The culmination of the fall semester’s Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program was held on IPRO Day on November 18 when more than 100 teams exhibited their semester-long work throughout Hermann Hall. Dedicated panels of workplace professionals, faculty, and graduate students spent the day judging the IPRO projects, and voting on the best exhibits.

The IPRO Program would like to thank all of the students, faculty, Illinois Tech partners, guests, judges, and sponsors for making this the best IPRO Day yet.

Following the exhibit judging and lunch, IPRO Day participants gathered in the Hermann Hall Ballroom for the closing award ceremony, where the winners of the Dean’s Choice, Top Tracks, and People’s Choice were announced.

Dean’s Choice Awards:

• Lewis College of Human Sciences: Attendance App
• Stuart School of Business: Tinkerbox
• Armour College of Engineering: Water Works
• School of Architecture: Developing an Antimatter Gravity Interferometer
• College of Science: Break the Barrier
• School of Applied Technology: Modular Utility Tunnel Sensor

Track Winners:

• Track 1 (Community Engagement and Sustainability):  Break the Barrier: Improving College Persistence
• Track 2 (Innovations for Illinois Tech: Academics + Research + Athletics): Science of Volleyball
• Track 3 (Global Challenges A): Coconut
• Track 4 (Global Challenges B): Crowned Cranes
• Track 5 (STEM): Skills Homework
• Track 6 (Big Data): Go-To: A Platform to Help You Start Your Day
• Track 7 (Robotics): Air Bettys
• Track 8 (Product Design Prototypes): Sleep Guardian
• Track 9 (Digital Service Design): Moisture Sensor
• Track 10 (Energy + Sustainability): Energy Efficiency Strategies for Chicago Buildings (ECA)
• Track 11 (Innovative Tech Solutions): Sustainable + Affordable Nutrition via Kinetic Hydroponics
• Track 12 (New Ventures): Tinkerbox
• Track 13 (Urban Systems): Chow Town: Delivering Food Security
• Track 14 (Vehicle and Transportation Innovation): Permacago: Stormwater Solutions for Tomorrow

People’s Choice Award: Nuke Squad

Mark your calendars for our upcoming 2017 IPRO Days

• Spring: Friday, April 21, 2017
  
• Summer: Friday, July 28, 2017
• Fall: Friday, November 17, 2017