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Ayo
Ayodele |
Ayo
is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political
Science with a minor in Psychology. His interests include: Playing
basketball, computer games, and learning about business, marketing,
and accounting. Ayo also played for the IIT basketball team for
4 years. This is Ayo’s second IPRO. His first IPRO dealt with
Tech News. Upon graduation in the spring of ’06, Ayo plans
to pursue a career in the field of accounting. |
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Saurabh
Dass |
Saurabh
is a 4th year student pursuing Bachelor of Science Degrees in both
Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. His interests include:
film, music, guitar, and Halo 2. This is Saurabh’s second
IPRO, his first IPRO dealt with Robotics. Upon graduation in the
fall of ‘06, Saurabh plans to find a job in the electrical
engineering field. |

Ankit
Desai |
Ankit
is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular
Biochemistry, and Biophysics. His interests include: Tennis, football,
basketball, and videogames. This is Ankit’s second IPRO experience.
His first IPRO dealt with creating a video rental store on the IIT
campus. Upon graduation in the spring of ’06, Ankit plans
on attending Medical school. |

Jason
Frumkin |
Jason
is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer
Engineering. His interests include: sports, music, and volunteer
work. This is Jason’s second IPRO. His first IPRO dealt with
Architectural Engineering that dealt with the design for senior
housing. Upon graduation in the spring of ’06, Jason plans
to find a job in his related field. |

Jonathon
Komyathy |
Jonathon is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Computer Science. His interests include: Writing computer programs,
working with databases, and studying video games. This is Jonathon’s
second IPRO, as he entered this IPRO continuing from the previous
semester. Upon graduation in the spring of ’06, Jonathon plans
to find a job as a software engineer, programmer, or designer somewhere
on the west coast. |
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Jason
Novak
Jason previously graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology
in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering.
After working in the field for three years, Jason decided to attend
law school. Jason is currently attending the Chicago-Kent College
of law, will graduate with his Juris Doctor this spring and will start
as an associate in the intellectual property department at Bell, Boyd
& Lloyd LLC this fall. He enrolled in this IPRO to get a chance
to come back to the main campus and interact with current students
one last time before his graduation. |

Maggie
Peterson |
Maggie is a 3rd year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Biomedical Engineering. Her interests include: being vice president
of Kappa Phi Delta sorority, occasionally playing the guitar, and
reading. This is Maggie’s first IPRO experience. Upon graduation
in the spring of ’07, Maggie plans to attend Graduate school
to further her studies. |

Bezaleel
I. Robinson |
Bezaleel is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Computer Engineering. His interests include: sports, music, graphics
design, and film. This is Bezaleel’s second IPRO, his first
IPRO dealt with creating a sustainable village. Upon graduation in
the spring of ’06, Bezaleel plans to find a job in the Computer
Engineering field, and possibly entering Graduate School. |

Michael
B. Stohl |
Michael is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Electrical Engineering. His interests include: sports, going out,
being with family/friends. Michael also played for the IIT basketball
team for 4 years. This is Michael’s second IPRO. His first IPRO
dealt with preventing bird collision with windows. Upon graduation
in the spring of ‘06, Michael is set to work with a power engineering
company in Wisconsin. |

Andrew
J. Wilk |
Andrew is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Computer Engineering. His interests include: working on cars, working
with mobile electronics, and snowboarding. This is Andrew’s
first IPRO experience. Upon graduation in the fall of ‘06, Andrew
plans to find a job in a related field of his studies. |

Sungwoo
Yang |
Sungwoo is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Chemistry. His interests include: nanotechnology, biotechnology,
and basketball. Sungwoo is also a research assistant in the chemistry
department. This is Sungwoo’s second IPRO experience. Upon graduation
in the spring of ’06, Sungwoo plans to go to Duke University
for Graduate School. |
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Kevin
R. Lerash (TEAM LEADER) |
Kevin
is a 3rd year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political
Science as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
His interests include: music, reading, politics, and sociology. This
is Kevin’s first IPRO experience. Upon graduation in the spring
of ‘08, Kevin plans to find a job in either a political or social
institution and possibly attend Graduate School for sociology. |

George
Skontos (TEAM LEADER) |
George is a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Applied Mathematics with a minor in History. His interests include:
Military history, videogames, and airplane models. This is George’s
first IPRO experience. Upon graduation in spring 2007 George plans
on pursuing his Mathematics degree and also hopes to continue to
study history. George’s goals are to eventually become a teacher
at the college level. |

Sagar
Shah (TEAM LEADER) |
Sagar is a 3rd year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Political Science with minors in Psychology and Business Management.
His interests include: film, photography, music, and technology. This
is Sagar’s second IPRO, as he entered this IPRO continuing from
the previous semester. Upon graduation in the spring of ‘07,
Sagar plans to pursue career prospects while attending law school
enrolling in the JD/MBA program with a concentration in Corporate
Law and Finance. |
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Jeanne
Link |
Jeanne is the Head of Instruction and Outreach for the Paul V. Galvin
Library. She is a key external source to the IPRO team. She came to
be a librarian due to her fascination with information and accessibility
and a desire to help people understand technology in order to get
the information that they need. Outside the library, her world revolves
around the love of her life, her dog Tiva and she suffers from a common
North American female weakness for fabulous shoes. |

Janet
Staker Woerner
(TEAM
ADVISOR) |
Professor Woerner has over 25 years of experience in the field of
marketing and marketing communications. She brings a wealth of knowledge
in marketing, marketing communications and corporate education. She
also has extensive experience in the area of technology-based solutions
for marketing. Most recently Prof. Woerner has been researching the
area of accelerating change and the societal implications on a global
scale. She is a fellow at the Center on Nanotechnology and Society
at the Chicago Kent College of Law (IIT). Outside interests include
a passion for reading, adventure travel, and spending time on the
family farm. She resided in the Western suburbs, has three daughters
and a dog, Brit. |