breaking NEW GROUND - Illinois Institute of Technology
breaking NEW GROUND - Illinois Institute of Technology
breaking NEW GROUND - Illinois Institute of Technology
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INTELLECTUAL ENERGY<br />
unleashed<br />
Richard Duncan won the 2004<br />
Richard Babcock Leadership<br />
Award for his work with<br />
TechNews—the IIT student<br />
newspaper—and his leadership<br />
in student government<br />
and the Residence Halls<br />
Association. An Aerospace and<br />
Materials Engineering major,<br />
Duncan participated in NASA’s<br />
Undergraduate Student<br />
Research Program.<br />
A recipient <strong>of</strong> IIT awards for<br />
excellence in teaching, research,<br />
and his work in mentoring<br />
undergraduate students,<br />
Electrical and Computer<br />
Engineering Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ali<br />
Emadi led a student team to a<br />
first-place finish at the 2003<br />
International Future Energy<br />
Challenge for Motor<br />
Competition. He was also<br />
named the Eta Kappa Nu<br />
Outstanding Young Electrical<br />
Engineer for 2003.<br />
Nima Shahidi, a Chemical<br />
Engineering Ph.D. candidate,<br />
received a national award from<br />
the Environmental Protection<br />
Agency for his work in developing<br />
design approaches to<br />
address sustainability issues.<br />
“I take a lot <strong>of</strong> pride in being a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Energy and Sustainability <strong>Institute</strong>. Our team—a<br />
multidisciplinary group—is making significant<br />
contributions to the way people use energy, which<br />
has a huge impact on the quality <strong>of</strong> life.”<br />
Ali Emadi<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Armour College <strong>of</strong> Engineering<br />
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