When Is E.coli a Good Thing?
Healing a wound is a matter of waging war: as bacteria congregate and multiply on the wound surface, preventing healing and causing infections, doctors can apply an army of antibiotics and...
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When is E. coli the Good Guy? ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Research Promises New Way of Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
CHICAGO—January 28, 2021—ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ associate professor Seok Hoon Hong has genetically engineered E. coli to infiltrate biofilm and target bacteria by secreting bacteriocins, paving the way for...
The Fundamental Transport Theory That Began at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳
A new textbook showcases Illinois Institute of Technology’s engineering innovation in the field of multiphase transport. “This book provides advanced tools for shortening the scale-up pathway from...
Introducing the Robert W. Lyczkowski Reading Room
On September 14, 2021, the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology held a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicated to the formal opening of the Robert W...
What ‘I Was Meant to Do’: Opportunities at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Clarify Career Path
TRANSCRIPT Seth Graham, a George J. Kacek Scholar (ME/M.Eng. MAE 5th Year): If you want to take your career seriously and really get one-on-one time with faculty and truly master your craft, I’d say...
Professor Phil Troyk Honored for Groundbreaking Contributions to Artificial Vision at World Congress of Visual Prostheses
Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Biomedical Engineering Phil Troyk was awarded the Bartimaeus Award at the World Congress of Visual Prostheses, also known as The Eye and The Chip, for a...
Innovation Day, 3D Art, and Ice Cream
Nataki Muhammad, owner of an ice cream shop in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, wandered through a sea of booths as excited Illinois Institute of Technology students presented answers to real-world...
Research Peers Select Professor Phil Troyk for Artificial Vision Award
Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Biomedical Engineering Phil Troyk was awarded the Bartimaeus Award at the World Congress of Visual Prostheses, also known as The Eye and The Chip, in...
Gaining the Experience to Make an Impact on the Environment
In civil engineering, there are so many opportunities to go outside and to work out in the field. Issues with infrastructure, they need expertise and technical experience. And here at ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳, we learn all those things in school and apply them to the real world.
Ten Undergraduate Students Participated in Materials-Related Research Program Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
A group of students in science and engineering from several institutions made up the first group of participants in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU...