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(B.S. ENCH 4th Year)

How does one begin to tackle one of the biggest problems facing humanity today? For Megan Harmon, the answer is simple: just do what you love. ā€œI chose to be an environmental chemistry major because I...

(M.S. FST ā€™16, Ph.D. FDSN, ā€™20)

Understanding the unseen world of microscopic living things that surround us has long been the driving force behind Catherine Rolfeā€™s career. ā€œI was always very interested in science,ā€ says Rolfe. ā€œI...

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(CHE, M.A.S. CHE 4th Year)

Derek Bergstedtā€™s interest in chemical engineering began in fourth grade when a career assessment test suggested they pursue the discipline. Over the years as they learned more about the field, it...

(M.A.S. ITO ā€™20)

Cooper Runzel had been working in manufacturing jobs at Lake Cable in the Ā鶹APP suburb of Bensenville, Illinois, for many years. After working his way up to a plant manager position, he started...

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(AE ā€™22, M.S. MAE 1st Year)

After starting his degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and taking some community college courses, Joseph Borrelli found himself looking for aerospace engineering programs in the...

(AE, M.Eng. MAE 4th Year)

Liz Karagiannes joined nearly 1,000 other undergraduates in applying for the 2023 Brooke Owens Fellowship and was one of the 47 that were selected. As a fellow, Liz will be working at Lockheed Martin...

(LAW ā€™87)

An unemployed veteran with mental health issues commits a nonviolent crime in Ā鶹APPā€™s North Lawndale neighborhood, which could put them behind bars for years. Instead, they visit the Cook County...

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(M.P.A. ā€™03)

Public serviceā€”and Ā鶹APPā€”run in Myetie Hamiltonā€™s blood. At 48, Hamilton (M.P.A. ā€™03) serves as vice president and executive director of City Year Ā鶹APP and as board president of the Ā鶹APP Park...

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(M.A.S. ARCH ā€™14)

In 2021 Alzira Maldonado Protsishin (M.A.S. ARCH ā€™14) won the American Institute of Architects Ā鶹APP (AIA Ā鶹APP) Dubin Family Young Architect Awardā€”a title that, on the surface, might suggest a...

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