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  • Armour College of Engineering
(M.S. CHE 鈥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...

(ME 鈥65)

It鈥檚 90 degrees on a late June day as Edward L. 鈥淓d鈥 Kaplan (ME 鈥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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(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鈥檚...

(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. 鈥淰ery few schools...

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(M.S. Autonomous Systems and Robotics 鈥22)

Chlo茅 Benz works as a software engineer for Qualcomm, conducting research and development on behavior prediction for autonomous driving. She works on software design, integration, and testing tasks on...

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(M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year)

On a cold and windy December night in 电车无码, Narmeen Aamir (M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year) arrived at O鈥橦are International Airport with her husband and their one-year-old son after a 21-hour flight from...

(M.A.S. CHE 鈥22)

As an undergraduate student studying chemistry at Dominican University, Elizabeth Foot attended monthly Women in STEM meetings in which various successful women working in STEM fields shared their...

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(CHE, M.A.S. CHE 4th Year)

Derek Bergstedt鈥檚 interest in chemical engineering began in fourth grade when a career assessment test suggested they pursue the discipline. Over the years as they learned more about the field, it...

(M.A.S. ITO 鈥20)

Cooper Runzel had been working in manufacturing jobs at Lake Cable in the 电车无码 suburb of Bensenville, Illinois, for many years. After working his way up to a plant manager position, he started...

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