A Skill Set for Career Growth
“I was probably born to be an engineer,” says David Hentrich. His grandfather was an engineer with his own workshop who built Hentrich his own child-sized workbench as a kid. He absorbed his...
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Becoming the Expert
(ARCE, M.ENG. STE ’18)From an outdoor sculptural installation celebrating Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood to studies of human bone fracturing, Demetria Boatwright took every opportunity to take on ambitious projects and...
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Helping Others Through a Career in Law
(LAW ’21)For Roberto Martinez (LAW ’21), it was all about telling peoples’ stories. He excelled at interviews, getting clients to open up. “There’s so much need for understanding, and it goes beyond just...
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Faculty Inspire Dream of Being a Professor
(Ph.D. MSC ’13)When Seungho Baek began the doctoral program in management science at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Business, he had his sights set on becoming a quantitative analyst or...
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Meat Industry Rock Star
BCHM ’15, M.S. FST ’16Alumna Liang Bennett (BCHM ’15, M.S. FST ’16) is putting her Illinois Institute of Technology food safety training to good use, overseeing all regulatory compliance for Chicago Meat Authority, a meat...
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Dedicated to Public Service
(PS ’15)For Olurotimi “Timi” Akindele (PS ’15), the greatest fulfillment comes in helping others. “Being able to give assistance, support, and help to individuals and communities is the best use of my God...
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Committed to Radiation Safety
M.S. HP ’16Since graduating with his master’s degree in health physics, Sandor Demeter (M.S. HP ’16) has applied his subject matter expertise to his work in multiple areas. An associate professor of radiology at...
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Building Brand Awareness
HUM ’16As a communications specialist at GoodMorning.com, one of Canada’s largest independent online mattress retailers and fastest-growing companies, Brook Bell (HUM ’16) says every day is an adventure. “As...
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Skilled for Success
Applied Mathematics/M.A.S. Mathematical Finance ’21Weston Sterchi accepted a job with Segal, a human resources and benefits consulting company, in their retirement practice soon after graduation. He says the coursework offered at Illinois Institute of...
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A Powerful Theory
(M.S. GE ’66, Ph.D. GT ’70)Like many scientists of his generation, Robert Lyczkowski says the launch of Sputnik 1, the first human-made satellite to orbit Earth, changed his life. “It started a whole push for science,” he says...