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Title: Developing an Artificial Pancreas (semester?), IPRO 308: Artificial Pancreas IPRO 308 Abstract Sp07
Creator: Callahan, Sean, Devgun, Jason, Ferraro, Christie, Ferrese, Anthony, Gudivada, Medhavi, Manuntag, Renen, Mashruwala, Neil, Nazim, Maje, Park, Dukmin, Patel, Alok, Patel, Bhavin, Schuh, Nathaniel
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: The objective of this IPRO is to improve the existing prototype to successfully extract interstitial fluid from pig’s skin and effectively...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to improve the existing prototype to successfully extract interstitial fluid from pig’s skin and effectively measure the glucose level in the interstitial fluid through both electrical impedance and light transmittance measurement and to secure grants in order to fund the testing and further completion of the prototype.
Deliverables for IPRO 308: Developing an Artificial Pancreas for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Method and Means for Energizing Magnetic Recorder Heads
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1944-06-13
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation
United States Patent

Title: Fab Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 333: Fab Lab IPRO 333 Final Report F08
Creator: Brassil, Michael, Lamonica, Regina, Luciani, Joseph, Ly, Christine, Martinez, Jessica, Martinez, Michael, Murman, Patricia, Ptak, Treyson, Reyes, Ivan, Villa, Jacqueline
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) were started as a community outreach program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide...
Show moreFabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) were started as a community outreach program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide digital fabrication tools for rapid prototyping to the general public. The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (MSI) has partnered with this IPRO to further develop their existing Fab Lab. IPRO 333 has been assigned the task of working with the Fab Lab administrators to design methodologies for furthering the use of the laboratory and determining its end goals for both the museum and the community. Once these goals are established, we will support them with a list of projects that we will create and execute. By working with the lab directors to broaden the possible uses of the lab, we hope to encourage hands-on learning in local schools. This will promote membership at MSI and involve the community in science and technology programs and education. To accomplish this, we have broken into two teams, each of which will focus on a different audience. The first team will be responsible for designing and creating programs for more advanced and knowledgeable users of the equipment specific to the Fab Lab, such as the students enrolled in the Science Achievers program as well as museum members; the second team will be responsible for designing and implementing programs for less advanced users with more constrained timeframes, such as visiting families or groups of school children.
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Title: Intermodal Container Transport System Solutions for Chicago Region (semester?), IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transport IPRO 307 Project Plan F07
Creator: Atterberry, Christine, Bartosik, Renee, Beran, Peter, Borschuk, Zachary, Dobbin, Jack, Ibardaloza, Arnold, Kollwitz, Sabine, Meyer, James, Schulz, Matt, Selinsky, Jac, Walczuk, Matt, Wisniewski, Marek
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: This IPRO will focus on the road and rail modes of transportation. Specifically, the team will investigate intermodal rail yards that...
Show moreThis IPRO will focus on the road and rail modes of transportation. Specifically, the team will investigate intermodal rail yards that specialize in transferring containers from trucks to trains, and vice versa. It will then put this knowledge to use by designing an actual intermodal rail yard for the Gary, Indiana area. The objective of this IPRO is to produce a thorough site plan for the Gary rail yard, a computer program to communicate with truck drivers, and an encompassing business plan.
Deliverables for IPRO 307: Intermodal Container Transport System Solutions for Chicago Region for the Fall 2007 semester
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Title: Zero Energy Home 1114 W Roscoe Ave (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317: ZeroEnergyHomeIPRO317FinalPresentationF09
Creator: Bhat, Adnan, Campbell, Brittanie, Cink, Jefferey, Gutstein, Yehuda, Hadi, Shuaib, Hafdi, Kamal, Hasan, Hasan,, Kenig, Elezar, Lipski, Brian, Lollino, Luca, Margolis, Jordan, Nigamatzyanov, Tagir, Patel, Hiren, Patel, Neal, Shehada, Hazem, Toops, Melissa, Trauner, Crystal, Zgourdah, Mourad
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Design of a sustainable net zero energy building with zero carbon emission at a traditional construction cost. - Promote the use of this...
