Solving the Mysteries of Space
Jonte’ Williams is not wasting any time. The third-year astrophysics and physics double-major drew upon childhood experiences in STEM programs—and inspiration from African-American astrophysicist and...
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A Draw to the Futuristic
(Biomedical Engineering ’20)As a student at Morton College, Victor Quiroz joined his college’s chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). One day Quiroz visited the Illinois Institute of Technology campus...
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Advancing Health Care Through Molecular Science
MBB, M.S. ’19Since earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular biochemistry and biophysics through the Accelerated Master’s Program at Illinois Institute of Technology in 2019, alumnus William Menzer has...
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Accommodating a Gender Minority in STEM Settings
(Biochemistry, 3rd Year)Women often are minorities at STEM institutions, and finding products to meet their unique health needs can sometimes be challenging in these settings. Barien Gad (BCHM, 3rd Year) has addressed this...
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Creating a New Organization for Environmental Engineering
(Civil Engineering/M.Eng. Environmental Engineering 3rd Year)“Every summer, my mom, my younger sister, and I take road trips to unique places in the United States,” says Greta Vasiliauskaite. “At Glacier National Park, I saw a picture of how the glaciers looked...
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Tackling the Energy Crisis
(M.S. Materials Science and Engineering 2nd Year)As a graduate student in Leon Shaw’s research group, Vignyatha Tatagari works to develop novel materials for lithium-metal batteries. Before coming to Illinois Institute of Technology, Vignyatha...
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Sky’s the Limit
(Bioanalytical Chemistry 4th Year)Fourth-year student Diana Csercse is the first-ever Illinois Institute of Technology student to enroll in the new Bachelor of Science in Bioanalytical Chemistry program, which is the first program of...
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SoReMo Fellow Explores Diversity in Admissions
(Computer Science 3rd Year)Alisha Khan (CS 3rd Year) says her first interaction with data science and statistics research came through the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design (SoReMo) initiative, a semester...
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SoReMo Project Discovers Outlet for Improved Disaster Preparedness
(Applied Mathematics 2nd Year)Disaster preparedness could be improved citywide across Chicago if the Federal Emergency Management Agency takes advantage of a willing partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), according to Ryan...
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SoReMo Study Discovers New Source of Free Labor
(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities/User Behavior on Social Media, Digital Culture, AI Ethics 3rd Year)How social media influencers use their followers as unwitting laborers for profit is the center of research conducted by Leila Mirghaderi for the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design...