ECE Senior Adam Berg Wins Young Innovator's Award

Medical Imaging Research Updates

The Medical Imaging Research Center (MIRC) at Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the most progressive research centers in Chicago. The interdisciplinary faculty members, including four from ECE, are developing new imaging modalities and techniques for acquisition, processing, and analysis of medical images. Housed in the university's new Technology and Business Center, the MIRC researchers have state-of-the-art space to continue their long-term projects that are changing the way we look at human anatomy. Full Article

Grainger Foundation Gives $5 Million to ECE Power Engineering Program

The electrical power engineering programs at Illinois Institute of Technology continue to expand their facilities and enrollment thanks to ongoing support from The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Ill. The ECE department recently received a $5 million gift from the foundation to help inspire students in the United States to become interested in electrical power engineering. The generous donation also will allow the ECE department to continue to attract well-qualified students into power engineering professions.

The Grainger Foundation has supported power initiatives including scholarship funding and facility development at the university for more than two decades. Scholarships funded by past Grainger gifts have resulted in more than double the number of students dedicating their engineering focus to issues of power and sustainability. Full Article