Bill Hammack
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Hammack in 2015
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Other names | engineerguy |
| Alma mater | Michigan Technological University (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | Edwin F. Church Medal (2002) Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science (2019) |
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| Fields | Chemical engineering Biomolecular engineering |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry George Drickamer |
| Website | engineerguy |
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]
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]
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]
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