2017 MMAE Distinguished Alumni Awards
On September 15th, 2017, the Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Department at Armour College of Engineering presented departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards to Mr. Robert A...
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Associate Professor Matthew Spenko Discusses Elon Musk's Comments on Artificial Intelligence with Fox's Good Day Chicago
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Matthew Spenko, discussed Elon Musk's recent comments on artificial intelligence (AI) being the cause of World War 3 on Fox's Good Day Chicago. In the...
Professor Emeritus John Kallend First Person to Hold Official World Records in Wingsuit Flying and Formation Skydiving
Professor Emeritus of Materials Engineering, John Kallend, has recently became the first and only person in the world to hold official world records in wingsuit flying and formation skydiving. On July...
MMAE Department Hosts 2017 ASM Materials Camp
The Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Department at Armour College of Engineering and the American Society of Materials (ASM) International have partnered together since 2013 to...
NSF Grant Advances Professor Sammy Tin’s Research for Developing Ni-Base Superalloys Better Suited for Additive Manufacturing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant totaling $400,894 over three years to Illinois Institute of Technology to develop Ni-base superalloys that are more suitable for advanced...
Associate Professor Matthew Spenko Quoted in New Scientist and NOVA Next About Gecko Inspired Robotic Grippers
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Armour College of Engineering, Matthew Spenko, was quoted in New Scientist and NOVA Next about gecko inspired robotic grippers that could be used to...
Assistant Professor Ankit Srivastava Publishes Novel Approach to Determine Scattering Coefficients in Metamaterials
Ankit Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Materials & Aerospace Engineering, recently had a paper he authored in collaboration with a colleague from University of Cambridge published in the...
Students in Material Advantage Chapter Sharpen Metallurgy Skills for Bladesmithing Competition
A team of undergraduate and graduate students from the Illinois Tech Material Advantage Chapter produced a blade for the TMS (The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society) Bladesmithing Competition...
Assistant Professor Carrie Hall Interviewed by CBS 2 About Potential Material Causes of Microwave Fire
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering at Armour College of Engineering, Carrie Hall, was featured in a CBS 2 interview about the potential material causes of a fire in...
Associate Professor Matthew Spenko Featured in Several News Outlets About Return of Robot Revolution to Museum of Science and Industry
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Armour College of Engineering, Matthew Spenko, was featured in several news outlets about the return of the Robot Revolution Exhibit to the Museum of...