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Title: Spherodized Fluorescent Beads for Improved Roadway Pavement Marker Visibility
Creator: Kozak, Edward M., Bartholomew, Craig S.
Date: 2009-05-11, 1999-02-23
Description: Retroreflective glass or plastic beads have fluorescent properties when irradiated with ultraviolet light and are emplaced in signs in...
Show moreRetroreflective glass or plastic beads have fluorescent properties when irradiated with ultraviolet light and are emplaced in signs in patterns indicative of alphanumeric characters, or embedded in a hot melt comprising road stripes or embedded in the road asphalt or aggregate during construction of the road, to provide effectively bright and clear indications of signs or the extent and direction of the road. The glass beads comprise spherodized soda lime, borosilicate, phosphosilicate or aluminosilicate glasses with low levels of rare-earth dopants mixed therein, such as compounds containing one of the rare earths, or lanthanides. The plastic beads may have fluorescent materials mixed therein, typically organic pigments or dyes based on coumarin and rhodamine or the like.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Low-Cost Water Purification System Design & analysis for Applications in Mexico and the US (semester?), IPRO 355
Creator: Aderangi, Vince, Gomez Balboa, Adrian, Craig, Seun, Gilliam, Amanda, Grimmer, Laura, Jimenez, Esmeralda, Martis, Isaac, Nambiar, Abhilash R., Nguyen, Uyen, Nuanual, Ruckfa Mek, Ogunsanwo, Olumide, Primozic, Chris, Ramirez, Eugenio, Young, Daniel
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The main objective of the IPRO is to provide direct health services to low-income socieites, specifically Mexico, by the design of a water...
Show moreThe main objective of the IPRO is to provide direct health services to low-income socieites, specifically Mexico, by the design of a water purification filter. The IPRO will design a clay based filter and a business plan with the aim of introduction into these societies. The filter should be simple to use, affordable, simple to setup, easy to maintain and should be adaptable to a variety of every day househould activities such as drinking, bathing and washing.
Deliverables for IPRO 355: Low-Cost Water Purification System Design & analysis for Applications in Mexico and the US for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Magnetic Amplifier
Creator: Van Scoyoc, James N.
Date: 1957-05-28
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Zinc nitride, its formation, properties and alloys
Creator: Savoye, W. J., Edwards, A. R.
Date: 2009, 1921
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/zincnitrideitsfo00savo
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves 25-28

Title: Informal Learning with Twitter
Creator: Wilhelm, Eva C.
Date: 2011-04-25, 2011-05
Description: Twitter use has evolved from status updates to a broad range of uses from personal broadcasting to information sharing and conversations. A...
Show moreTwitter use has evolved from status updates to a broad range of uses from personal broadcasting to information sharing and conversations. A study was conducted to determine how Twitter is used for informal learning purposes. It was examined what kind of questions with a learning objective are asked, and under which circumstances these questions are answered. Questions were categorized according to question topic, type, structure and audience. According to the analysis, users most frequently asked for definitions and procedural information about technology, web, software and Twitter use. The questions with the highest answer rate were questions directed at individual users via @replies, and asked about definitions and other factual information.
M.S. in Technical Communication and Informational Design, May 2011
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Title: Binaural Magnetic Recorder
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1951-07-24
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339
Creator: Strokova, Victoria, Vajaria, Sonia, Dimitrov, Petar, Dronamraju, Rahul, Gupta, Nishi, Pacheco, Paul, Chuah, Choong Hui, Gutkovsky, Vladimir
Date: 2004-12, 2004-12
Description: To define the body knowledge of Project Management, Team Work and Communication. Identifying alternate methods for teaching or delivering the...
Show moreTo define the body knowledge of Project Management, Team Work and Communication. Identifying alternate methods for teaching or delivering the body knowledge. Experimenting with self help websites (development of content and its structuring for self-help websites technically implemented by IPRO 338).
Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius
Deliverables for IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Hierarchical Structured Data Organization System
Creator: Frieder, Ophir, Kapoor, Sanjiv
Date: 2015-11-11, 2015-11-10
Description: A method in a data processing system and apparatus for organizing files or web pages, structured or unstructured, of multiple users stored...
