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In high school, Olivia Hansen loved painting and drawing but also found herself excelling at science and math. While exploring how she could combine those passions, she landed first on architecture...
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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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Building Bridges to Equal Opportunities
(ITM/M.A.S. CYF 5th year)As a guest speaker for the InteGirls Detroit Women in STEM panel, Harshini Chellasamy spoke with high school girls about her experience as an IT and Cybersecurity student at Illinois Tech. She...
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Experiences Are Stepping Stones to Career Goal
(Business Administration/M.S. Finance 5th year)Chicago’s opportunities and Illinois Institute of Technology’s Accelerated Master’s Program drew Mohamed Shamel from Cairo to Stuart School of Business to study finance. Since arriving on campus, he...
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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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Discovering Skills Beyond Research
(AMAT Ph.D., 1st year)Not only did Miles Bakenhus find several opportunities to conduct research while earning a master’s degree in applied mathematics at Illinois Tech, he also had opportunities to stand in front of a...
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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...
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Building a Strong Future in STEM
(Bioinformatics 3rd Year)Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology...