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Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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James Economy
Founder Professor of Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Office 115B Materials Science and Engineering Building
Telephone 217-333-9260 Fax 217-333-2736
Mail Address Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
- 14 IR100 Awards for Outstanding Technical Developments in Industry (1965-1975)
- Schoelkopf Medal, ACS Western New York Section (1972)
- Cited in Annual Report of the Carborundum Co. for Outstanding Contributions to the Company (1973)
- Chair ACS Western New York Section (1975)
- Southern Research Burn Institute Award (1976)
- Distinguished Visitor (Polymer Science), Peoples Republic of China (1979)
- Chair Polymer Gordon Conference (1980)
- Rauscher Memorial Lecture, RPl (1981)
- Chair 12th Biennial Polymer Symposium (1984)
- Chair Polymer Division of the ACS (1985)
- Phillips Medal, ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science (1985)
- Mary Kapp Memorial Lecture, Virginia Commonwealth U. (1986)
- AIC Chemical Pioneer Award (1987)
- Member of National Academy of Engineering (1987)
- Fellow, AAAS (1991)
- Turner Alfrey Visiting Professorship (1992)
- President of IUPAC's Macromolecular Division (1994-1998)
- Herman Mark ACS Award (1998)
- Canadian Utilities Distinguished Lecturer, U. of Alberta (1999)
- Paul J. Flory Polymer Research Prize (2001)
- Fellow, PMSE (2001)
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003)
- Founder Professor of Engineering, UIUC (2006-)