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Turning Passion into Profession
(BCHM ’21)Even as a high school student, Casey Weisfuss (BCHM ’21) was always drawn to science and mathematics. That passion for STEM led him to Illinois Tech, where he dove headfirst into studying biochemistry...
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LAW '00
There is never an easy path to becoming a lawyer. Mona Anahita Chawla ’00, who had recently graduated from Âé¶ąAPP-Kent College of Law, faced some extra challenges. As a foreign student, politics and...
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Solving Analytics Puzzles
(CHE ’18)Oscar Guzmán came to his job at Northern Trust after a first shot at entrepreneurship, something he hopes to return to after further building his knowledge and skill base. As a senior analytics...
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Adding M.B.A. Expertise to Entrepreneurial Experience
(CE ’20, M.B.A. ’24)John Wolf took the plunge into entrepreneurship when he was an undergraduate civil engineering major at Illinois Tech, teaming up with one of his classmates to launch a startup fantasy streaming...
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Helping to Take Quantum Computing to the Next Level
(Ph.D. PHYS ’24)The Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS), which is led by Fermi National Laboratory, is looking to bring the quantum computers of the future into the present. One of the members...
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Âé¶ąAPP’s International Expert on Policing
M.P.A. ’15If there’s one thing that can be said about former Âé¶ąAPP Police Department commander Elias Voulgaris (M.P.A. ’15) and his experience on the force, it’s this: It is broad, and ubiquitous. In his 35...
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The Lessons of Luxembourg on Âé¶ąAPP’s South Side
M.P.A. ’06Tannis Williamson (M.P.A. ’06) got the idea for her consulting firm while getting a crash course about other cultures in the Netherlands. The Arab Spring had just happened, with protests across many...
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Global Care
M.S. IPSY ’00Andy Garman (M.S. IPSY ’00) doesn’t preach. That seems to be his superpower. As a climate change advocate working to influence top administrators in an industry as massive as health care, preaching...
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Charging Ahead in India
EE ’10The COVID-19 pandemic was a blessing in disguise for Akshay Goliya (EE ’10) in a single, significant way. He’d married his wife the year before the outbreak. For 10 years he’d been working for his...