"Inspired by autonomous function
in biological systems,
we develop materials capable of self-healing and regeneration,
self-sensing and
self-cooling to achieve
material stasis."
Nancy R. Sottos
Office 210 Materials Science and Engineering Building
Telephone 217-333-1041 Fax 217-244-0181
Mail Address Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
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Professor Sottos received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware in 1986 and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware in 1991. Sottos is co-chair of the Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures Research Initiative and a part time faculty member at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
Her research group studies the mechanics of complex, heterogeneous materials such as advanced composites, thin film devices and microelectronic packaging, specializing in micro and nanoscale characterization of deformation and failure in these material systems. Current research focuses on the development of autonomic materials systems that have the ability to achieve adaptation and response in an independent and autonomic fashion (e.g., recent work on autonomic healing in polymers). Her research group was awarded the American Society for Composites Best Paper Award in 2002 and 2003, and the Tech Museum of Innovation Award for Technology Benefiting Humanity in 2001 for work on self-healing polymers.
She is a member-at-large of the U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, on the editorial board for Composites Science and Technology and Experimental Mechanics, and is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.
Autonomic Materials Systems
- Self-healing Polymers
- Ferroelectric Thin Films
- Biologically Inspired Materials
Microelectronic Reliability
- Thin Film Adhesion
- Dimensional Stability
Mechanics of Polymers & Composites
- Multifunctional Composites
- Composite Interfaces
- Nanomechanics Researc
For a complete list of Prof. Sottos’ articles: http://sottosgroup.beckman.uiuc.edu/j_pubs.html
Keller, M.K., White, S.R., and Sottos, N.R., A self-healing poly(dimethyl siloxane) elastomer, Adv. Func. Materials 17, 2399-2404 (2007).
Toohey, K.S., Sottos, N.R., Lewis, J.A., Moore, J.S., and White, S.R., Self-healing materials with microvascular networks, Nature Materials, 6, 581-585 (2007) .
Hickenboth, C.R., Moore, J.S., White, S.R., Sottos, N.R., and Wilson, S.R. Biasing Reaction Pathways with Mechanical Force, Nature, 446, 423-427 (2007).
Jones, A. S., Rule, J.D., Moore, J.S., Sottos, N.R. and White, S.R., Life extension of self-healing polymers with rapidly growing fatigue cracks. Special Issue of Self-Healing Polymers and Composites, J. Royal Society: Interface, 4, 395-403 (2007).
Berfield, T. A., R.J. Ong, D.A. Payne and N.R. Sottos. Residual stress effects on piezoelectric response of sol-gel derived lead zirconate titanate thin films, J. Applied Physics,101, 024102 (2007).
Berfield, T.A., Patel, J.K., Shimmin, R.G., Braun, P.V., Lambros, J., and Sottos, N.R., Micro- and Nanoscale Deformation Measurement of Surface and Internal Planes via Digital Image Correlation, Experimental Mechanics 47, 51–62 (2007).
Keller, M.W. and Sottos, N.R., Mechanical Properties of Microcapsules Used in a Self-Healing Polymer, Experimental Mechanics 46, 725-733 (2006).
Berfield,T.A., Patel,J.K., Shimmin, R.G., Braun, P.V., Sottos, N.R. and Lambros, J., Fluorescent image correlation for nanoscale deformation measurements, Small 2 (5), 631-635 (2006).
Jones, A.S., White, S.R., Sottos, N.R., Rule, J.D., and Moore, J.S., Catalyst Morphology and Dissolution Kinetics for Self-Healing Polymers, Chemistry of Materials 18 (5), 1312-1317 (2006).
S. Cho, H. M. Andersson, S.R. White, N.R. Sottos, P. Braun, Environmentally stable polydimethysiloxane-based self-healing of polymers, Advanced Materials 18 (8) 997-1000 (2006).
Brown, E.N., White, S.R. and Sottos, N.R., Retardation and repair of fatigue cracks in a microcapsule toughened epoxy composite—Part II: In situ self-healing. Composite Science and Technology, Special Anniversary Issue, 65, 2474-2480 (2005).
Ong, R., Sottos, N.R., and Payne D.A., Residual Stress and Thickness Effects for Integrated PZT Thin Films, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88, 2839-2847 (2005).
Hendrickx, J., Geubelle, P.H. and Sottos, N.R. A spectral scheme for the simulation of dynamic mode 3 delamination of thin films, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 72, 1866-1891 (2005).
Wang, J., Sottos, N.R., Weaver, R.L. Tensile and mixed-mode strength of a thin film-substrate interface under laser induced pulsed loading. Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 52, 999-1022 (2004).
Lian, L. and Sottos, N.R. Stress effects in sol-gel derived ferroelectric thin films, J. of Applied Physics, 95, 629-634 (2004).
Brown, E.N., Kessler, M.R., Sottos, N.R. and White, S.R. In situ poly(urea-formaldehyde) microencapsulation of dicyclopentadiene, J. Microencapsulation, 20, 719-730 (2003).
Brown, E., Sottos, N.R., and White, S.R. Fracture testing of a self-healing polymer composite, Experimental Mechanics, 42, 372-379 (2002).
Wang, J. Weaver, R.L. and Sottos, N.R. A parametric study of laser induced thin film spallation. Experimental Mechanics, 42, 74-83 (2002).
White, S.R., Sottos, N.R., Geubelle, Moore, J.S., Kessler, M.R., Sriram, S.R., Brown, E.N.and Viswanathan, S., Autonomic healing of polymer composites, Nature, 409, 794-797 (2001).
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (1992)
- Outstanding Engineering Advisor Award, UIUC (1992, 1998, 1999, 2002)
- Robert E. Miller Award for Excellence in Teaching (1999)
- Associate Technical Editor, Experimental Mechanics (1999-2003)
- Member of the Editorial Board, Composite Science and Technology (2002-present)
- Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement, University of Delaware (2002)
- University Scholar, UIUC (2002)
- Senior Technical Editor, Experimental Mechanics (2003- present)
- Hetényi Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics (2004)
- Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering, UIUC (2005-present)
- Fellow, Society of Engineering Science (2006)
- SciAm 50 Award (2007)
