CSL Profiles
Gady Agam
Department of Computer Science
Gady Agam, associate professor of Computer Science, has a solid reputation in experimental and visual computing, and runs the Visual Computing Lab within the Department of Computer Science.
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Shlomo Argamon
Department of Computer Science
Can a computer tell the difference between right and wrong, or distinguish a male from a female? These sorts of questions are at the heart of research being explored by Associate Professor of Computer Science Shlomo Argamon.
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Andrea Berry
B.S. in Computer Science, 1984
Emmy Award-winning television executive Andrea Berry discovered her passion for broadcast operations during her student days as a disc jockey on IIT's radio station, WIIT 88.9 FM.
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Dean R. Russell Betts
Professor of Physics
R. Russell Betts, Ph.D., joined IIT from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), where he served as vice provost for planning and programs and professor of physics.
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Gruia Calinescu
Department of Computer Science
These days, it's all about the algorithm--the essential blueprint that tells computers what to do. For Associate Professor Gruia Calinescu, the algorithm is his life work.
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar
M.S. in Computer Science, 1988
Just a few years after graduating from IIT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar was part of the Intel team that designed the trailblazing Pentium chip. He also was a senior design engineer on the team that designed the 32-bit 80486 microprocessor.
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CSEP
Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions
What is a scientist's or an engineer's responsibility to society? Is loyalty a moral virtue? What risks must be considered in developing net technologies? These are all questions that the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP), directed by Vivian Weil, seeks to answer.
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CSRRI
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation
Can you imagine living in a world of corrosion-resistant materials? Have you ever wondered about the molecular forces behind muscle contraction? IIT researchers are investigating these topics and many others with technology provided by the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory...
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John Groszko
Computer Science Undergraduate
The stereotype of the antisocial computer science major couldn't be farther from the truth in the case of John Groszko, fourth-year undergraduate.
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Fred Hickernell
Department of Applied Mathematics
Achieving academic excellence through interdisciplinary relationships is an IIT hallmark that Fred Hickernell, chair and professor of applied mathematics, has the opportunity to utilize each day.
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Thomas Irving
Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Department of Physics
Watching fruit flies may not seem like high-tech science, but this work of Professor Thomas Irving could hold the key to understanding the way
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Ishaque Khan
Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
In science, what's small is big.'The heart and soul of today's scientific revolution is nanoscale science,' says Professor Ishaque Khan.
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Marilyn Kouba
Marilyn Kouba is a true pioneer for women in the sciences at IIT. Kouba entered IIT as a junior in 1948, a time when there were not many women studying chemistry.
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Norman Lederman
Department of Mathematics and Science Education
IIT's Department of Mathematics and Science Education (MSED) was formed in 2002 to address the nationwide shortage of qualified mathematics and science teachers and to supply teachers to urban areas.
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Xiang-Yang Li
Department of Computer Science
Science can reveal the unforeseen, but sometimes it aims to improve the basic components of our everyday lives. Associate Professor of Computer Science Xiang-Yang Li's research interests focus on algorithm design and analysis for practical topics such as wireless and sensor networks, truthful computing, cryptography and network security, and computational geometry.
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Nathan Majernik
Physics/Applied Mathematics Undergraduate
The goddess Isis was revered as a patroness of magic in ancient Egypt. For IIT College of Science and Letters student Nathan Majernik, it is not magic but rather his abilities in physics and applied mathematics that are propelling him along the fast track in science. Majernik won second place at the 2011 IIT Undergraduate Research Day poster session for his detailed tomography work on a bronze Isis statue.
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F. R. 'Buck' McMorris
Department of Applied Mathematics, Department of Computer Science
The professional life of Professor F.R. 'Buck' McMorris began in 1969 when he was awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics (abstract algebra) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Earlier, he received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Beloit College and a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of California, Riverside.
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Nick Menhart
Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common form of muscular dystrophy, striking one in 3,500 boys.
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Loretta Moore
M.S. in Computer Science, 1986; Ph.D., 1991
Loretta Moore has served in a principal role on research contracts and grants totaling more than $5 million from agencies such as the United States Department of Homeland Security, the National Science Foundation, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters.
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Linda Spentzouris
Department of Physics
Accelerator physics is one of the hottest areas of research today, and with IIT partners Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab located in the Chicago area, the Windy City has now been dubbed 'physics city.'
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Anita E. Thomas
Applied Mathematics Undergraduate
Daniel Burnham, notable architect and co-developer of the Plan of Chicago, was quoted to have said, 'Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.'
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Victor Tsao
M.S. in Computer Science, 1980
Victor Tsao received a master's in computer science from IIT in 1980. He was co-founder of Linksys and served as president and CEO for 15 years before it was acquired by Cisco Systems.
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Paul Wattelet
B.S. in Physics, 1962
Paul Wattelet vividly recalls a memory of his mother telling the late IIT president John T. Rettaliata that her undergraduate son was going to earn a Ph.D. one day.
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Jialing Xiang
Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Cell death is a normal body function. Each day, cells repair themselves or commit suicide and die. About 15 years ago, researchers began to look more closely at it for clues to diseases involving abnormal cell death, like cancer.
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