Show moreA method in a data processing system and apparatus for organizing files or web pages, structured or unstructured, of multiple users stored across one or more server computers into hierarchical file structures on a recordable medium of a data processing system. A user-defined metalabel is assigned to each of the electronic files or web pages. The electronic files or web pages are organized as a function of the metalabels into the hierarchical file structures.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Improving Audio Quality and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Devices and Intercom Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344
Creator: Algie, Teague, Bartolomei, Anthony, Bian, Joy, Chiles, Jeffrey, Gavris, Calin, Ieong, Iat, Han Jun, Chang, Kim, Woochan, Lee, Harry, Miller, Nathan, Shegarfi, Roozbeh
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: A. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine...
Show moreA. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine and improve upon the hardware and procedures developed in previous semesters. B. The team has set objectives of improving the audio performance of our kiosk, experimenting, testing and demonstrating the improvement empirically, establishing a frame of reference to compare our design to currently used intercom systems, and refining the kiosk circuitry and enclosure.
Sponsorship: Shure Inc.
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Title: Korea's Environmental Sustainability Leadership in East Asia and Beyond
Creator: Shapiro, Matthew A.
Date: 2013, 2009

Title: Single-Screw Extruder for Solid State Shear Extrusion Pulverization and Method
Creator: Arastoopour, Hamid
Date: 2009-05-11, 1998-01-06
Description: A process and apparatus for single screw solid state shear extrusion pulverization of polymeric materials in which the polymeric materials are...
Show moreA process and apparatus for single screw solid state shear extrusion pulverization of polymeric materials in which the polymeric materials are heated to a temperature suitable for forming a continuous thin film of said polymeric material, and then cooled, and normal and shear forces sufficient to form powder of the polymeric material are applied by a single cylindrical or conical mesh screw. The resulting powder is fluidized upon its discharge.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Friendly Forces Finder (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 350
Creator: Algie, Teague, Braband, Jim, Clovsky, Aaron, Hoylman, Phillip, Hutchins, Sarah, Kawa, Konrad, Marks, Matthew, Miranda, Jose, Patel, Purvag, Stogner, Jason
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: GPS modules and tracking devices have influenced many advances in modern technology. The data GPS provides has replaced the map and compass,...
Show moreGPS modules and tracking devices have influenced many advances in modern technology. The data GPS provides has replaced the map and compass, and can be crucial in many situations. Its current platform for use however requires the user to utilize a handheld device and direct his/her frame of view to a screen. In many situations there is a need to have eyes on and full awareness of surroundings, something that simply can't be done while holding and viewing a handheld device. To solve this dilemma, team Smart Specs has integrated ideas of GPS, heads-up displays, and datalink technology to form a design that will give the user full hands free capabilities. This device, worn like glasses, allows the user to track objects and even designate objects to be tracked, which are all shown through heads-up display.
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Title: DETECTION OF SUPEROXIDE ANION RADICALS IN ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS USING IN-SITU FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
Creator: Zhang, Yunzhu
Date: 2016, 2016-07
Description: Anion exchange membrane (AEM) stability is a long-standing challenge that has limited the widespread development and adoption of AEM fuel...
Show moreAnion exchange membrane (AEM) stability is a long-standing challenge that has limited the widespread development and adoption of AEM fuel cells. It is essential to understand the mechanism of AEM degradation during fuel cell operation. There are multiple modes of AEM degradation, broadly classified as chemical, mechanical and thermal degradation. Chemical degradation is among the most destructive modes, and can be further sub-divided into nucleophilic degradation (induced by the hydroxide ion), and oxidative degradation (induced by reactive oxygen species). While the former has been extensively studied, there is minimal work on oxidative AEM degradation. The reactive oxygen chemical species produced during the operation of an AEM fuel cell have hitherto not been detected during operation. Given the high pH, it is postulated that superoxide anion radicals (𝑂2∙−), as opposed to hydroxyl radicals, are primarily involved in the degradation progress. The objective of this study was to confirm the 𝑂2∙− formation during AEM fuel cell operation and to monitor in real-time the rate of 𝑂2∙− generation in an operating fuel cell using in-situ fluorescence spectroscopy. 1,3-diphenlisobenzofuran (DPBF) was chosen as the fluorescence probe, the sensitivity of which towards 𝑂2∙− was evaluated by performing ex-situ experiments in a semi-batch reactor. We demonstrate that the fluorescence intensity of this dye selectively decreased upon exposing 𝑂2∙−. DPBF was then incorporated into an AEM (membrane was solution cast after mixing the dye with the casting solution), which was assembled into a fuel cell. 𝑂2∙− generation in an operating AEM fuel cell was then monitored via in-situ fluorescence spectroscopy using a bifurcated optical probe, when the cell was operated in H2/O2 mode. To confirm the impact of 𝑂2∙− on AEM degradation, independent experiments (without dye) were performed under identical conditions, under both H2/O2 and N2/N2 modes, and the ionic conductivity and ion exchange capacity were monitored to estimate degradation extent. From our in-situ fluorescence studies, we were able to estimate the rate constants and activation energy for oxidative AEM degradation in an operating AEM fuel cell.
