Engineering Faculty Amongst 2018 Excellence in Teaching Awardees
John W. Rowe Excellence in Teaching Award and COLLEGE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD WINNER: Professor David Williams
David Williams, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the Fluid Dynamics Research Center, joined Armour College of Engineering in 1983 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. His expertise lies within flow control, flow metering fluidic oscillators, linear and nonlinear wave interactions in transitioning flows, and acoustic measurement techniques. David’s three areas of research involve technology that may prevent acoustic resonances in aircraft cavities using active control, experiments conducted in Illinois Tech’s NDF wind tunnel to document the trajectories of generic weapon models that are released from an aircraft cavity, and investigating the phenomenon of sonoluminescence. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, and an IITRI Fellow, and is also a recipient of Illinois Tech’s Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research, Honeywell Advanced Technology Award, Stryker Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award, and MAE Department Excellence in Teaching Award. David is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Astronautics (Associate Fellow), and the American Physical Society. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Fluid Dynamics and Master of Science in Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University, and his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Bauer Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award: Senior Lecturer Suresh Borkar
Suresh Borkar, senior lecturer of electrical and computer engineering, joined Armour College of Engineering in 2006 after a long career at AT&T/Lucent/Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs in technical and senior management leadership positions. His expertise lies within wireless access and networking, mobility standards, electromagnetics, telecom technologies, telecom management, Internet of Things (IoT), future workforce, digital design, and computer architecture. Suresh’s research interests include wireless 4G and 5G standards, priority management, quality of service (QoS) management, admission and bearer control, and dynamic spectrum allocation. He graduated from Illinois Tech with a Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical and computer engineering. He received a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi.
