Nancy Sottos
| Nancy Sottos | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Spouse(s) | Greg Stanek |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science and engineering, molecular and electronic nanostructures |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Doctoral advisor | Roy McCullough |
 Nancy Sottos,“BP-ICAM Webinar Series 2016: Polymers with Biologically-Inspired Autonomous Functions”, The BP International Centre for Advanced Materials |
Nancy Sottos is an American materials scientist and professor of engineering. She is the Donald B. Willet Professor of Engineering of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She is also a co-chair of the Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures Research Theme at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. She heads the Sottos Research Group.
Sottos studies deformation and failure of materials at mesoscale, microscale, and nanoscale levels, and has made significant contributions in self-healing material, advanced polymer matrix composites, and thin films. She is a pioneer in the area of adaptive materials, creating the first self-healing polymers with Jeffrey S. Moore, Scott White, and others as of 2000.
Nancy Sottos studied mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, receiving her B.S. in 1986 and her Ph.D. in 1991. She also participated in women's varsity track and field and was active on the Athletic Governing Board and the Commission on the Status of Women.
Sottos accepted a faculty position in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1991. She was a member of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, eventually serving as its interim head. In 2006 she joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She was named the Donald B. Willet Professor of Engineering of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a University Scholar. She was appointed co-chair of the Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures Research Theme at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in 2004, succeeding Jeffrey Moore.
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