University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

David V. Boger

David V. Boger

David V. Boger

2019 Distinguished Alumni Award

Professor of Engineering, Monash University; Laureate Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne

MS 64, PhD 66

Dr. Boger is a world-renowned expert in rheology and is best known for the development of “Boger Fluids,” which behave both like solids and liquids depending on how stress is applied to the fluid. He is also well-known in the mining industry for developing processes that mitigate the environmental risks associated with toxic mining waste. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for discoveries and fundamental research on elastic and particulate fluids and their application to waste minimization in the minerals industry. He is a recipient of a 2016 College of LAS Alumni Achievement Award.