College of Science and Letters Archive

  • Plan to Attend the Chicago Area SIAM Student Conference

    Plan to Attend the Chicago Area SIAM Student Conference

    April 2, 2013
    The Chicago Area SIAM Student Conference (CASSC) is the collaborative effort between applied mathematics students from IIT, Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago to host an annual event connecting students in applied mathematics and related sciences to developing branches of mathematics with industrial applications in and outside of academia. This year marks the first such jointly-organized conference, which will be held on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at the UIC East Campus (UIC Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science). It will feature three plenary speakers: Donald Barnhart (i-Cyt/Sony), Raissa D'Souza (UC Davis) and Lev Reyzin (UIC) as well as shorter talks from graduate students and a poster session showcasing the work of graduate and undergraduate students.

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  • Creator of “Artificial Leaf” To Give 2013 Kilpatrick Lecture

    April 1, 2013
    A chemist whose “artificial leaf” was named one of the top inventions of 2011 by Time Magazine will be this year’s Kilpatrick Lecturer in Chemistry. Daniel Nocera, the Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, will speak on “Alternative Energy for Society and Third-World Applications” on April 17 at 4 pm in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center auditorium.

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  • Computer Science Seminar on Tuesday, April 2

    Computer Science Seminar on Tuesday, April 2

    April 1, 2013
    Behavioral ecology is the study of the ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior. Recent advances in data collection technology, such as GPS and other mobile sensors, high definition cameras, satellite images, and genotyping, have brought this field (and many other areas of field biology) into the era of big data. Such data offer the promise of answering some of the big questions about why animals do what they do, among other things.

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  • Seventh Annual Karl Menger Lecture and Awards

    March 29, 2013
    The Department of Applied Mathematics is hosting the seventh annual Karl Menger Lecture and Awards honoring Karl Menger, influential mathematician and professor of mathematics at IIT from 1946 to 1971, on Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23.

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  • IIT Researchers Win American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Science Honor Award

    IIT Researchers Win American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Science Honor Award

    March 27, 2013
    Illinois Institute of Technology researchers Krishna Pagilla, professor of environmental engineering, Benjamin Stark, professor of biology, and graduate students Marina Arnaldos (Ph.D. ENVE ’12) and Stephanie Kunkel (BIOL) were awarded the Honor Award for University Research by the American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Scientists (AAEES) for their research, “Improving Energy Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment by Low DO Nitrification Process.”

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  • S.Y. Chen, Director of Master of Health Physics Program, Co-chairs NCRP Annual Meeting

    S.Y. Chen, Director of Master of Health Physics Program, Co-chairs NCRP Annual Meeting

    March 26, 2013
    S.Y. Chen, director of the professional master of health physics program, served as co-chair of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) 49th Annual Meeting, held on March 11-13 in Bethesda, Md.

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  • Euro Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

    Euro Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

    March 26, 2013
    On Friday March 22 Department of Social Sciences Associate Chair Rebecca Steffenson served as a judge for the Euro Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Euro Challenge is an experiential learning experience for high school freshman and sophomores funded by the European Commission.

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  • History of Women in Technology Luncheon

    History of Women in Technology Luncheon

    March 25, 2013
    Marie Hicks and Carly Kocurek of IIT’s Department of Humanities will speak on the history of women in computing and gender in video games at a free luncheon to be held on Tuesday, March 26 from 12:45–2:30 pm in the MTCC Ballroom. Students, faculty and staff of all genders are welcome. Meet and mingle with women students, faculty and staff from across the university. The event is sponsored by the Department of Humanities.

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  • Segerstrale Presents at World Academy of Art and Science Forum in Trieste

    March 13, 2013
    Ullica Segerstrale, professor of sociology, gave a presentation at the Trieste Forum of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), held March 4-7 at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The forum’s theme was “Impact of Science and Technology on Society and Economy.”

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  • Campus Screening of Award-Winning Transgender Film “Girl Inside” (Updated)

    Campus Screening of Award-Winning Transgender Film “Girl Inside” (Updated)

    March 12, 2013
    The award-winning movie Girl Inside is the account of a young adult transitioning from male to female and her "emotional, intellectual, and spiritual journey of self-discovery . . . (amidst) the physical journey of hormones and surgery. Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, this sweet coming of age story is both an intimate portrait and a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a woman." (Women Make Movies) Sponsored by the IIT Department of Humanities and the Office of Campus Life, the film will be shown on Wednesday, March 13 from 7:00–10:00 pm in the MTCC Auditorium.

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