Dawson Named Researcher to Know
Illinois Tech Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Scott Dawson has been recognized as one of the 2026 Illinois Researchers to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology...
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Driving Innovation in the EcoCAR EV Challenge
Illinois Tech students spent the last four years re-engineering a stock 2023 Cadillac Lyric into an award-winning, next-generation electric vehicle as part of the EcoCAR EV Challenge. More than 200...
‘Every Feature Is Intentional’: Designing and Building Inside and Outside the Classroom
There is a certain allure, Olisaemaka Nzeribe (ME ’26) says, to designing and building your own contraptions. “I like the idea of not needing to buy everything I own in the future,†says Nzeribe, who...
Commencement 2026: A Milestone Moment
On Saturday, May 16, 2026, Illinois Tech’s 2025–26 graduating class of 2,972 students will celebrate the next milestone on their life’s journey during the university’s 157th Commencement ceremony at...
2026 MMAE Poster Competition and Departmental Awards
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech held its annual MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and departmental awards ceremony on April 17, 2026.   The...
Three Engineering Professors Become IEEE Fellows
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Lin Cai, Professor and Frank Gunsaulus Faculty Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris S. Pervan, and Professor Emeritus of Electrical and...
Engineering Professor Named ASME Fellow
Carrie Hall, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech, has been selected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)...
In Recognition of Aeronautics Excellence
After more than a decade of research in the field, Illinois Tech Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Scott Dawson has been elected an associate fellow of the American Institute...
2025 MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and Departmental Awards
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech held its annual MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and departmental awards ceremony on March 28, 2025. The...
Louis N. Cattafesta III Named Armour College of Engineering Dean
Illinois Tech has announced that John G. and Jane E. Olin Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Louis N. Cattafesta III has been appointed as the new Carol and...