Illinois wishes hearty congratulations to Undergraduate Student Coordinator Barb Kirts on her retirement from the University of Illinois!

Five AE students moved closer to the dream of being an astronaut when the NASA chose their team to conduct an experiment in microgravity.

For the first time, AE researchers demonstrate the control functions that allow birds to successfully perform a soft landing.

P. Barry Butler addresses the audience at the April 21 College of Engineering Awards Convocation

High School students attended Illinois Space Day recently on the U of I campus.

Nancy R. Sottos

Return to: Faculty

Office address	Mailing Address	Research Group
3365 Beckman Institute 405 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: +1-217-333-1041 Fax: +1-217-244-0181	Beckman Institute, MC 251 405 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801	Sottos Research Group
Research Areas
Mechanics of complex heterogeneous materials (advanced composites, thin-film devices, smart materials); meso-scale characterization; autonomic materials systems See also: Professor Sottos's home page

View additional information about Affiliate Professor Sottos. BS Mech Engrg 1986, Delaware; PhD Mech Engrg 1991, Delaware

ONR Young Investigator Award, 1992; UIUC Best Advisor List, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002; Robert E. Miller Award for Teaching Excellence, 1999; Tech Museum of Innovation Award Finalist-Technology Benefiting Humanity, 2001; University of Delaware Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement, 2002; University Scholar, 2002; American Society for Composite Materials Best Paper Award, 2002, 2003; Hetényi Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2004; Donald Biggar Willett Professorship, 2005; Fellow, Society of Engineering Science, 2007; SciAm 50 award, 2008

Associate technical editor, Experimental Mechanics, 1999-2003; senior technical editor, 2003-2006
Member of the editorial board, Composite Science and Technology, 2002-present