Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Archive

MMAE Seminar: Michael Buonanno, “Origins and Development of the Quiet Supersonic Technology X-Plane”

March 24, 2020
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Michael Buonanno, Ph.D., air vehicle lead on the Low Boom Flight Demonstrator effort at Lookhead Martin Skunk Works® to discuss "Origins and Development of the Quiet Supersonic Technology X-Plane" on Friday, April 3.
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MMAE Seminar: Kenneth Bader on “Histotripsy-Enhanced Thrombolysis”

March 10, 2020
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Kenneth Bader, Ph.D., assistant professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago, to discuss "Histotripsy-Enhanced Thrombolysis" on Wednesday, March 11.
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MMAE Seminar by Dr. Joslin, “NSF History, Fluids Research, and Foundation-Wide Initiatives”

February 27, 2020
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering welcomes Ronald D. Joslin, Ph.D., MBA, director of the National Science Foundation's Fluid Dynamics Program to discuss: NSF History, Fluids Research, and Foundation-Wide Initiatives on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Rettaliata Engineering Center, rm. 104, from 12:45–1:45 p.m.
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MMAE Seminar by Dr. Shuwang Li, “Modeling and Computation of Moving Interface Problems”

February 11, 2020
Dr. Shuwang Li, associate professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, will present his lecture, "Modeling and Computation of Moving Interface Problems" on February 12 at
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Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Arun Shukla

November 13, 2019
Armour College of Engineering's Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Department will welcome Arun Shukla, Simon Ostrach Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday, November 20.
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Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Karen A. Flack

October 10, 2019
Armour College of Engineering will welcome Karen A. Flack, Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy on Wednesday, October 16, to present her lecture: Prediction of Drag for Rough Wall Boundary Layer Flows.
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MMAE Seminar: Davide Bigoni

March 19, 2019
Davide Bigoni, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Trento, Italy, will present an MMAE lecture on Wednesday, April 3.
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MMAE Students win National Fluid Power Association Chainless Challenge Competition

April 13, 2016
A team of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) engineers won the 2015-'16 National Fluid Power Association (formerly sponsored by Parker Hannifin) Chainless Challenge this past week in Irvine, Calif.
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Illinois Tech student space balloon project with NASA is featured in an article in Chicago Inno.

October 6, 2015
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Illinois Tech is mentioned as one of the participating institutions in NASA’s Scientific Ballooning Campaign in New Mexico in an article published in Scientific Computing.

September 1, 2015
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Faculty/Staff
- Remembering David Sharpe, College of Architecture Professor for Nearly 50 Years
  July 09, 2020
  Renowned architect and educator David Sharpe (B.ARCH. ’60; M.S. ARCH ’62) passed away on June 20, 2020.
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- Beta eCFR Comment Period
  July 09, 2020
  The Office of the Federal Register is developing a new Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) website, and the Illinois Tech community is invited to review the beta site.
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- Mehdi Modares Elected to the Board of Directors of Structural Engineering Foundation
  July 02, 2020
  Mehdi Modares, Associate Professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department has been elected to the board of directors of Structural Engineering Foundation (SEF).
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- Fall 2020 Reopening and Town Hall
  June 18, 2020
  A reminder from Provost Peter Kilpatrick about the upcoming faculty and staff virtual town hall meeting on Monday, June 22, from noon–2 p.m. Questions may be submitted in advance of the meeting.
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- REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit
  June 17, 2020
  The free two-day virtual conference will help instructors design the most effective and engaging experiences for learners and share best practices in designing and delivering engaging online and hybrid experiences.
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- Creating a Pandemic-proof Course to Outlast Covid-19
  June 17, 2020
  Illinois Tech instructors who are teaching in Fall or Spring are strongly encouraged to take a free, four week course this summer on Creating a HyFlex Course. The Hyflex Model is a flexible course structure that combines face-to-face and online learning and gives students the flexibility to attend sessions in the classroom, online, or both.
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- Virtual Retirement Planning Sessions on June 24 and 25
  June 11, 2020
  Illinois Tech’s dedicated TIAA education consultant will be available for virtual one-on-one financial counseling sessions on June 24 and 25, 2020
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- LifeWorks: Resources and Support for Traumatic Events
  June 04, 2020
  With the ongoing events taking place all over the world this week, please know that LifeWorks is available to provide support and assistance.
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- Delta Dental Update: Getting Back to the Dentist for Routine Care
  June 02, 2020
  Choosing when to return to the dentist is a personal choice and you may notice a few changes for added safety measures.
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- Study Abroad Faculty Information Session
  June 01, 2020
  The Study Abroad Office is hosting an informational session for faculty on the benefits and processes for developing and leading a study abroad program on June 9 at Noon.
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