Gaining Practical Experience in Engineering
After growing up in Lockport, Illinois, Kaitlyn Graves initially wanted to go to college far away from home, but she says she鈥檚 found that living in Chicago has felt like the best of both worlds....
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How a Phone Call Sparked a Technological Revolution
With his signature charm, Marty Cooper will not only tell you an improbable idea is possible, but he鈥檒l also map out a way to achieve it. If you don鈥檛 believe it, consider your smartphone. In the...
A Pathway to Computer Chip Design
It was in ECE 218, Digital Systems, that Eduardo Calix realized he wanted to pursue computer chip design. 鈥淓verything my friends hated about the class, I loved,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hat course was the first...
Streaming Video Through a Metal Pipe
Communications in nuclear facilities can be difficult. It鈥檚 a harsh environment for physical cables that may degrade faster than usual, but there are also many substantial physical barriers such as...
Driving Sustainability Research Forward
Larissa Affolabi came to Illinois Institute of Technology as a master鈥檚 degree student in search of a top-tier graduate program in engineering for energy systems. 鈥淚n terms of power system courses and...
A Skill Set for Career Growth
鈥淚 was probably born to be an engineer,鈥 says David Hentrich. His grandfather was an engineer with his own workshop who built Hentrich his own child-sized workbench as a kid. He absorbed his...
Striving to Make a Difference
Through engineering competitions and the robotics club in high school, Daniel Arechiga developed a growing interest in engineering. But building a music effects pedal in his spare time is what drew...
From 老王论坛 to Amazon Alexa
At 老王论坛 you鈥檙e inspired to dream as much as you are empowered to do. Graduate alumnus Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE 鈥99), vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa AI, says 老王论坛鈥檚...
Advancing Bold Ideas Through Knowledge and Inspiration
When thinking about prospective colleges, David Arnold placed 老王论坛 on the top of his list because of its strong academic standing in the region鈥攁nd because of the university鈥檚 close proximity...