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A Brain Was Just Successfully Implanted with a Wireless Artificial Vision System
While there is currently no cure for blindness, a first-of-its-kind artificial vision system has undergone its first successful implantation, bringing with it the potential to restore partial vision...
Waste Not, Want Not—Solving the Challenge of Food Waste
In the United States, it’s estimated up to 40 percent of food produced is never eaten. Food is being wasted at every step of the food supply chain that connects farms to forks—from production to...
Illinois Tech Research Magazine
This annual flagship publication from the Office of Research showcases the work of researchers who strive to understand the inexplicable, to improve and innovate processes, and to put discovery into practical applications for the betterment of our global society.
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Featured Projects
At Illinois Tech, extraordinary research on our campus and beyond reflects our commitment to scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation.
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University Research Initiatives
Three university-wide, innovation-driven research initiatives leverage the expertise of faculty and students from various disciplines: Computation and Data, Health and Wellness, and Urban Futures.
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Student Projects and Opportunities
Illinois Tech undergraduate and graduate students are conducting research that aims to make the world a better place through science and technology. Students access research opportunities that include international collaborations, cutting-edge lab work, a summer immersion program, stipends to work alongside faculty, research symposia, and more.
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Connect with Illinois Tech for Research
Illinois Tech connects academic and industry partners with our faculty and students, facilitating a wide range range of research. University resources that enable such connections include the Office of Sponsored Research, the Office of Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property, and a corporate relations staff who can assist in identifying research partners, among others.
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Changing the World
Through research opportunities and global engineering competitions, Jasmine Baste is making an impact on society in the field that she has become most passionate about—biomedical engineering.
Jasmine Baste
(Biomedical Engineering, Cell and Tissue Specialization 4th Year)
Creating Opportunities
By working hard, getting to know fellow students, and reaching out to faculty, Aleksei Sorokin found it easy to work collaboratively on research at Illinois Tech.
Aleksei Sorokin
(Applied Mathematics/Computer Science/M.A.S. Data Science 4th Year)
Discovering Lab Work
Spending 10 weeks in a lab for the summer is no beach, but it is valuable experience and has its own rewards.
Anam Adil
(Biochemistry 2nd Year)
High-Impact Research
Arryn Guy is helping to improve the health of gender, sexual, racial, and ethnic minorities through the real-world research experience she is gaining as a graduate student in clinical psychology.
Arryn Guy
(Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Student)
High-Impact Research
A research opportunity at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory led Daniel Bafia to increasing the efficiency of beamlines, and a prestigious international award.
Daniel Bafia
(Ph.D. Physics Candidate)
Designing a Better Future
Alex Damarjian, a Ph.D. candidate, had experience creating games for children. When he was connected with an ophthalmologist, he designed something that could have a much bigger impact.
Alex Damarjian
(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities Candidate)
Featured Faculty Researchers
Weslynne Ashton
Associate Professor
Faculty Affiliate, Armour College of Engineering
Brent Stephens
Department Chair
Professor of Architectural Engineering
Director of Architectural Engineering
Director of Environmental Engineering
Jialing Xiang
Professor of Biology
Chair of Biology Graduate Affairs Committee
Interim Chair, Department of Biology
Patrick Corrigan
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Jeremy Hajek
Industry Associate Professor, Information Technology and Management
Graduate and Undergraduate Advisor
Jean-Luc Ayitou
Research Assistant Professor
Britt Burton-Freeman
Professor, Food Science and Nutrition
Chair, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Director, Center for Nutrition Research
Philip R. Troyk
Executive Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair in Engineering
Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business
Bernadette Atuahene
Professor of Law
Antony D. Wood
Studio Professor