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, July 2016
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Title: EFFECT OF HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING ON MIGRATION CHARACTERISTICS IN POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FILM
Creator: Zhou, Yue
Date: 2015, 2015-12
Description: High pressure processing (HPP) is gaining prominence worldwide as an alternative method of food preservation due to its benefits of improved...
Show moreHigh pressure processing (HPP) is gaining prominence worldwide as an alternative method of food preservation due to its benefits of improved quality, freshness and nutrient retention. The use of polymer-based flexible packaging materials has allowed application of HPP to prepackaged food products, without significant loss of physical and mechanical properties. However, there is limited data existing on migration properties in the materials before and/or after HPP. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate potential migration issues in pre-packed foods during HPP (Song 2014). This research was conducted to determine the migration properties in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films during and after HPP (121°C and 700MPa) and a comparable thermal processing (TP, 121°C and 0.1MPa), using gas chromatography (GC) coupled with mass spectrometer (MS) technique to quantify four model surrogates in FDA-suggested food simulants (Miglyol). This research will help the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and food industries to identify whether any safety issue related to chemical migration should be addressed concerning the use of HPP in production of pre-packaged foods.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, December 2015
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Title: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339
Creator: Luxmi, Raj, Glenon, Thomas, Trevor, Nicole, Allen, Meredith, Clark, Brian, Curtis, Reginald, Fakhouri, Younan, Mirichev, Silvia
Date: 2006-07, 2006-07
Description: The goal of IPRO 339 team is to create and select IPRO proposals, develop online training materials for IPRO Learning Objectives and develop...
Show moreThe goal of IPRO 339 team is to create and select IPRO proposals, develop online training materials for IPRO Learning Objectives and develop teamwork building games.
Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius, Mike Cama, Rebecca Peel, Abhinav Pamulaparthy
Deliverables for IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Transit Foods (Semester Unknown) IPRO 315
Creator: Al-awadhi, Lulu, Aronberg, Daniel, Boin, Nicholas, England, Madeleine, Kolanowski, Kristen, Kos, Carolyn, Lemus, Andres, Miller, Justin, Pang, Alan, Skinner, Jonathan, Wenzler, Erika
Date: 2010, 2010-07
Description: Most of the existing large scale urban food depositories / pantries are based on a model of food production and distribution which has not...
Show moreMost of the existing large scale urban food depositories / pantries are based on a model of food production and distribution which has not changed in the last forty years. It is essentially the same model used by large private grocery chains, involving off-site food acquisition (either through production or donation) and dissemination to large distribution centers. In some cases, these distribution centers are then accessed by either individuals or organizations which truck the goods to smaller, local urban distribution points. In other cases, patrons are required to visit the large facility, which it typically in a less accessible location.
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Title: OPTIMIZATION AND MARKET CLEARING IN THE POWER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH-LEVEL RENEWABLES
Creator: Ye, Hongxing
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: The increasing penetration of renewable energy source (RES), such as wind and solar power generation, in recent years to meet various...
