A Welcoming Atmosphere
Simon Hwang says two things brought him to Illinois Institute of Technology: the abundance of resources available to students and excellent financial aid. “From building an electric race car from the...
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Charging Ahead in India
The COVID-19 pandemic was a blessing in disguise for Akshay Goliya (EE ’10) in a single, significant way. He’d married his wife the year before the outbreak. For 10 years he’d been working for his...
Excellence in Cybersecurity
David Arnold joined Illinois Institute of Technology as an undergraduate student. Now, eight years later, he has completed his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. As a student in the...
Partnership Program Offers Path From France to America
Maureen Rakotondraibe joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology through a partnership with École Spéciale de Mécanique et d’Electricité, a...
An Internship Leads to a Long-Term Opportunity
James Benson says he was drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology for its excellent faculty, research focus, and the Accelerated Master’s Program, which allows students to complete both a bachelor’s...
Keeping an Eye on the Goal
Sarah Thomas first heard about Illinois Institute of Technology through a soccer identification camp. When researching the school, she was attracted to its small class sizes and Illinois Tech’s...
Fulbright Scholar Aims to Make a Difference
On a cold and windy December night in Chicago, Narmeen Aamir (M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year) arrived at O’Hare International Airport with her husband and their one-year-old son after a 21-hour flight from...
Building Tools to Improve Nuclear Facility Safety
Xin Zhang first joined Illinois Institute of Technology as a master’s student, receiving his degree in 2015. He says the main draw was “the prestigious reputation of the engineering programs and the...
Hoping to Solve the World’s Most Mysterious Problems
As the recipient of a United States Department of Energy fellowship, Hans Johnson has gained the opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum computing research at the Fermi National Accelerator...
From Intern to Program Manager
As a technical program manager at Tesla, Ava Kelly is responsible for the beginning-to-end process of launching new power electronics products, starting from the initial concept and taking a product...