Since 1890 Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Tech has been educating world-class engineers who go on to make an impact in service to humanity. Our faculty are leaders and innovators in their fields, accomplishing feats such as inventing a one-of-a-kind intracortical visual prosthesis, pioneering the use of microgrids for reliable energy distribution, and developing detailed maps of the human brain. We help drive Chicago’s continued rise as a global technology and innovation hub.
Armour College of Engineering: Bringing New Ideas into the World
Green Energy Harvesting
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lin Cai works on sustainable solutions to wirelessly charge the ever-growing number of devices in the Internet of Things.
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Improving Space Weather Forecasts
Associate Professor Seebany Datta-Barua investigates how to predict changes in space weather that can interfere with GPS and other satellite-based applications.
How SARS-CoV-2 Spreads
Professor Brent Stephens’s model of how particles spread Diamond Princess cruise ship
Developing Tools to Detect ‘Silent’ Blindness-Causing Disease
Professor Jennifer Kang-Mieler is developing a model to measure changes in the blood flow of the eye, which could allow doctors to diagnose diabetic retinopathy before vision loss occurs.
Project Manager, University of Chicago
Krystal McDoom leads project teams, composed of design and construction professionals, and pushes for change in the industry.
Krystal McDoom (ARCE ’14)
Solutions to Real-World Problems
Xin Huang is developing an ultrasonic system to help nuclear facilities overcome communication barriers.
Xin Huang (Ph.D. EE Candidate)
Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University
Experience in the Armour R&D program helped Victor Quiroz find his path to a career in biomedical engineering research.
Victor Quiroz (BME ’20)
Practicing Leadership
As a student president, Jessica Forbes is building the skills to one day run her own business.
Jessica Forbes (CHE ’22)
Embracing a Second Chance
Andy de Fonseca is 35 years old, a theater graduate, a mother, and now well on her way to becoming an aerospace engineer.
Andy de Fonseca (AE ’22)News
Third Successful Implantation of Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant Continues to Redefine Possibilities
In a major milestone for the field of neurotechnology, the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), a revolutionary wireless brain implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly...
2026 MMAE Poster Competition and Departmental Awards
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech held its annual MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and departmental awards ceremony on April 17, 2026. The...
Engineering Professor Qing-Chang Zhong Elected as AAAS Fellow
Illinois Tech Max McGraw Endowed Chair of Energy and Power Engineering and Management Qing-Chang Zhong has been elected as a 2025 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for...
Distinctively Armour
We integrate theory and practice, leading our students to tackle complex, real-world problems.
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Engineering at Illinois Tech
The only tech-focused university in Chicago.
Learn MoreFeatured Faculty
Mohammad Shahidehpour
Robert W. Galvin Electricity Innovation Endowed Chair
Director, Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation
Associate Director, Wanger Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research
Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Lin Cai
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew J. Gombeda
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Director of the Concrete Materials and Structures Laboratory
Georgia Papavasiliou
Department Chair
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Seebany Datta-Barua
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Fouad Teymour
S.C. Johnson Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of the Center for Complex Systems and Dynamics