Steven R. Eckhoff

Professor

Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building
360C AESB, MC-644
1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 244-4022
Fax: (217) 244-0323
E-mail: seckhoff@illinois.edu

Research Areas

Corn Fractionation
Wet and Dry Milling

Courses Taught

ABE 489 - Corn Milling Process Design
TSM 381 - Grain Drying Storage Systems

Education

Ph.D., Agricultural and Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1983
M.S.E., Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University, 1977
B.A., Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975

Professional Experience

Professor, Jul 1994-date, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois
Associate Professor, Jun 1988-Jul 1994, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois
Associate Professor, Aug 1987-Jun 1988, Agricultural Engineering Department, Kansas State University
Assistant Professor, Aug 1983-Aug 1987, Agricultural Engineering Department, Kansas State University
Graduate Research Instructor, Aug 1980-Aug 1983, Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University
Graduate Assistant, Aug 1979-Aug 1980, Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University
Agricultural Engineer, Jun 1977-Aug 1979, NRRC (now NCAUR)/USDA/ARS, Peoria, Illinois
NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Aug 1975-Jun 1977, Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University

Honors and Awards

Dow Outstanding Young Educator Award in the Midwest Region, American Society for Engineering Education, 1986
Kansas State University Presidential Lecturer, 1986, 1987
Outstanding Paper in Cereal Chemistry Award, Corn Refiners Association, 1989
Research Fellowship, Corn Refiners Association, 1990, 1991
Teaching Excellence Award, U of I Department of Agricultural Engineering, 1993
Excellence in Teaching Award, American Association of Cereal Chemists, 1999