Research Centers
Center for Synchotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation
CSRRI promotes, coordinates, and fosters research and educational activities in synchrotron radiation science and related fields at IIT. CSRRI works not only among the core faculty, but also among faculty in other areas and at other institutions across the nation and around the world.
CSRRI fosters education in x-ray sciences both at IIT and in the larger scientific community through developing training programs, academic courses and specialized short courses as well as participating in summer schools and training workshops at national and international conferences.
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BioCAT
The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT) is an x-ray facility located at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the structure and dynamics of partially ordered biological systems. BioCAT is a member of IIT's Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation.
The research techniques that BioCAT supports are: small- and wide-angle diffraction from biological fibers, small- and wide-angle scattering (SAXS and WAXS) from macromolecules in solution, and x-ray microprobe imaging. .
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FermiLab
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FermiLab) advances the understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy by providing leadership and resources for qualified researchers to conduct basic research at the frontiers of high energy physics and related disciplines.
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Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers. It is also the nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946.
Argonne is a direct descendant of the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, part of the World War Two Manhattan Project. After the war, Argonne was given the mission of developing nuclear reactors for peaceful purposes. Over the years, Argonne's research expanded to include many other areas of science, engineering and technology.
Today, the laboratory has approximately 2,900 employees, including about 1,000 scientists and engineers, of whom about 750 hold doctorate degrees.
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