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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
InstitutionsJ. M. Ottino
Dates
May 22, 1951 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Ottino, J. M.
Additional Forms of Names
Ottino, Julio M.
Biography
Abstract
Julio Ottino is Dean of the R. R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University (2005-present). Other institutional affiliations include University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research interests include complex systems, dynamics of granular matter, and mixing and segregation.
Important Dates
May 22, 1951Birth, La Plata (Argentina).
1974Obtained Diploma in Chemical Engineering, National University of La Plata, La Plata (Argentina).
1978 – 1979Instructor in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1979Obtained PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1979 – 1991Adjunct Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering (1979-1991); Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering (1979-1983); Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (1983-1986); and Professor of Chemical Engineering (1986-1991), University of Masschusetts, Amherst, Amherst (Mass.).
1986Chevron Visiting Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology.
1990Senior Research Fellow, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University.
1991 – presentWalter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering (1991-present); Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering (1992-2000); R. R. McCormick Institute Professor of Chemical Engineering (2000-present); Co-Director, Institute on Complex Systems (2004-2005); and Dean, R. R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2005-present), Northwestern University, Evanston (Ill.).
1993Fellow, American Physical Society.
1997Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1998George T. Piercy Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences, University of Minnesota.
2005 – presentMember, International Advisory Board, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2008Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Chemical engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
Institutions
Major Positions
California Institute of Technology. Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chevron Visiting Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering.
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Chemical Engineering.
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical Engineering; R. R. McCormick Institute Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering.
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). School of Engineering
Dean, R. R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; and Co-Director, Institute on Complex Systems.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Chemical Engineering Department
Adjunct Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; and Professor of Chemical Engineering.
University of Minnesota. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Obtained PhD (1979). Instructor in Chemical Engineering and George T. Piercy Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fellow and received 2008 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
Center for Turbulence Research (U.S.)
Senior Research Fellow.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Obtained Diploma in Chemical Engineering (1974).
University of California, Santa Barbara
Member, International Advisory Board.