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Engineering Quieter Sonic Booms
(AE ’01)Michael Buonanno works at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division, leading the engineering development of the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology X-plane. The supersonic aircraft was commissioned by NASA...
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Striving to Make a Difference
(Electrical Engineering 2nd Year)Through engineering competitions and the robotics club in high school, Daniel Arechiga developed a growing interest in engineering. But building a music effects pedal in his spare time is what drew...
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From Set Design to Aerospace Engineering
(Aerospace Engineering 3rd Year)As a kid, Andy de Fonseca loved space but never considered pursuing a career in STEM. After getting degrees in theater, cinematography, and history and taking a job in marketing, Andy started...
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Mechanical Engineering Student Dancing Toward a Greener Future
(Mechanical Engineering 2nd Year)Neil John has always loved breaking things to figure out how they work. Now as a mechanical engineering major, he’s getting better at rebuilding them, too. “I spent a decent chunk of time in the...
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Preservation Rooted in Memories
(ARCH ’13, M.ENG ’15)Although she didn’t recognize it then, Allison Toonen-Talamo’s path to becoming an historic preservation leader began when she saw that in the mid-2000s, the ranches, homes, and mom-and-pop businesses...
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Inspired to Educate
(CHEM, CHE, M.S. CHEM 4th Year)In the lab of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jean-Luc Ayitou, undergraduate researcher Will Blodgett has been working to utilize water as a solvent, a practice that, if widely adopted within...
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A Steady and Determined Approach to a Ph.D.
(M.S. MAE ’96, Ph.D. ’12)In the 1990s Illinois Institute of Technology was a pioneer in distance learning through its Interactive Instructional Television Network (IIT/V) program. Courses were filmed at campus locations and...
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Gaining Opportunity Through Research
(M.S. MAE ’09, Ph.D. ’13)For Ricardo Vinuesa, the possibility of participating in research and study groups as he progressed through his academic career provided him with a competitive advantage. “I believe that my...
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Launching a Career in Biomedical Engineering
(Biomedical Engineering/M.A.S. Chemical Engineering 3rd Year)Prior to making her decision to attend Illinois Institute of Technology, Deborah Adesina had visited Chicago a couple of times and fell in love with the city. While researching universities, Deborah...