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: Large x physics: recent results and future plans; The valence region is exceedingly important in hadron physics since this region not only defines a hadron but also is an excellent discriminator of nucleon structure models. Present uncertainties in light quark distribution functions at high x could also impact high energy physics. Here we will describe a new generation of experiments at Jefferson Lab that is aimed at the high x region of the nucleon. It is noted that the proposed Electron Ion Collider could explore the high x regime., Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory

: Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft (Spring 2002) IPRO 317: Ethanol_Utralight_IPRO317_Spring2002_Final_Presentation; This semester will conclude the conversion of a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to operate on E85 fuel (a mixture of 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). The 2-stroke engine will be tested on a dynamometer for compatibility and performance when using this fuel minimizes with a specially formulated lubricant. After that, it will be mounted back on the aircraft and tested in flight, Sponsorship: NA, Project Plan for IPRO 317: Ethanol Ultralight Aircraft for the Spring 2002 semester

: Urban Forestry (semester?), IPRO 317; The goal of IPRO 317 is to create an operational and business model for Urban Forestry Management. Presently, the future of Chicago’s urban forest is in question. While few refute the claim that trees are good for our community, allocating the resources to properly maintain or even expand our urban forest remains beyond our grasp. Our team seeks to make the urban forest a viable commodity in addition to its status as an asset. This would include examining the problem as a closed loop process as well as the sustainable harvest potential of the urban forest. The overall goal would be to create a business model that would increase the number of trees within the city, turn the revenue loss of tree maintenance into a revenue gain, and create a self sustaining model which will have the ability to stand on its own., Deliverables for IPRO 317: Urban Forestry for the Fall 2007 semester

: Solid State Shear Extrusion Pulverization; A process and apparatus for pulverization of natural and synthetic polymeric material by heating to a pre-melt or softening temperature below its melting point, cooling and applying normal and shear stresses sufficient to form fine powder, and fluidizing the powder in a gas stream preventing its agglomeration. The same process and apparatus is suitable for enhancement of reactivity of polymeric and solid monomeric material to form homopolymers, copolymers, and new polymeric materials., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Combating Underage Drinking and Driving (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 351; The purpose of IPRO 351 is to create a product that discourages minors driving under the influence of alcohol that will act as an unbiased mediator that takes the decision of driving drunk out of the driver‟s hands. Our goal is to determine the most efficient, cost effective means to achieve this and to obtain, through surveys and continued research, a possible market that would be interested in the design., Deliverables

: Apparatus for Showing Pressure Versus Volume Diagram; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Apparatus for Magnetic Recording; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Feasibility Assessment of Sustainable Hydroelectric Facilities in Northeastern Illinois (semester?), IPRO 319; IPRO 319’s objective is to determine the feasibility of converting one or more existing dams on the Fox River into low impact hydroelectric facilities, based upon the project’s economic viability, stakeholders, permitting, and certification processes. As part of this objective, the group aims to provide an extensive catalogue of information on low-impact hydroelectricity so as to establish a strong foundation for future IPROs/EnPROs concerned with the project. We hope to take advantage of IIT’s unique role as an education and research institution to accomplish the task., Deliverables for IPRO 319: Feasibility Assessment of Sustainable Hydroelectric Facilities in Northeastern Illinois for the Spring 2006 semester

: Magnetic Transducer Head; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Method and Appartus for Forming Ultrafine Metal Powders; A method and apparatus for producing ultrafine metal powders in which a laser beam is focused on the surface of a workpiece or feedstock and moved thereacross so as to create a cavity within the workpiece through melting and vaporization that contains the metal melted to form the cavity. A subsonic pulsating blast of inert gas is directed at the cavity to atomize the molten metal, rapidly cool the resulting droplets, and transport the droplets to a collection area. The cavity formed by the laser beam is a "keyhole" of deep cavity having a depth approximately three to four times greater than its width. The focal point of the laser beam is moved across the workpiece at a rate from approximately 50 to 80 inches per minute to ensure that the molten metal remains in the cavity prior to the gas atomization. Alloy metal powders can be produced by this method of laser blast atomization providing an alloying metal at the base metal where the cavity is formed so that, upon melting of the base metal, the alloy metal will melt into solution with the molten base metal in the cavity prior to gas atomization. Additionally, nonmetallic impurities may be removed from the molten metal contained within the cavity formed by the laser beam by vaporization., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Delta Hook Technology (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 358; Recreational fishing is a sizable market, generating over a billion dollars of economic output and providing well over a million American’s with jobs. There are many variations of fishing hooks available that retain the same basic shape and structure, the most popular examples being, the standard J-hook, treble hook and the new “Trokar”, which is “surgically sharpened”. However, there are many limitations associated with existing fishing hooks. One such limitation is that fishing hooks are not able to reliably hold the fish after embedding. Introducing a barb to the hook usually solves this issue, doing so however creates problems when setting the hook and furthermore, barbs can cause damage to the fish during the removal process. Another concern is that contemporary fishing hooks have problems with snagging on nearby rock formations, algae, weeds, or other vegetation in the water., Sponsorship: DHT, Deliverables

