A Life-Changing Experience
An internship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston provided an extraordinary opportunity for Amr Alshatnawi to build new skills and strengthen his values of scholarship, excellence, and service....
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Building Tools to Improve Nuclear Facility Safety
Xin Zhang first joined Illinois Institute of Technology as a master’s student, receiving his degree in 2015. He says the main draw was “the prestigious reputation of the engineering programs and the...
Hoping to Solve the World’s Most Mysterious Problems
As the recipient of a United States Department of Energy fellowship, Hans Johnson has gained the opportunity to work on cutting-edge quantum computing research at the Fermi National Accelerator...
Working on a Groundbreaking Wireless Prosthesis Device
Omar Tawakol is the recipient of the 2024 Dr. Bhakta B. & Sushama Rath Endowed Research Award, recognizing the significance of his research, conducted with adviser Philip Troyk, executive director of...
Internship Opens Career Opportunities
The skills learned and the contacts made during an internship at Intel will help accelerate Brian Tauro’s career and help him meet his career goals after he earns a Ph.D. in computer science from...
A Wealth of Opportunity
When Angela Petrone, an international student from Napoli, Italy, first researched universities and degree programs online, it was easy to see how she clicked with Illinois Institute of Technology. In...
Where Psychology Meets Food Science
As a fourth-year student majoring in behavioral health and wellness and specializing in nutrition, Rebecca Oziemkowski is bridging the departments of Psychology and Food Science and Nutrition to...
Finding a Home Away From Home
Teni Akinwale (BME 4th Year) came to Illinois Institute of Technology for the unique opportunity to specialize in biomedical engineering as an undergraduate student. Coming from Lagos, Nigeria, she...
Launching Experimental Aircraft
Rosemary Johnson’s Camras Scholars interview as a high school senior turned out to be even more important than she bargained for. Not only did she receive the scholarship, securing herself full...
A Guiding Hand in Service
Sofia Martinez says she wants to help people in any capacity that she can, which is why she enrolled in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security program at Illinois Institute of Technology. “I’d...