Since 1890 Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Tech has been educating world-class engineers who go on to make an impact in service to humanity. Our faculty are leaders and innovators in their fields, accomplishing feats such as inventing a one-of-a-kind intracortical visual prosthesis, pioneering the use of microgrids for reliable energy distribution, and developing detailed maps of the human brain. We help drive Chicago’s continued rise as a global technology and innovation hub.
Armour College of Engineering: Bringing New Ideas into the World
Building the New Engine Brains for Greener Transportation
Associate Professor Carrie Hall has created a new computer model that can enable diesel engines to run on alternative fuels with just a software update.
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Harnessing Wave Energy
Associate Professor Carrie Hall received a 2022–2023 Fulbright United States Scholar Award to collaborate with researchers at Lancaster University to use waves as a renewable energy source.
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Career Oriented
Seth Graham’s NASA internship helped land him a job at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Seth Graham (ME/M.Eng. MAE ’22)
Practicing Leadership
As a student president, Jessica Forbes is building the skills to one day run her own business.
Jessica Forbes (CHE ’22)
Railway Track Designer, Gannett Fleming
Daniel Rappoport says Chicago is the Silicon Valley of the railroad industry.
Daniel Rappoport (CE ’21)
Manufacturing Associate, Moderna
Illinois Tech prepared Tejaswini Ramakrishna Hegde to become part of the team manufacturing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Tejaswini Ramakrishna Hegde (M.A.S. PHME ’21)
Determination to Succeed
While navigating Illinois Tech as a DACA student, Greta Vasiliauskaite gained real-world skills through an internship with an engineering consulting firm.
Greta Vasiliauskaite (CE/M.Eng. ENVE 3rd Year)
Launching a Career
Eduardo Calix has been selected as a 2021 ComEd Scholar.
Eduardo Calix (EE/M.S. CPE 3rd Year)News
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Transmitting Safety: Taking on the Cybersecurity Threats to Transportation
Frank Gunsaulus Faculty Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris Pervan: In positioning navigation and timing, any type of surface vehicles—ships, cars, trucks, trains, transportation...
The Journey from Fossil Fuels to Sustainable Energy
TRANSCRIPT Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Mohammad Asadi: The overall goal is to replace fossil fuel. We are trying to develop energy efficient and economically feasible energy conversion...
Ph.D. Student Conducts Research That Takes Flight
TRANSCRIPT Nickolas Payne (Ph.D. MAE Student): I’m looking to explore a technology that improves the performance of electric airplanes and to validate it. Improving the lift capability of air foils...
Research in Service to Humanity
Distinctively Armour
We integrate theory and practice, leading our students to tackle complex, real-world problems. Our newly launched Armour Academy offers students individualized planning, industry mentorship, and guaranteed experiences through Illinois Tech’s one-of-a-kind Elevate program.
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Engineering at Illinois Tech
The only tech-focused university in Chicago.
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Marcella Vaicik
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ren Wang
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hamid Arastoopour
Interim Dean, Armour College of Engineering
Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering
Director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER)
Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Brent Stephens
Department Chair
Arthur W. Hill Endowed Chair in Sustainability
Professor of Architectural Engineering
Director of Architectural Engineering
Director of Environmental Engineering
Kenneth M Tichauer
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Matthew Spenko
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Co-Pi, CARNATIONS
Mohammad Heidarinejad
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Georgia Papavasiliou
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Armour College of Engineering
Visiting Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush Medical College