Mete A. Sozen Fellowship

Mete Sozen (MS 52, PhD 57) served on the CEE faculty for 36 years. His research focused on the earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete structures and the development of professional design codes for reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Sozen left Illinois in 1993 to teach at Purdue University as the Kettelhut Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering, until 2016, when he retired. Throughout his career, he was known as a compelling lecturer and wise research mentor. He died in 2018 at age 87.

Past Recipients:

2021     Marie Bond

[prior recipients currently unavailable]