William_S._Hammack

Bill Hammack

Bill Hammack

American chemical engineer

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]

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Bill Hammack explaining the difference between Betamax and VHS recorders
Video of Bill Hammack explaining how a film projector works

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

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

  1. [1]
    "William S. Hammack". Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
  2. [2]
    Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Baron Peters and Bill Hammack named Lycan Professors". chbe.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. [3]
    Ragan, Sean Michael (July 10, 2012). "Text Tool: Eight Amazing Engineering Stories". Make.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "Edwin F. Church Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  6. [6]
    "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.
  7. [7]
    "National Academy of Engineering Elects 111 Members and 22 International Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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