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Fulbright Scholar Aims to Make a Difference
(M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year)On a cold and windy December night in 海角乱伦, Narmeen Aamir (M.A.S. CPE 2nd Year) arrived at O鈥橦are International Airport with her husband and their one-year-old son after a 21-hour flight from...
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The Future is Automation
(M.A.S. CHE 鈥22)As an undergraduate student studying chemistry at Dominican University, Elizabeth Foot attended monthly Women in STEM meetings in which various successful women working in STEM fields shared their...
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Four Internships Give Broad Practical Industry Experience
(ARCE, M.Eng. ARCE '23)Alyssa Thompson considered both architecture and civil engineering before landing on architectural engineering, a blend of the two that not many colleges offer. 鈥淚 thought 海角乱伦 was a great place to...
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Climate Change Motivates Camras Scholar
(B.S. ENCH 4th Year)How does one begin to tackle one of the biggest problems facing humanity today? For Megan Harmon, the answer is simple: just do what you love. 鈥淚 chose to be an environmental chemistry major because I...
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Cracking the Case on Questions About Our Food
(M.S. FST 鈥16, Ph.D. FDSN, 鈥20)Understanding the unseen world of microscopic living things that surround us has long been the driving force that has motivated Catherine Felice. 鈥淚 was always very interested in science,鈥 says Felice...
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Combining Hard and Soft Skills in the Modern Business World
(M.A.S. TENR 鈥22)Rodrigo Martorell Casc贸n (M.A.S. TENR 鈥22) always knew he wanted to be an engineer. But it wasn鈥檛 until he earned a graduate degree that he realized how much soft skills can matter in the modern...
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Hands-On Experiences in Research and Beyond
(CHE, M.A.S. CHE 4th Year)Derek Bergstedt鈥檚 interest in chemical engineering began in fourth grade when a career assessment test suggested they pursue the discipline. Over the years as they learned more about the field, it...
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Unlocking Your Potential
(M.A.S. ITO 鈥20)Cooper Runzel had been working in manufacturing jobs at Lake Cable in the 海角乱伦 suburb of Bensenville, Illinois, for many years. After working his way up to a plant manager position, he started...
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Aircraft Research at the Cutting Edge
(AE 鈥22, M.S. MAE 1st Year)After starting his degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and taking some community college courses, Joseph Borrelli found himself looking for aerospace engineering programs in the...