College of Science and Letters Archive

Master of Data Science Program Hosts Data Science Partners Luncheon

August 28, 2013
On August 15, nearly 30 Chicago professionals from the business, consulting, entrepreneurial, and government domains attended a luncheon at IIT’s downtown campus to learn about the new Master of Data Science program and how they might partner with IIT. Attendees included technical and executive-level people from MethodCare, TempoDB, Braintree, DataMade, LLC, IBM, Optum Insight, Open BI, Groupon, State of Illinois, Lab42, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Sagence and Spartz.
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Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

July 29, 2013
S. Y. Chen, director of the Professional Master of Health Physics Program at IIT, announced the appointment of seven directors to the program’s academic advisory board. The board consists of a list of prominent professionals who are well regarded in the field of radiation protection and health physics.
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IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

July 24, 2013
Illinois Institute of Technology Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Peter Lykos passed away on July 16. Peter Lykos joined the Department of Chemistry in 1955, retiring in 2013. He had a distinguished academic career as a physical chemist and a strong interest in the area of computers in chemistry, now known as computational chemistry. Lykos was a pioneer in the use of computers in the classroom, introducing them to IIT classes in 1959, and was also instrumental in the development of IIT’s Saturday program, teaching computer science to thousands of high school students and their teachers in the 1960s.
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Computer Science Chair and Professor Xian-He Sun discusses Amdahl’s Law in PC World.

July 22, 2013
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International Students Attend Annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School

July 17, 2013
Grant Bunker, physics professor and chair, and Carlo Segre, Duchossois Leadership Professor of Physics, welcomed 25 students from five countries to IIT Main Campus for the annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School, held July 8–12.
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Thomas Irving Gives Presentation on Scattering Techniques at International Symposium

July 17, 2013
Thomas Irving, biology executive associate chair and professor of biology and physics, gave the talk “Sub-Millisecond Solution Scattering at the BioCAT Facility at the Advanced Photon Source” at the International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology held May 26–29 in Nagoya, Japan.
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Jose De Arcos Wins Pengnian Scholarship

July 17, 2013
Jose De Arcos, a Ph.D. candidate in physics, has been awarded a Pengnian Scholarship to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing this fall. De Arcos, a student of Christopher White, professor of physics and vice provost for academic affairs, focuses on neutrino physics and has worked on the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment in China. At Tsinghua University, he will be in the nuclear science and technology program in the Department of Engineering Physics.
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CSL’s Matt Bauer Helps to Shape New AP Computer Science Course

July 16, 2013
Matt Bauer, associate dean of IIT College of Science and Letters and a senior instructor of computer science, is part of a national initiative to develop a new computer science Advanced Placement (AP) course to expand participation in computing to more women and underrepresented minorities.
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David Salbego (MS, CS ’00), Infrastructure and Operations Group department head, discusses work in Argonne National Laboratory newsletter.

July 10, 2013
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Professor and BioCAT Director Thomas Irving is co-author of a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on how muscle generates power.

July 10, 2013
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Faculty/Staff
- Professional Headshots for Faculty and Staff
  October 14, 2021
  The Office of Marketing and Communications will be offering professional headshots for faculty and staff on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
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- $30 off BCBS Fitness Program in October
  October 14, 2021
  October is a great time to join the Blue Cross Blue Shield Well on Target Fitness Program. New members will receive $30 off their first month when they sign up between October 1-31, 2021.
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- Lifeworks rolls out mental health support resources this October
  October 14, 2021
  Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is focusing on mental health this October. New this month is Lifeworks' Mental Health Microsite.
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- Financial Wellness Workshop – Retirement, Planning Your Future on October 20
  October 05, 2021
  Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank.
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- Celebrate Giving Day on October 7
  October 05, 2021
  Illinois Tech is hosting its annual Giving Day, a 24-hour campus-wide fundraising campaign focused on supporting student success, increasing donor participation, and celebrating our pride and excitement about Illinois Tech and our future.
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- Student in Distress Webinar on October 27, 2021
  October 05, 2021
  This workshop will provide faculty and staff with information about how to respond to students who are in distress or exhibiting distressing/disrupting behavior.
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- One-on-One Retirement Planning Sessions October 5-7
  September 28, 2021
  Illinois Tech will be hosting virtual appointments with both of our 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors for retirement planning sessions this fall. Fidelity and TIAA will be on site.
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- Save the Date: Open Enrollment 2021 & Flu Shot Event November 10
  September 28, 2021
  Open Enrollment 2021 will be held this year from November 1–12. Open Enrollment is your only chance to make changes to your benefits each year. Flu shots for faculty and staff will be available on November 10, 2021, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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- BIPOC Virtual Networking Event
  September 21, 2021
  Please join us for a virtual BIPOC networking event on Thursday, September 23 from 12:45-1:45 p.m.
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- COVID Protective Product Store Hours Update
  September 17, 2021
  The COVID Protective Product Store at Mies Campus is still open to support students, faculty, and staff. Faculty and staff department coordinators should submit a HawkWorks request to order products or other related services.
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College of Science and Letters Archive

Master of Data Science Program Hosts Data Science Partners Luncheon

Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

Computer Science Chair and Professor Xian-He Sun discusses Amdahl’s Law in PC World.

International Students Attend Annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School

Thomas Irving Gives Presentation on Scattering Techniques at International Symposium

Jose De Arcos Wins Pengnian Scholarship

CSL’s Matt Bauer Helps to Shape New AP Computer Science Course

David Salbego (MS, CS ’00), Infrastructure and Operations Group department head, discusses work in Argonne National Laboratory newsletter.

Professor and BioCAT Director Thomas Irving is co-author of a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on how muscle generates power.

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