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IT faculty in the National Academy of Engineering

Members are elected to the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership in the national academies is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or engineer.

Member

Department

Elected

Bruce Wollenberg Electrical and computer engineering 2005
Frank Bates
Chemical engineering and materials science 2002
Edward Cussler, Jr. Chemical engineering and materials science 2002
Kenneth Keller
Chemical engineering and materials science 2002
Christopher Macosko Chemical engineering and materials science 2001
Marshall Nathan* Electrical and computer engineering 1999
Subbiah Ramalingam Mechanical engineering 1998
Matthew Tirrell** Chemical engineering and materials science 1997
Lanny Schmidt Chemical engineering and materials science 1994
Charles Fairhurst* Civil engineering 1991
Daniel Joseph Aerospace engineering and mechanics 1990
H. Ted Davis Chemical engineering and materials science 1988
Benjamin Y.H. Liu* Mechanical engineering 1987
Emil Pfender* Mechanical engineering 1986
Ephraim Sparrow Mechanical engineering 1986
Richard Goldstein Mechanical engineering 1985
George Schroepfer † Civil engineering 1981
Theodore Galambos* Civil engineering 1979
Otto Schmitt † Electrical and computer engineering 1979
L.E. "Skip" Scriven † Chemical engineering and materials science 1978
Roger Staehle** Chemical engineering and materials science 1978
Aldert Van der Ziel † Electrical and computer engineering 1978
Kenneth Whitby † Mechanical engineering 1978
Philip G. Hodge* Aerospace engineering and mechanics 1977
Rutherford Aris* Chemical engineering and materials science 1975
Richard Jordan † Mechanical engineering 1975
Robert Plunkett* Aerospace engineering and mechanics 1974
Neal Amundson** Chemical engineering and materials science 1970
Ernst Eckert+ Mechanical engineering 1970
William Shepherd† Electrical and computer engineering 1969

* retired
** former faculty member
† deceased