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University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

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6 MacArthur Fellow

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Bruce Blair

Nuclear security expert

Won 1999 'Genius' grant

Jeanne Gang

World-renowned architect

Designed Chicago’s Aqua Tower

Mark Hersam

Won 2014 ‘Genius’ grant

Northwestern professor

Richard Powers

2019 Pulitzer Prize

Won 1989 ‘Genius’ grant

John Rogers

Bioelectronics pioneer

Held Swanlund chair at UI

Gary Urton

Harvard professor

Won 2000 'Genius' grant