Student and Alumni Stories

Making Waves in Materials Science Engineering and Extracurricular Activities

(Materials Science Engineering 2nd Year)

“Illinois Tech is a place where you have the time to pursue extracurriculars while earning your degree. It is a school with opportunity for those who seek it,” Megan Burrill says. As captain of the...

Aerospace Engineering Student, Aspiring Rocket Scientist

(Aerospace Engineering/M.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 3rd Year)

As a student with a passion for STEM, Levin Rosete has further refined his interests to engineering and technology. “At Illinois Tech I was between mechanical and aerospace for the first two years of...

Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit

(ME ’15)

Dane Christianson is an inventor at heart. He designed—and then constructed—a three-dimensional twisty-puzzle called the X-Cube in Illinois Tech’s Idea Shop using a 3D printer. “The Idea Shop is just...

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Seizing All That Illinois Tech Offers

(Mechanical Engineering 3rd Year)

When Katja Berthold was deciding where she wanted to go to college, a variety of factors came into play, from what kind of education each college offered, its location, and its size. Illinois Tech was...

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Nurturing a Passion for Renewable Energy

(Mechanical Engineering 4th Year)

Maddy Urig describes herself as an environmentalist who cares deeply about preserving Earth’s natural resources and combating the future of energy. She enrolled at Illinois Tech because she was...

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Personalizing Her Education, Her Way

(BME ’19)

With her interest in researching autoimmune diseases, Brianna McKenna declared her major as biomedical engineering and thought that her career path was set. As she took her elective courses, however...

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Liftoff!

(AE ’07)

The summer after graduating from Illinois Tech, Jason Tenenbaum joined Lockheed Martin Mission Services as a systems engineer. He worked there for three years before joining SpaceX, where he gained...

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From Illinois Tech to Amazon Alexa

(M.S. EE ’99)

At Illinois Tech you’re inspired to dream as much as you are empowered to do. Graduate alumnus Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE ’99), vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa AI, says Illinois Tech’s...

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Discovering New Technologies to Solve Environmental Issues

(Mechanical Engineering/M.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 4th Year)

Illinois Tech has provided Sydney Kaplan (Mechanical Engineering/M.E. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 4th Year) with opportunities that are leading her toward a future in discovering new...

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Advancing Bold Ideas Through Knowledge and Inspiration

(EE/M.S. CPE ’19)

When thinking about prospective colleges, David Arnold (EE/M.S. CPE ’19) placed Illinois Tech on the top of his list because of its strong academic standing in the region—and because of the university...

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