Show moreDesign of a sustainable net zero energy building with zero carbon emission at a traditional construction cost. - Promote the use of this design as a template for other homes in the future.
Sponsorship: Jimmy Eng
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Title: Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts (semester?), IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication IPRO 303 IPRO Day Presentation Sp07
Creator: Omair Rehman, Mohammed, Palikevicius, Sarunas, Lyles, Kevin, Lee, Chihwan, Hwang, Taeho, Amber, Jamie, Choi, Migun, Featherstone, Amanda, Hatch, Michael, Tung, Kevin, Rhoda, John
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: IPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal©...
Show moreIPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal© Corporation. When critical equipment fails, it sends a shockwave throughout an organization and into its supply chain. Smart Signal’s EPI*Center software solution enables companies to fill the equipment performance gap between current operations and corporate objectives through early, actionable warning of any abnormal performance.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Our Energy Future (Semester Unknown) IPRO 332: Our Energy Future IPRO 332 Project Plan Sp08
Creator: Aguilar- Wedge, Carmen, Garcia, Alfredo, Connley, Kaitlyn, Mey, Andrew, Rennard, Maile, Stanley, Samantha, Bunda, Dariusz, Bunda, Dariusz, Stone, Sarah, Nguyen, Minh, Mehta, Rohan, Jones, Alex Di Sciullo, Walczuk, Matthew, Galo, Audrey
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Our objectives for this semester are to: (1) Develop a teaching kit containing curriculum to present the Ecological Footprint module and...
Show moreOur objectives for this semester are to: (1) Develop a teaching kit containing curriculum to present the Ecological Footprint module and instructional materials designed to help teachers teach the module. Use the teaching kit as a means of spreading our module beyond our immediate scope, to high school teachers, college campus organizations and volunteer based groups. (2) Develop a website to enrich the experience of the module, provide a professional contact interface and deliver our educational message to a broader audience. (3) Promote How Many Earths and education on resource consumption by developing marketing plan, publishing stories in local media outlets and capitalizing on publicity opportunities. (4) Continue to reach out to high school students by visiting more Chicago-land high schools, continuing to present the Ecological Footprint module and beginning to present the Cradle-to- Cradle module. (5) Refine the Cradle-to-Cradle presentation by analyzing feedback and response of pupils. (6) Continue to collect and analyze feedback from students and teachers concerning both of the modules, our presentation style and the teaching kit. Use this information to continually enhance the learning experience.
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Title: HawkTour (semester 2 of unknown), IPRO 305: HawkTour IPRO 305 Midterm Report F04
Creator: Brozyna, Robert, Cais, Christopher, Collard, Aaron, Holley, Jonathan, Ilea, Nicu, Lee, Nicholas, Meleppuram, Santhosh, Sepcot, Michael, Sobczyk, Kamil, Wolkenfeld, Daniel, Yap, Yen, Chung, Wonsuk, Kim, Andrew, Collver, Aaron, Oyuela, Henry
Date: 2005-01, 2004-12
Description: The team will be focusing on the challenge of integrating Pervasive Computing into a specific aspect of the IIT campus. The overall vision of...
Show moreThe team will be focusing on the challenge of integrating Pervasive Computing into a specific aspect of the IIT campus. The overall vision of the IPRO 305 team is to continue efforts to develop an application called HawkTour – a virtual Illinois Institute of Technology tour guide. HawkTour will provide a completely new approach to the campus tour at IIT.
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Title: Aging in Place (Semester Unknown) IPRO 360: AgingInPlaceIPRO360ProjectPlanSp11
Creator: Alvarez, Mario, Bardsley, Emily, Ingles, John, Kibbe, Brian, Klimek, Joseph, Mitchell, Jamie, Morgan, Rebecca, Papazova, Angelina, Patel, Keyur, Salih, Salma, Sanders, Michael, Umrania, Shefali
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: The purpose of this IPRO 360, Spring 2011, is to research and identify the significant problems encountered by the elderly in their everyday...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO 360, Spring 2011, is to research and identify the significant problems encountered by the elderly in their everyday lives. This IPRO will create a foundation for the development and refinement of possible solutions for future IPRO semesters in conjunction with the Chamberlain Group. To be successful, this IPRO must create a simple, meaningful problem statement that can guide Chamberlain Group and future IPROs toward actually providing solutions for helping the elderly age in place.