Show moreThe increasing penetration of renewable energy source (RES), such as wind and solar power generation, in recent years to meet various renewable portfolio standards (RPS) has led to more uncertainties in power systems. The RES penetration level is expected to further increase in order to reduce emission and fight climate change. The growing uncertainties caused by RES pose new challenges in power and energy systems. Advanced models and technologies are urgent to provide secure, affordable and clean energy to customers. Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) problem is one of the most important tools in the modern power system. It determines the optimal short-term generating planning. The electricity is priced and settled based on its solution. In order to manage the uncertainties caused by renewables, it is urgent to develop new SCUC models and solution approaches. SCUCs considering the uncertainties have become a focus of research in recent years. The proposed optimistic robust SCUC combines the idea of robust optimization and reserve concept in the electricity. The merit of the robust optimization is that its solution can be immunized against any uncertainties. It exactly meets the first priority, reliability, in power system operation. The robust optimization is attractive in theory. However, a solution is robust if and only if the system can survive in the worst case scenario. Hence, the key task is to identify the worst case scenario. Unfortunately, finding the worst case scenario in general is a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem. This will create issue in satisfying the timeliness requirement that the optimal scheduling must be obtained quickly (e.g., within several hours) in the day-ahead electricity markets. This dissertation proposes a fast solution approach to finding the worst case scenario by exploring the special structure in the SCUC problem. This dissertation proposes a new market mechanism for managing uncertain ties caused by high-level RES based on the robust optimization. A new concept, Uncertainty Marginal Price (UMP), is proposed to charge uncertainty sources and to credit flexible sources. For the first time, explicit price signals are provided and utilized to manage any level uncertainties within a robust optimization framework. The proposed mechanism manages uncertainties from both the source side (uncertainty reduction) and resource side (uncertainty accommodation). In short term, it provides incentives for RES operators to improve forecasting accuracy (i.e. to reduce uncertainties) and existing flexible resources (e.g. storage) to participate the uncertainty accommodation. In long term, the proposed mechanism provides price signals for siting new flexible resources (e.g. energy storage) to accommodate uncertainties from increasing RES penetration.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May 2016
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Title: Developing a Collaborative On-line Student Research Forum (sequence unknown), IPRO 321 - Deliverables
Creator: Abhay, Anandha, Cornelius, Zachary, Corsus, Tom, De Courten-myers, Maximilian, Eberlin, Adam, Kapaldo, James, Nicholson, Bethany, Sizyuk, Yuriy, Sundberg, Stephen
Date: 2009-12
Description: ResearchWeb is meant to broaden IIT undergraduate participation beyond the existing mechanisms such as fellowships, research and reading...
Show moreResearchWeb is meant to broaden IIT undergraduate participation beyond the existing mechanisms such as fellowships, research and reading courses, and departmental projects. There is also the possibility of broadening this program to other scholarly individuals outside of the IIT undergraduate community. These individuals include IIT graduate students, students from other universities, and promising high school students. ResearchWeb is also meant to improve the transition, and perhaps promote if need be, the transition from undergraduate education to graduate education. This would be fulfilled through practical research experience.
Deliverables for IPRO 321:Developing a Collaborative On-line Student Research Forum for Fall 2009
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Title: Cellular Towers In The Urban Environment (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344
Creator: Chan, Ronald, Chatman, Amanda, Divito, Michael, Dohm, Jacob, Ghafoori, Marc, Lee, Timothy, Perizes, Fotis, Reznicek, Dustin, Roberson, Jon
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The purpose of the IPRO is to consider a new generation of cellular towers specifically designed for the urban environment. The IIT campus...
Show moreThe purpose of the IPRO is to consider a new generation of cellular towers specifically designed for the urban environment. The IIT campus will serve as a “representative” location on Chicago’s south side for purposes of this project, but the overall objective is to develop a concept and design for a self-contained, secure and environmentally friendly facility that can adapted to almost any other urban location.
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Title: Relationship of Executive Fuction Patterns and Academic Achievement Across DSM-IV Subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Creator: Young, Crystal
Date: 2012-07-18, 2012-07
Description: The aim of this study was to expand our understanding of the impact of executive function skills on academic achievement in children with ADHD...
Show moreThe aim of this study was to expand our understanding of the impact of executive function skills on academic achievement in children with ADHD, as well as investigate trends in executive functioning and academic achievement between ADHD subtypes in an adolescent sample. Each participant completed neuropsychological assessments including a measure of intelligence and academic functioning as well as several measures of executive functioning. Results suggested that children with ADHD – Combined Type do not significantly differ from children with ADHD – Inattentive Type on tasks of academic or executive functioning. Issues regarding outcomes associated with ADHD as well as diagnostic procedures are discussed.
Ph.D. in Psychology, July 2012
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