Nine members and affiliates of The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been elected by their peers to the National Academy of Engineers, one of the engineering field’s highest professional distinctions.

The Public Quantum Network was awarded the Continental Quantum City Prize for North & Central America at the Closing Ceremony of the United Nations International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Created by World Quantum Day, the inaugural prize recognizes initiatives that bring quantum science and technology into the public spaces of cities around the world.

After being quoted in an NPR article covering governmental support of Intel, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor John Dallesasse provides his expertise on semiconductor devices and integration.

A distinguished scholar and leader, Robinson will lead DPI into its next chapter focused on AI, innovation and statewide impact. He has served as Director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) since 2012.

Rohit Bhargava, Professor of Bioengineering and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering, and Jean-Pierre Leburton, Gregory Stillman Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are among the 169 distinguished academic and institutional inventors and 16 International Fellows named to the 2025 class.

Grainger engineers have developed a machine-learning method called Material Spatial Intelligence that creates detailed spatial maps of metal alloys’ microstructures, similar to how fingerprints uniquely identify individuals.