Armour College of Engineering: Bringing New Ideas into the World

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. We train our students in the principles of the engineering profession in an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes hands-on learning, teamwork, and leadership. Our students have gone on to invent world-changing technology such as the cell phone and lead industry innovation such as Amazon’s Alexa. We help drive Chicago’s continued rise as a global technology and innovation hub.

A Mars Mission Proposal

Exciting classes, next-level research, and an internship with NASA are just a few of the reasons why Seth Graham (ME/M.Eng. MAE 5th Year) says Armour College at Illinois Tech is the place to be.

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Leading Connections in Environmental Engineering

Greta Vasiliauskaite (CE/M.Eng. ENVE 3rd Year) creates new opportunities outside the classroom for herself and other Illinois Tech students.

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Hands-On Learning

As a recent Boeing intern turned new Boeing hire, Esteban Lopez (ME ’20, M.S. MAE Candidate) says real-world training has helped him understand his role in the future of engineering.

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Environmental shot of Zoe Lallas (M.S. CE ’22, Ph.D. Candidate CE)

Zoe Lallas (M.S. CE ’22, Ph.D. Candidate CE) considers herself an all-out concrete fanatic, and for the past five years she’s found a home among equally concrete-obsessed people in Illinois Tech’s...

Research In Service to Humanity

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Distinctively Armour

We integrate theory and practice, leading our students to tackle complex, real-world problems.

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Students work on a circuitboard in an electrical engineering class.

Engineering at Illinois Tech

The only tech-focused university in Chicago.

Featured Faculty

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
Matthew J. Gombeda
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Director of the Concrete Materials and Structures Laboratory
Seebany Datta Barua
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering