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
Fluid Dynamics Expert Louis Cattafesta Named Olin Endowed Department Chair
Louis Cattafesta is the inaugural holder of the John G. and Jane E. Olin Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.
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Career Oriented
Seth Graham’s NASA internship helped land him a job at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Seth Graham (ME/M.Eng. MAE ’22)
Practicing Leadership
As a student president, Jessica Forbes is building the skills to one day run her own business.
Jessica Forbes (CHE ’22)
Railway Track Designer, Gannett Fleming
Daniel Rappoport says Chicago is the Silicon Valley of the railroad industry.
Daniel Rappoport (CE ’21)
Manufacturing Associate, Moderna
Illinois Tech prepared Tejaswini Ramakrishna Hegde to become part of the team manufacturing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Tejaswini Ramakrishna Hegde (M.A.S. PHME ’21)
Determination to Succeed
While navigating Illinois Tech as a DACA student, Greta Vasiliauskaite gained real-world skills through an internship with an engineering consulting firm.
Greta Vasiliauskaite (CE/M.Eng. ENVE 3rd Year)
Launching a Career
Eduardo Calix has been selected as a 2021 ComEd Scholar.
Eduardo Calix (EE/M.S. CPE 3rd Year)News
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Transmitting Safety: Taking on the Cybersecurity Threats to Transportation
Frank Gunsaulus Faculty Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris Pervan: In positioning navigation and timing, any type of surface vehicles—ships, cars, trucks, trains, transportation...
The Math Behind the Future of Energy Savings
Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Scott T. M. Dawson has received funding from the United States Department of Energy Early Career Research...
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Fluorescence-Assisted Cancer Surgery Project Receives $2.5 Million in NIH Funding
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kenneth Tichauer and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jovan Brankov at Illinois Institute of Technology have been awarded $2.5 million in...
Research in Service to Humanity
Distinctively Armour
We integrate theory and practice, leading our students to tackle complex, real-world problems. Our newly launched Armour Academy offers students individualized planning, industry mentorship, and guaranteed experiences through Illinois Tech’s one-of-a-kind Elevate program.
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Engineering at Illinois Tech
The only tech-focused university in Chicago.
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Georgia Papavasiliou
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Armour College of Engineering
Visiting Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush Medical College
Ankit Srivastava
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering
Fouad Teymour
S.C. Johnson Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of the Center for Complex Systems and Dynamics
Marcella Vaicik
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Matthew J. Gombeda
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Yongyi Yang
Harris Perlstein Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
David R. Williams
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mohammad Shahidehpour
Distinguished Bodine Professor
Robert W. Galvin Center for 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
Ankit Srivastava
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering