Spring 2006

Inside this Issue

President’s Message

Letter from the President

Martin Jischke, president of Purdue University and a 1963 graduate of IIT, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Chicago–Near South at a meeting on our campus. One of the things he said was that he felt very fortunate to have been the beneficiary of the vision and generosity of...

Features

A Matter of Scale

Much like genetics, nanotechnology poses difficult questions that extend beyond the laboratory and into our daily lives. The first academic organization in the United States leading the nano ethics debate, IIT’s new Center on Nanotechnology and Society is an interdisciplinary collective of faculty, researchers, and thinkers who are weighing the...

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A Small World

From fuel cells to nanotechnology, Professor Dimitri Gidaspow has built a distinguished career through innovative work at the particle level. Professor Dimitri Gidaspow next to a fluidized bed in his lab in Perlstein Hall Professor Dimitri Gidaspow is an IIT institution. His work as both a researcher and a lifelong...

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New Horizon on the South Side

The corner of 35th and State streets at the southeast tip of IIT’s Main Campus is the locus for observing the future of Chicago’s Mid-South Side. With a 360-degree view of new construction and further development approved, activity at this intersection is signaling a neighborhood on the brink of a new era.

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We Just Worked Hard

He led IIT for more than 20 years, oversaw the construction of a new campus center, and helped bring IIT to national prominence through an innovative approach to education. Many laud his administration as one of the high points for the university, and his fundraising efforts solidified a school otherwise struggling under its own financial weight. Today, the study in his home looks just as one might expect: numerous achievements and degrees decorate the wall, with mementos of students, faculty, trustees, and friends placed throughout, and files storing annual reports and newspaper clippings chronicle his time in office.

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Snapshots: The Off-the-Court Lives of IIT Student Athletes

While keeping a love of sports in their hearts, IIT student-athletes are leading multifaceted lives and representing the best of IIT. For many IIT student-athletes, also known to fans as Scarlet Hawks, commitments extend well beyond academia and sports. They juggle work, community service, IPROs, Camras scholarship responsibilities, and life...

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Beth Duncan
Richard Duncan
Vince LaConte
Theresa Minarik
Abigail Nall
Melanie Nimrodi
Linda Packer
Beth Wittbrodt

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Weighing the Ethics of Nano

Spring 2006

Inside this Issue

President’s Message

Letter from the President

Features

A Matter of Scale

Features

A Small World

Features

New Horizon on the South Side

Features

We Just Worked Hard

Features

Snapshots: The Off-the-Court Lives of IIT Student Athletes

Chief Communications Officer

Director of Marketing

Managing Editor

Contributing Editors

Art Director

Illinois Tech Magazine is published two times a year by the Office of Marketing and Communications

Send Letters to

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