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...
Capturing Real-World Fluid Dynamics
As a graduate student in Taiwan, Min-Lin Tsai conducted research projects in computational fluid dynamics and flow control. He started reading research papers by Illinois Institute of Technology...
Exploring Problems Without Obvious Answers
Declan Mulroy joined Illinois Institute of Technology as an undergraduate student, transferring from Oakton Community College. As an undergraduate student, Mulroy joined a research project developing...
Excellence in Cybersecurity
David Arnold joined Illinois Institute of Technology as an undergraduate student. Now, eight years later, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees already under his belt, he is in the final stages of his...
Intersecting Architectural Engineering and Public Health
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architectural engineering at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, Insung Kang became interested in the projects at Illinois Institute of Technology...
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...
Internships for Career Liftoff
Naia Lum, a fourth year student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, has been selected for the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship through...
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...
Merging Architectural Engineering and Computer Science
Growing up in San Francisco, µç³µÎÞÂë, and Detroit, Samantha Muller was fascinated by buildings. “Walking in the city with my eyes toward the sky, I asked myself how the buildings around me were even...