Students
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Kaplan Institute Hosting Hult Prize Regional Competition
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Join Us for SPEAK: Conversation Group!
February 03, 2026 -
MMAE 2026 Poster Competition
January 29, 2026 -
Workshop at Kaplan Institute: The Core Components of Launching a Venture
January 29, 2026 -
Career Fair Confidence: A Mock Career Fair with Alumni
January 27, 2026 -
FYE and PNC Presents: Managing Student Debt
January 27, 2026 -
Career Fair Success for International Students: A Workshop to Learn and Practice Strategies to Assist You at Illinois Tech’s Career Fair
January 27, 2026 -
SPEAK: Conversation Group
January 22, 2026
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Kaplan Institute Hosting Hult Prize Regional Competition
Athletics
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Men’s Varsity Soccer Tryouts
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Women’s Tennis To Hold Tryouts August 20 Through August 26
August 18, 2022 -
Men’s Tennis To Hold Tryouts August 20 Through August 26.
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Men’s Tennis Takes Home 2021 NACC Tournament Title with 5-2 Win Over Concordia (Wis.)
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Illinois Tech Athletics Announces Advisory Board
December 10, 2020
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Men’s Varsity Soccer Tryouts
Research
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Community-Engaged Research Seminar for Health Researchers
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IFSH Releases Annual Report of Research
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Grapeseed Extract (MegaNatural BP) Study at Clinical Nutrition Research Center Seeks Volunteers
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Welcome Week Student Research Showcase Winners
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Participate in a Study on Factors Impacting Student Interest and Career Intentions in the Analytics Domain
August 21, 2025
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Community-Engaged Research Seminar for Health Researchers
Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Archive
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MMAE 593 Seminar by Farrukh Alvi: “A Few Interesting Problems in Fluid Dynamics & Career Paths Such Research May Lead To”
February 5, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Farrukh Alvi, senior associate provost and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Florida State University. Dr. Alvi will present “A Few Interesting Problems in Fluid Dynamics & Career Paths Such Research May Lead To.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, April 1, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. -
MMAE 2026 Distinguished Alumni Lecture by Michael Plesniak: “Vortex Dynamics Downstream of a Surface Protuberance in Highly Pulsatile Flow Motivated by Human Speech Pathologies”
February 3, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Michael Plesniak, Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the George Washington University, who will present “Vortex Dynamics Downstream of a Surface Protuberance in Highly Pulsatile Flow Motivated by Human Speech Pathologies.” This seminar is open to the public and will take place on Friday, April 10, 2026, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in room 131 (auditorium) of Perlstein Hall. MMAE Departmental awards will immediately follow the seminar. -
MMAE 2026 Poster Competition
January 29, 2026All MMAE undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students are invited to participate in a research poster competition hosted by the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering on Friday, April 10, 2026, from 12:30–3:30 p.m. in Perlstein Hall’s south lobby. Electronic entry forms and supervisor’s approvals must be emailed by noon on Monday, March 16. -
Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Daniel Chung: “Fluid Mechanics of Riblets Drag Reduction”
January 20, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Daniel Chung, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne, who will present “Fluid Mechanics of Riblets Drag Reduction.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, April 8, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. -
MMAE Special Seminar by Sayaka Suzuki: “Exploring Roles of Firebrands in Large Outdoor Fires”
January 20, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents a special MMAE seminar featuring guest speaker Sayaka Suzuki, associate professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo (formally Tokyo Institute of Technology), who will present “Exploring Roles of Firebrands in Large Outdoor Fires.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Tuesday, February 10, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 109 of Perlstein Hall. -
MMAE 593 Seminar by Andrew Bragg: “What Kind of Turbulence Do Rising Bubbles Generate?”
January 13, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Andrew Bragg, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Bragg will present “What Kind of Turbulence Do Rising Bubbles Generate?” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, February 25, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. -
MMAE 593 Seminar by Lawrence Ukeiley: “Modal Analysis and Control of Flow Over Open Cavities”
January 13, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Lawrence Ukeiley, professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at the University of Florida. Ukeiley will present “Modal Analysis and Control of Flow Over Open Cavities.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, March 4, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. -
MMAE 593 Seminar Series: Mohammad Heidarinejad “Heat, Mass, and Airflow in Buildings: Modeling, Optimization, and Field Validation for Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Resilience”
January 6, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker Mohammad Heidarinejad, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, who will present “Heat, Mass, and Airflow in Buildings: Modeling, Optimization, and Field Validation for Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Resilience” on Wednesday, March 11, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. -
MMAE 593 Seminar: James Grudzinski “Engineering to Management: A Career Path for Engineers”
January 6, 2026The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents its MMAE 593 seminar series featuring guest speaker James (Jim) Grudzinski, directorate operations officer for Argonne National Laboratory’s Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) directorate “Engineering to Management: A Career Path for Engineers” on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in Room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center (RE-104). -
Midwest Mechanics Seminar by Laura De Lorenzis: “Variational Phase-Field Modeling of Fracture: Toward Second-Generation Models”
September 25, 2025The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Laura De Lorenzis, Professor of Computational Mechanics at ETH Zürich, in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. De Lorenzis will present “Variational phase-field modeling of fracture: toward second-generation models.” This event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, November 5. Please note new time/location: 3:30–4:30 p.m. in room 6C7-1 of the Galvin Tower (IT 6C7-1).