: Trailer Loading Optimization Group (Semester Unknown) IPRO 305; DSC Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Deliverables

: Tape Cartridge with Auxiliary Spring Biasing Elements; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Video Transducing Electric Circuits; Monochrome and color television recording and playback circuitry for coupling of a video magnetic transducer head with a standard broadcast television receiver, the circuitry including a coupling capacitor and means for supplying electric charge to one terminal of the capaictor, a record-playback switch connected between the other terminal of the capacitor and one terminal of the head winding, and a resistor for maintaining the other terminal of the capacitor substantially at ground potential while the switch is in playback position to prevent surges of current through the head winding during switching., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Ultrasound-Assisted Water-Confined Laser Micromachining; Systems and processes for improved laser machining, such as micro machining, of a workpiece. Systems and processes involve directing at a first surface of the workpiece a laser beam and wherein at least the laser-irradiated region of the first surface of the workpiece is immersed in a liquid, and delivering to the liquid-immersed and laser-irradiated workpiece surface region at least a first ultrasound output from a first ultrasound device. The ultrasound output and the laser beam desirably impact the workpiece first surface substantially simultaneously., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Method and Apparatus for Using Evacuated, Detachable Web Containers with High Vacuum Treating Means; A coiled metal sheet is placed in a container, which may be thereafter evacuated slowly with the strip outgassing, and then the highly evacuated container is sealed with the coiled strip therein. The evacuated container may be stored until ready to be mated with a high vacuum process chamber. The container is brought to the vacuum processing chamber and is connected thereto; and the coiled strip is unwound from the container and passed through the vacuum chamber, where it is treated while under a high vacuum. The treated strip is then preferably wound in a highly evacuated take-up container., Sponsorship: IIT Research Instutute, United States Patent

: Combustion Engine Acceleration Support Using an Integrated Starter/Alternator; A method of providing acceleration support to a combustion engine using an integrated starter/alternator. The integrated starter/alternator is in rotational combination with the crankshaft and connected to a battery system. The integrated starter/alternator is adapted to function at times as a power source adding torque to rotate the crankshaft to overcome friction and non-linear hydrodynamic forces within the engine. At other times the integrated starter/alternator functions as a power generator for subtracting torque from the crankshaft to provide electrical current to the battery system., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: IIT Saves Water (Summer 2011) IPRO 346; The purpose of this project is the advancement in knowledge of, and applied practical solutions to the challenges of sustainability in regards to a very specialized area of water conservation. The harvesting of air conditioner condensate could potentially lead to the conservation of a great deal of both water and money. Pentair, a company specialized in providing water solutions, is interested in the technology to harvest the condensate from A/C in buildings, and is our sponsor. We aimed to create public awareness surrounding the potential non-potable use of air conditioner condensate through demonstration and presentation. The IPRO Team of Summer 2011 will advance the prior work by focusing upon building public awareness and working to change public policy. The Team will utilize social media promotional strategies/messages and implementation. The Team will also identify the practical and political barriers to main stream harvesting of condensate and develop action plans to overcome the barriers. The two activities of the Team will be to build public enthusiasm for condensate harvesting via social media and secondly to summarize all IPRO condensate efforts into a presentation with collateral materials and share it with organizations that have outreach missions of sustainability and conservation., Sponsorship: Pentair, Inc, Project Plan for IPRO 346: IIT Saves Water for the Summer 2011 semester

: Contrails Digital Initiative from a Documents Librarian Point of View; A presentation covering the period 1996-2015 with regards to the the Contrails Digital Initiative (fka Wright Air Development Center Digital Collection). Covered are the conception of the project, features of the website over time, technological changes affecting the project, interactions with government officials over the content, changes in the project model based on changes in shallow web indexing algorithms of search engines, and plans for the future. Presented at the Spring 2015 meeting of the Northeastern Illinois Documents Librarians, on May 15th, 2015 in the Cherry Room of Paul V. Galvin Library on IIT's Main Campus.

: IPro 336 Poster; IPro 336 Poster, IPro 336

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