Bill Hammack
American chemical engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 (2022) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical engineering Biomolecular engineering |
Doctoral advisor | Harry George Drickamer |
Website | engineerguy |
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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]