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.
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2024 ECE Day: Seminar and Student Research Competition
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Illinois Institute of Technology recently held its annual ECE Day event on April 5, 2024. This day-long event showcased the department’s...
Engineering Professor Yu Cheng Named to 2024 Class of IEEE Fellows
Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Cheng has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. According to IEEE, this...
Living Your Values as an Engineer
Before making his way to Illinois Institute of Technology to study engineering, Jonathan Ellison (CE ’24) had an entirely different career. He spent the early 2000s getting an Associate of Arts degree...
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We integrate theory and practice, leading our students to tackle complex, real-world problems.
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