National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Member
Election to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) membership is one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Members have distinguished themselves in business and academic management, in technical positions, as university faculty, and as leaders in government and private engineering organizations.
Application/Nomination information: Nominations are restricted to members.
Agency deadline: Provided to nominators.
Additional information: NAE website
Illinois Recipients
| Recipient | Department | Year Elected |
|---|---|---|
| William Hammack | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2022 |
| Youssef Hashash | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2022 |
| Klara Nahrstedt | Computer Science | 2022 |
| Yurii Vlasov | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2021 |
| Nancy Sottos | Materials Science & Engineering | 2020 |
| Ana Barros | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2019 |
| John Reid | Agricultural & Biological Engineering | 2019 |
| Kevin Anderson | Materials Engineering | 2017 |
| David Boger | Chemical Engineering | 2017 |
| Xiangli Chen | Mechanical Engineering | 2017 |
| Dianne Chong | Â Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering | 2017 |
| Joe Chow | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2017 |
| Jingsheng Cong | Computer Science & Engineering | 2017 |
| Gary Klein | Civil Engineering | 2017 |
| Jennifer Lewis | Materials Engineering | 2017 |
| David Maidment | Civil Engineering | 2017 |
| K. Sridhar | Mechanical Engineering | 2017 |
| Michael Strano | Chemical Engineering | 2017 |
| Philip Krein | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2016 |
| James Eden | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2014 |
| Weng Cho Chew | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2013 |
| James Coleman | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2012 |
| John Rogers | Materials Science & Engineering | 2011 |
| William Gropp | Computer Science | 2010 |
| Kanti Jain | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2009 |
| Robert Dodds | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2008 |
| Anthony Fiorato | Civil Engineering | 2008 |
| John Hudson | Chemical Engineering | 2008 |
| Yahya Rahmat-Samii | Electronics Engineering | 2008 |
| Timothy Killeen | 2007 | |
| Panganamala Kumar | Electronics Engineering | 2007 |
| Charles (Chip) Zukoski | Chemical Engineering | 2007 |
| Ilesanmi Adesida | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2006 |
| Archie Clemins | Special Fields & Interdisciplinary Engineering | 2006 |
| Daniel Dobberpuhl | Computer Science & Engineering | 2006 |
| George Homsy | Chemical Engineering | 2006 |
| Dusan Zrnic | Special Fields & Interdisciplinary Engineering | 2006 |
| David Kuck | Computer Science & Engineering | 2005 |
| Preston Henne | Aerospace Engineering | 2004 |
| David Borth | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2004 |
| Joan Mitchell | Computer Science & Engineering | 2004 |
| Raymond Ozzie | Computer Science & Engineering | 2004 |
| Darsh Wasan | Chemical Engineering | 2004 |
| Joseph Greene | Materials Science & Engineering | 2003 |
| Peter Sauer | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2003 |
| William Banholzer | Chemical Engineering | 2002 |
| Win Sow (Winston) Ho | Chemical Engineering | 2002 |
| Karl Hess | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2001 |
| Thomas Huang | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2001 |
| Tamer Basar | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2000 |
| Shung-Wu Lee | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2000 |
| Bruce Hajek | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1999 |
| Sung-Mo Kang | Electrical Power/Energy Systems Engineering | 1998 |
| Vernon Snoeyink | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 1998 |
| James Mikulski | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1997 |
| Petroski, Henry | Special Fields & Interdisciplinary Engineering | 1997 |
| Ronald Adrian | Mechanical Engineering | 1996 |
| Petar Kokotovic | Electronics Engineering | 1996 |
| Magnus Craford | Electronics Engineering | 1994 |
| Lewis Edelheit | Bioengineering | 1994 |
| L. B. Freund | Materials Science & Engineering | 1994 |
| Earl Dowell | Aerospace Engineering | 1993 |
| Stephen Drew | Bioengineering | 1993 |
| Donald Johnson | Bioengineering | 1993 |
| Tak Ning | Electronics Engineering | 1993 |
| John Anderson | Chemical Engineering | 1992 |
| Robert Liebeck | Aerospace Engineering | 1992 |
| Robert Nowak | Chemical Engineering | 1992 |
| Donald Bahr | Materials Engineering | 1991 |
| Sheldon Wiederhorn | Materials Engineering | 1991 |
| William Bailey | Chemical Engineering | 1990 |
| Richard Blahut | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1990 |
| Robert Burnham | Electronics Engineering | 1990 |
| Harry Cook | Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering | 1990 |
| William Ward | Chemical Engineering | 1989 |
| Richard Alkire | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 1988 |
| Edward Cording | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 1988 |
| James Economy | Materials Science & Engineering | 1987 |
| George Samara | Materials Engineering | 1986 |
| Alfred Cho | Electronics Engineering | 1985 |
| Gregory Stillman | Electronics Engineering | 1985 |
| David McCall | Materials Engineering | 1984 |
| Roger Schmitz | Chemical Engineering | 1984 |
| Leo Thomas | Bioengineering | 1984 |
| Alfred Hendron | Civil Engineering | 1983 |
| John Welch | Chemical Engineering | 1983 |
| Keith McHenry | Chemical Engineering | 1982 |
| Walter Robb | Chemical Engineering | 1982 |
| Dale Compton | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering | 1981 |
| John Fisher | Electric Power/Energy Systems Engineering | 1981 |
| Seymour Meisel | Chemical Engineering | 1981 |
| Jose Cruz | Electronics Engineering | 1980 |
| Ernest Thiele | Chemical Engineering | 1980 |
| Charles Taylor | Mechanical Engineering | 1979 |
| Lew Allen | Aerospace Engineering | 1978 |
| Thurston Larson | Chemical Engineering | 1978 |
| John Quinn | Chemical Engineering | 1978 |
| George Swenson | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1978 |
| Thomas Baron | Chemical Engineering | 1977 |
| Alfredo Ang | Civil Engineering | 1976 |
| John Coltman | Electronics Engineering | 1976 |
| Sheldon Friedlander | Chemical Engineering | 1975 |
| John Sinfelt | Chemical Engineering | 1975 |
| Klaus Timmerhaus | Chemical Engineering | 1975 |
| Nick Holonyak | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1973 |
| Albert Babb | Chemical Engineering | 1972 |
| Robert Pigford | Chemical Engineering | 1971 |
| Byron Bird | Chemical Engineering | 1969 |
| William Hall | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 1968 |
| Arnold Beckman | Chemical Engineering | 1967 |
| Don Deere | Civil Engineering | 1967 |
| Jack Kilby | Electronics Engineering | 1967 |
| Edwin Gilliland | Chemical Engineering | 1965 |
| Nathan Newmark | Civil Engineering | 1964 |
| Charles Gear | Information, Computing, and Communication |