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...
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Leading Construction and Design Through a Human-Centered Approach
Krystal McDoom currently manages a $35 million portfolio across six projects at the University of Chicago in her role as project manager. Each construction project holds a unique set of demands, and...
Exploring Engineering Pathways, From Research to Startups
Marissa Redington has always loved solving problems, whether it鈥檚 navigating large blocks of code or figuring out how to make summer camp activities adaptive for children with different needs. 鈥淚...
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...
A Draw to the Futuristic
As a student at Morton College, Victor Quiroz joined his college鈥檚 chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). One day Quiroz visited the Illinois Institute of Technology campus...
Creating a New Organization for Environmental Engineering
鈥淓very summer, my mom, my younger sister, and I take road trips to unique places in the United States,鈥 says Greta Vasiliauskaite. 鈥淎t Glacier National Park, I saw a picture of how the glaciers looked...
Tackling the Energy Crisis
As a graduate student in Leon Shaw鈥檚 research group, Vignyatha Tatagari works to develop novel materials for lithium-metal batteries. Before coming to Illinois Institute of Technology, Vignyatha...
The Future of Clean Energy
Through her engineering and economic courses as part of the Energy, Economics, and Environment minor at Illinois Institute of Technology, Lizz Elliott has learned the importance of nuclear energy as a...
Innovating SARS-CoV-2 Detection
Laasya Devi Annepureddy works with Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kenneth Tichauer studying diabetic retinopathy, a common side effect of diabetes that damages a patient鈥檚 ability to...
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...