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William S. Hammack

American engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1961 · age 65

William (Bill) S. Hammack is an American chemical engineer, and professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

William S. Hammack is read about 7.5 times a day, in 4 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of ScienceAward2008Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2004James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting ChemistryAward2002Edwin F. Church MedalAward1961Born

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  1. In new media, there are no gatekeepers. Of course, there’s a huge downside to that - we can see that with people who Tweet and post things that they regret.

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  2. Humor, as I knew from public radio, distances people. It attracts some people but puts off about an equal ­number.

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Awards

Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science2019
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2008
James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry2004
Edwin F. Church Medal2002
Jefferson Science Fellow
Hoover Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65

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