Maintaining Chicago’s Historical Bridges
Jenelle Hill (CE ’11, M.A.S. PW ’16) joined Illinois Tech with an interest in math and a passion for doing work that would be used by generations, and she found civil engineering to be a natural fit...
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Full Circle
Illinois Tech’s own Sejal Vaishnav (CS ’00, M.B.A. ’05) was recently named one of the 50 leading tech executives shaping the future of higher education by Chief Data Officer Magazine a recognition...
Building an AI Career Through Mathematical Mastery
Earning an advanced degree in mathematics not only helped Hongwei Jin gain the knowledge that he needed to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at University of Illinois Chicago and become an artificial...
ID Alum Introduces Japan to Design Through Bestselling Book
Kunitake Saso (M.D.M. ’13) founded his strategic design consultancy, BIOTOPE, in 2015, just two years after completing his graduate degree at the Institute of Design and learning a whole new way of...
The Art of Law
“I got accepted to a couple of art schools, but I always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Joey Zawacki ’22. “I also wanted some kind of financial security, so I closed my little art dream and I put it...
A Rewarding Career
Before he went to law school, Thomas Donovan ’87 was a mechanical engineer looking for more. “I worked in the nuclear power industry, where I did piping stress analyses for nuclear power plants,” he...
An Environment of Innovation
Gadgets and gizmos. That’s the favorite part of the job for Patrick G. Burns ’78, a founding member of the intellectual property firm Greer, Burns & Crain. Over his esteemed career, Burns has seen his...
For the Love of IP and Cats
Editor's note: this is an updated story from the the Fall 2024 Chicago-Kent Magazine. To read the magazine in full, follow this link . “I just love intellectual property,” says Jen Nacht ’21. “I love...
Tech in Dentistry: Illinois Tech Sets Pre-Med Student Up for Success
Salih Hodzic (BIOL, M.S. BHPR ’24) knew he wanted to be a dentist since high school, but he didn’t want to go straight into a huge pre-medical program, so began searching for a more personal...
Bridging the Gap to Medical School
David Beam (BIOL ’20) first came to Mies Campus as an open-minded high schooler for a construction competition at Illinois Tech. While the medical field was already in his sights for the future, he...