Illinois Institute Of Technology
Recent News About Illinois Institute Of Technology
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Research program immerses students in big-city life
Students from universities across the nation converged at Illinois Institute of Technology to engage in an intense 10-week research project and to see the benefits of studying in a large metropolitan city such as Chicago through the College of Computing’s Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).
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Jeremy V. Fine named CFO at Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology appoints a chief financial officer with more than 25 years of experience in leadership at the CTA, the City of Chicago and other institutions
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Ph.D. student researches enhanced lift technology for electric airplanes
Nickolas Payne, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), is conducting research aimed at enhancing the performance of electric airplanes. His work focuses on improving the lift capability of airfoils used in electric aircraft.
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Hamid Arastoopour receives lifetime achievement award from AIChE
Hamid Arastoopour, interim dean of Armour College of Engineering, Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering, and director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at Illinois Institute of Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Particle Technology Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
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Study finds fatal levels of indoor heat for some Chicagoans without AC
A recent study by the Illinois Institute of Technology and Elevate, a nonprofit organization focused on equitable climate solutions, reveals that Chicago families without central air conditioning face dangerous indoor temperatures during increasingly hotter summers. The research, conducted during a severe heatwave in 2023, showed that homes without central air conditioning experienced high temperatures even after outdoor conditions cooled overnight. Despite many participants feeling uncomfortably warm, only half recognized their homes as reaching unsafe temperatures.
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Illinois Tech architecture programs earn national sustainability designation from U.S. Department Of Energy
The College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology has been awarded the prestigious Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for its Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture programs. This recognition highlights the college’s commitment to sustainability, carbon neutrality, and zero-energy design practices in a world of escalating extreme weather and climate change.
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Architecture programs earn national designation for sustainable practices
With the continuous changes happening to the world’s built environment as a result of escalating extreme weather and climate change, adopting sustainable and zero-energy building and design practices is no longer an option. For the past year, the College of Architecture has worked to implement a new curriculum for its Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture programs that puts sustainability, carbon neutrality, and zero-energy design at the forefront of their pedagogy. This has earned the two programs a Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) from the United States...