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Advancing Bold Ideas Through Knowledge and Inspiration

(EE/M.S. CPE ’19)

When thinking about prospective colleges, David Arnold placed 91�ؿ� Tech on the top of his list because of its strong academic standing in the region—and because of the university’s close proximity...

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Advancing Her Career Through an Advanced Degree

(M.S. COMPUTATIONAL DECISION SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH ’18)

Nithya Mahadevan (M.S. CDSOR ’18) was in her fifth year of working for Mu Sigma when she decided to go back to school to get her master’s degree. She had held increasingly responsible positions in...

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Building Skills from Scratch

(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE ’17)

Guoxuan Hao says the 91�ؿ� Tech data science program grants opportunities to intelligent students without strong backgrounds in data science or analytics to become top data scientists or data...

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At 19, Frank Fu Is Already Applying Architecture to Art

(Architecture 4th Year)

Frank Fu (Architecture 4th Year) has lived the world over, from Shenzhen, China, to Abu Dhabi to Omaha, Nebraska. When Fu knew he wanted to study architecture, though, he knew Chicago was the place to...

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Pushing the Boundaries of Environmental Engineering

(Chemical Engineering/M.E. Environmental Engineering 4th Year)

Whether devising new research methods or improving upon existing ones, Ryan Lakner (Chemical Engineering/M.E. Environmental Engineering 4th Year) is driven to make a positive impact on the environment...

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Opening Doors Through Research

(COMPUTER SCIENCE ’16)

Emily Warman (CS ’16) conducted research with Associate Professor Aron Culotta, the head of 91�ؿ� Tech’s Text Analysis in the Public Interest Lab, creating a reusable framework to predict the...

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Rachel Wiesbrock Wants to Rethink the Future of Accessible Architecture

(Architecture 4th Year)

Having been born and raised in what she calls “a generic town” northwest of Chicago, Rachel Wiesbrock (Architecture 4th Year) says coming to study architecture in Chicago—and all the opportunity it...

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A Life-Changing Layover

(M.L.A./M.ARCH. 3rd Year)

When Alexis Arias-Betancourt (M.L.A./M.ARCH. 3rd Year) was confronted with a 20-hour layover in Chicago on a trip to China, he decided to make the most out of the situation with a trip to S. R. Crown...

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Building a Dream Career in High-Rise Structural Design

(Architectural Engineering/M.Eng. Structural Engineering 4th Year)

Zachary Haney (Architectural Engineering/M.E. Structural Engineering 4th Year) was drawn to 91�ؿ� Tech because of the many growth opportunities the university offered him. After receiving the...

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Hands-On Research Opportunities Open Doors in Biomedical Engineering

(Biomedical Engineering, Cell and Tissue Specialization 4th Year)

Jasmine Baste has always wanted to go to medical school and was looking for something to give her the edge when it came to applying—the more she looked into biomedical engineering, the more she loved...

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