BS, General Engineering, 1934
Global entrepreneurial industrialist, philanthropist, and innovator; Founder of Carver Industries and Bandag Company, Inc.
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1960
MS, Electrical Engineering, 1961
PHD, Electrical Engineering, 1968
Doctor of Engineering Honorary Degree, 1973
"Father" of the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method for producing novel layered materials used in wireless and optical communications, lasers, and transistors.
Doctor of Science Honorary Degree, 1969
International educational leader known for innovative technical contributions to communciations systems; Engineering Dean who guided the Illinois engineering program to national prominence.
BS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1961
MS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1962
PHD, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1968
World-renowned leader in aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, and aircraft design.
MS, Physics, 1971
PHD, Physics, 1974
Leading developer of image compression methods; coinventor of jpeg.
MS, Civil Engineering, 1932
PHD, Civil Engineering, 1934
Doctor of Science Honorary Degree, 1978
Worldwide leader in understanding structural engineering with significant global contributions to geotechnical and earthquake engineering.
BS, Computer Science, 1979
Software visionary and entrepreneur who influenced communications and productivity in business; Chief Software Architect of Microsoft; Founder of Groove Networks; Creator of Lotus Notes.
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1959
MS, Electrical Engineering, 1960
PHD, Electrical Engineering, 1966
International leader in entrepreneurial applications of high-voltage integrated circuits for medical ultrasound, flat panel displays, and LED Lighting; Cofounder, President, and CEO of Supertex, Inc.
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1957
Entrepreneurial leader; Founder and Chairman of Vulcan Spring & Manufacturing Co.
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1953
BS, Engineering Physics, 1953
For pioneering contributions to solid-state electronics in MOS and biopolar technologies.
MS, Physics, 1942
PHD, Physics, 1945
Doctor of Science Honorary Degree, 1974
Pioneer in the discovery and development of radioimmunoassay, a revolutionary technique enabling major advances in endocrinology.
