Students and researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) are striving to improve the quality of life in our nation while preserving the natural resources and the environment for future generations. At the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), more than 40 faculty members are currently involved in energy and sustainability research and educational activities across the colleges and institutes at IIT.
PERFECT POWER
Digital technology that collects, communicates and reacts to data, allowing the system to adapt to trends in electricity usage and to change supply accordingly.
CLEAN COAL
Advanced design tools for gasification processes based on the computational fluid dynamics approach, produced hot gas cleaning and novel sorbents for CO₂ removal and hydrogen separation.
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Innovative sustainable high rise buildings that actually produce energy, utilizing renewable sources such as wind, sun and geothermal.
SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS
IIT will become the most sustainable, urban university campus in the United States.
HYBRID VEHICLES
Pioneering sustainable energy-efficient solutions from advanced power electronic converters and electric motor drives to electric, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
EVENTS
C2ST Event at IIT: Storing Alternative Energies
(Sponsored by Chicago Council on Science and Technology)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
5:00 pm Registration and Reception
6:00 pm Presentation and Panel Discussion
IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center Auditorium
3201 S. State Street
Registration Required
Engineering Grand Challenges for the 21st Century - Chicago Summit 2010
(Presented by IIT and Chicago Council on Science and Technology, in partnership with Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Wednesday-Thursday, April 21-22, 2010
Fairmont Hotel
200 North Columbus Drive | Chicago, Illinois
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IIT's New On-Campus Wind Turbine to Support Green Jobs, Research, and Education
A newly funded IIT wind energy project will focus on increasing clean energy generation, while supporting the long-term development of a clean energy workforce. IIT will lead a consortium of partners selected to receive up to $8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
IIT Researcher Highlighted as Chicago Matters "Global Visionary"
IIT Harris Perlstein Endowed Chair Professor and Director of the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center Ali Emadi, who was named a Chicago Matters Global Visionary, was highlighted on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" on November 24, discussing his work in hybrid technology and offering viewers a look inside the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center at IIT.