Armour College of Engineering Archive

  • Celebrate Nationals Engineers Week with One Sheet Challenge

    Celebrate Nationals Engineers Week with One Sheet Challenge

    Join us for the One Sheet Challenge in celebration of National Engineers Week on Wednesday, February 25, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. at Galvin Library. You'll work in teams of two to four to design and build a weight-bearing structure using only one sheet of paper, scissors, and 6 inches of tape.

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  • Come to Armour Research Reactor Celebration on Friday

    Come to Armour Research Reactor Celebration on Friday

    Please join Armour College of Engineering in celebrating the American Nuclear Society having bestowed Nuclear Historic Landmark status on the Armour Research Reactor. This celebration will take place on Friday, April 18, from 12:45–3 p.m. in the Perlstein Hall auditorium.

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  • 2024 WISER Distinguished Lectureship Series: “Designing Better Materials and Systems for Future Batteries,” Featuring Y. Shirley Meng

    2024 WISER Distinguished Lectureship Series: “Designing Better Materials and Systems for Future Batteries,” Featuring Y. Shirley Meng

    Illinois Tech's Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and Armour College of Engineering, with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) will present the 2024 Distinguished Lectureship on Wednesday, September 25, at 3:30 p.m. CT. This year's lectureship will feature Dr. Y. Shirley Meng, Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion (LESC) research group at The University of Chicago, and Chief Scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS).

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  • 2023 WISER Distinguished Lectureship Series to Feature GTI Energy Leadership

    2023 WISER Distinguished Lectureship Series to Feature GTI Energy Leadership

    lllinois Tech's Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and Armour College of Engineering, with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) will present the 2023 Distinguished Lectureship Series featuring President and CEO of GTI Energy Paula Gant and Director of Systems Modeling at GTI Energy Derek Wissmiller.

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  • MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    MMAE Hall of Fame Unveiling: Lois Graham – November 18

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a photo unveiling of a new inductee to the MMAE Hall of Fame, Lois Graham (M.S. ME ’49, Ph.D. ME ’59) on November 18 from 2:00 p.m. in the Rettaliata, Second Floor Atrium. The event is preceded by the Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence and will be followed by a reception.

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  • Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence by Ivan Marusic: Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

    Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence by Ivan Marusic: Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Nagib and Kalpakjian Annual Lecture on Turbulence. This year's speaker is Ivan Marusic, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at The University of Melbourne, who will present a lecture titled, "Scale-Interactions and Energy-Efficient Drag Reduction in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows" November 18 from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Rettaliata 104.

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  • Join Armour College of Engineering for a Presentation and Writing Workshop

    Join Armour College of Engineering for a Presentation and Writing Workshop

    Being able to communicate scientific findings effectively is a highly valuable skill—whether you intend to pursue an academic or industrial career upon graduation. Armour College of Engineering will host a technical presentation and writing Workshop on Wednesday, October 12 from 12:50–1:50 p.m. in Perlstein Hall 131.

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  • MMAE Seminar tomorrow: Explore the application of electron work function as an indicative or “genetic” parameter for material design

    MMAE Seminar tomorrow: Explore the application of electron work function as an indicative or “genetic” parameter for material design

    Armour College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering will welcome Dr. Dongyang Li (D.Y. Li), Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta, to present a lecture, “Explore the application of electron work function as an indicative or “genetic” parameter for material design.” The seminar will take place on September 21 from 3:15–4:30 p.m., in John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center (RE) Room 104.

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  • Adrian and Lorna Nemcek Lab Dedication

    Adrian and Lorna Nemcek Lab Dedication

    Through the generosity of Lorna and Adrian Nemcek (EE '70), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is providing state of the art lab experiences for students and helping power the difference at Illinois Tech's Armour College of Engineering.

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  • MMAE Seminar by Dr. L. Cate Brinson—Nanomechanical AFM for Structure, Properties and Data in Multiphase Polymers

    MMAE Seminar by Dr. L. Cate Brinson—Nanomechanical AFM for Structure, Properties and Data in Multiphase Polymers

    Armour College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering will welcome Dr. L. Cate Brinson, the Sharon C. and Harold L. Yoh III Professor of Engineering and the Donald M. Alstadt Department Chair of the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Duke University, to present a lecture, “Nanomechanical AFM for Structure, Properties and Data in Multiphase Polymers.” This seminar is a part of the Midwest Mechanics Series.

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