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
- 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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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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