Bill Hammack | |
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![]() Hammack in 2015 | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Other names | engineerguy |
Alma mater | Michigan Technological University (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD) |
Awards | Edwin F. Church Medal (2002) Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical engineering Biomolecular engineering |
Doctoral advisor | Harry George Drickamer |
Website | engineerguy |
William (Bill) S. Hammack (born 1961) is an American chemical engineer, and professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] Hammack earned his BS in chemical engineering in 1984 from Michigan Technological University.[2]
Hammack is well known for his ventures in science communication as the persona Engineer Guy: between 1999 and 2005 he produced radio commentaries for Illinois Public Media, and starting in 2010, he produced a regular series of videos on YouTube explaining the engineering of everyday objects.[3] He's also one of the authors of the book Eight Amazing Engineering Stories.[3][4]
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