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From macro- to nano-scale, IIT minds are engineering new approaches to critical global issues. With Dean Hamid Arastoopour at the helm, Armour is giving students a solid foundation in engineering principles along with the context for understanding the social, economic, and environmental issues that impact their work. A great deal of investigation involves collaboration with government, industry, national laboratories, and other universities. The following are Armour’s priority research areas: • The Energy and Sustainability Institute—identifying research directions that will shape energy policy and sustainability initiatives, improve energy efficiency, ensure power reliability and security, minimize pollution, and continue decarbonization of the global energy system. • Bioengineering Programs—development of expanded educational and research programs in biological engineering and establishment of an imaging center and a Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Center that capitalize on a strong partnership with the University of Chicago. • The Manufacturing Center—a coalition led by the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering department to conduct research that will directly assist the U.S. manufacturing industry. • Nanotechnology—a joint effort between Armour College, College of Science and Letters, and other colleges and institutes at IIT to develop next generation materials, and chemical and biological processes using nanoscale science and technology. ARMOUR college of ENGINEERING Left: Created by Professor Arfanakis using a new MRI imaging technique, this image shows a slice through the human brain, along with nerve fibers extending from the spinal cord to various brain regions. Images such as this can be used in surgical planning to avoid damage to important nerves and to visualize the effect of various brain disorders and injuries. Top right: Vice President for International Affairs Darsh Wasan received one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering when he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004. Bottom right: An IIT team led by Assistant Professor Ali Emadi won first place in the 2003 International Future Energy Challenge for Motor Competition. 25
The College of Science and Letters (CSL) has been generating landmark research that is benefiting the environment as well as everyone from elementary school children to college students and cancer patients. Safety in the Palms of Our Hands Although only slightly larger than a penny, the electronic sensor in the IIT ChemArray has enormous potential. Created and tested by a team of IIT scientists, this new sensing device holds the potential for identifying dangerous bacteria and dozens of other toxic agents in air, water, and food. Under the leadership of Dean F.R. McMorris, CSL faculty and researchers are working at the molecular level to reduce environmental waste and with the public school system to help create highly qualified science and mathematics teachers (2.2 million will be needed over the next 10 years). The College is also conducting research on how radiation can be better harnessed to fight cancer, how globalization is impacting communication and collaboration—in essence, on a whole array of areas where possibilities exist for improving people’s lives. Students working in IIT’s Interprofessional Projects program have recently created a novel way to contribute to the greater good: they are creatively educating their fellow undergraduates about the fundamentals of financial responsibility with CreditSafe, an “edutainment” game developed by students in conjunction with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office. In outreach efforts, CSL has hosted Chinese students in the Public Administration graduate program and taught Taiwanese junior high students in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education summer program. CSL’s own students have been benefiting from new efforts as well, including a new professional master’s degree in Mathematical Finance, an International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering, and a Summer in Paris program. Top left: Students participating in the College’s first Summer in Paris program learned about the architectural history of the city as well as its culture. Bottom left: The online CreditSafe game teaches teens how to develop sensible spending habits. Right: IIT’s research frontier has been broadened significantly by the addition of R.G. Mehta, an international expert in cancer prevention who will hold joint appointments at IIT Research Institute and in the department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. COLLEGE of SCIENCE AND LETTERS 26
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