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(M.S. CHE ’21, Ph.D. CHE Candidate)

After graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan, Fatima Rizwan started looking for graduate...

(M.D.M. ’06)

Ahn (M.D.M. ’06) seems too warm and approachable to be an agent of radical change. Yet those are the traits that she shares with her signature project, the Waymo Driver: a combination of both hardware...

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(M.S. C.S. ’81)

The basketball hoop affixed to the Irvine, Calif. garage of Victor Tsao (M.S. CS ’81) and his wife, Janie, was just one of many in an area dominated by Los Angeles Lakers fans. But this one was...

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(ME ’65)

It’s 90 degrees on a late June day as Edward L. “Ed” Kaplan (ME ’65) bounds into IIT Tower dressed in navy walking shorts, a navy plaid polo shirt, and fluorescent yellow athletic shoes. While his...

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(ARCH ’01)

Just shy of 1,200 feet in height and coming in at 101 stories, the Studio Gang-designed St. Regis Chicago has already become a recognizable part of the Chicago’s skyline. Its height and three-stem...

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(EE, M.S. EE 3rd Year)

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...

(AMAT '23)

Stanley Nicholson says he was able to expand his horizons academically and find cultural experiences beyond the classrooms of Illinois Institute of Technology because of its Chicago location. “I’ve...

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(Ph.D. CS, 3rd Year)

Machine learning models have demonstrated powerful predictability capabilities, but also have demonstrated bias against certain demographic groups. Canyu Chen joined a research group that is working...

(CE, M.Eng. TE '23)

Anna Slominski looked for three things when they were searching for colleges: a small school in a major city, a strong engineering program, and the opportunity to join the swim team. “Very few schools...

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