In 1994 Curt Frank received the William M. Keck, Sr. Professor of Engineering endowed chair. G. Fuller Gerry Fuller was honored as the 1997 recipient of the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology.
Rheology is the science of deformation and flow of matter.
The medal is the highest award given by the society, and is especially noteworthy because Gerry received it at a significantly earlier date in his career than most previous winners. A. Gast Alice Gast was the 14th Olaf A. Hougen Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin. In addition, in 1999 Craig became Editor of the Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry Edition. In 1998 Bill Hinsberg received the Leo J. Friend Award from the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, the Award for Chemical Engineering Excellence - Research Project of the Year from the Northern California Section of the American Institute for Chemical Engineers, and the Corporate Environmental Affairs Excellence Award from IBM Corporation. In 1997 Chris Klug was named as a Frederick E. Terman Fellow.