Mike Stroscio named Richard and
Loan Hill Professor of Engineering


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I am delighted to announce that Professor Michael Stroscio has been 
appointed a Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Engineering for a 5- year term on Sep. 8, 2006.   Professor Stroscio has a 75% appointment 
in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and a 25% 
appointment in the Bioengineering department.

Mike received his B.S. in Physics from the University of North 
Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1970 and his M. Phil. and his Ph.D. in 
Physics from Yale University in 1972 and 1974 respectively.  He is 
internationally known for his contributions in the fields of quantum 
transport and phonons in semiconductors and played a large role in 
the creation of the sub-field of phonon engineering in nano-structure 
devices.  He has played a key role in establishing the national nano- technology initiative by serving on planning groups operating under 
the auspices of the National Science Foundation, the White House 
Science Office, and the Department of Defense.  He is the author of 
more than 300 journal and conference publications and 19 book 
chapters and the holder of nine patents.  Prior to joining UIC in 
2001, he held a series of federal government positions, the last of 
which was as the Principal Scientist at the Army Research Office for 
ten years, as well as holding adjunct professorships at several 
universities.  Mike is a Fellow of the IEEE, the AAAS, and the 
American Physical Society.  He was named a University Scholar in 2004 
and is the recipient of the Issai Lefkowitz Award and the IEEE Harry 
Diamond Award.

The College of Engineering has received three $500,000 Professorships 
thanks to the generosity of Richard and Loan Hill.  The two  other 
recipients of the Hill Professorships are Professor Ahmed Shabana of 
the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department, and Professor 
Ouri Wolfson of the Computer Science department.

Please join me in congratulating Professor Mike Stroscio on this 
recognition.

Prith Banerjee
Dean, College of Engineering and
UIC Distinguished Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
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