Sponsorship: The Chamberlain Group
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Title: FIELD AND PHOTO-EMISSION IN A SHORT-PULSE, HIGH-CHARGE CESIUM TELLURIDE RF PHOTOINJECTOR
Creator: Wisniewski, Eric E.
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: A new high-charge RF gun is now operating at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) facility at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The 1.5...
Show moreA new high-charge RF gun is now operating at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) facility at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The 1.5 cell 1.3 GHz gun uses a Cesium telluride photocathode driven with a 248 nm laser to provide short-pulse, high charge electron beams for the new 75 MeV drive beamline. The high-gradient RF gun (peak field on the cathode > 80MV/m) is a key piece of the facility upgrade. The large Cs2Te photocathode (diameter > 30 mm) was fabricated in-house. The photo-injector will be used to generate high-charge, short pulse, single bunches (Q > 100 nC) and bunch-trains (Q>1000 nC) for wakefield experiments, typically involving dielectric-loaded accelerating structures. Details of the photocathode fabrication process and the results of associated diagnostic measurements are presented, including QE measurements and work function measurements performed with a Kelvin probe. Field-emitted dark current from the Cs2Te cathode was measured during RF conditioning and characterized. Fowler-Nordheim plots of the data are presented and compared to similar measurements made using a copper cathode in the initial phase of conditioning. The results for cesium telluride exhibited non-linear regions within the Fowler-Nordheim plots similar to previous experimental results for other p-type semiconductors. Results of quantum efficiency (QE) studies are presented with the cathode operating in both single and bunch-train modes. QE uniformity and lifetime studies are presented. During commissioning, the cesium telluride photocathode produced bunch-charge of 100 nC, breaking the previous record. No evidence of bunch-train position-dependence of QE was found when generating four-bunch trains with total charge up to 200 nC.
PH.D in Physics, May 2014
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Title: ACCELPharma (semester?), IPRO 353: ACCELPharma IPRO 353 IPRO Day Presentation F06
Creator: Josefsson, Gustaf, Ames, Kerry, Calizo, Milagros, Schiller, Brian, Groth, Kristel, Ervin, Natalia, Holmes, Matt, Lee, Hyun, Lim, Eung, Ravi, Iyengar
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: AccelPharma intends to enable pharmaceutical and biotech companies to reintroduce withdrawn drugs to the market place through the development,...
Show moreAccelPharma intends to enable pharmaceutical and biotech companies to reintroduce withdrawn drugs to the market place through the development, validation, and deployment of personalized medicine models. It differentiates itself by being one of the only companies to correlate side effects of drugs to certain genetic mutations for a broad range of effects. AccelPharma expects to break even and begin to achieve positive revenues after only the second sale.
Deliverables for IPRO 353: ACCELPharma for the Fall 2006 semester.
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Title: Method and Apparatus for Detecting Collisions on and Controlling Access to a Transmission Channel
Creator: Campbell, Graham M., Xu, Wenxin
Date: 2009-05-14, 2001-09-18
Description: A method for controlling multiple access of a transmission channel wherein a plurality of different patterns are assigned to a plurality of...
Show moreA method for controlling multiple access of a transmission channel wherein a plurality of different patterns are assigned to a plurality of sending stations so that each sending station corresponds to a unique pattern, preferably a pattern represented by a Binomial coefficient. Each unique pattern is transmitted from a corresponding sending station to the transmission channel by way of a control minislot. Ternary feedback is received from the control minislot. A summation of different patterns within each control minislot are analyzed to detect whether a collision exists between the different patterns within each control minislot.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: SAFETY TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION
Creator: Demirkesen, Sevilay
Date: 2011-11-29, 2011-12
Description: The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries. Therefore, the ways to reduce the number of risks have been a concern for...
Show moreThe construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries. Therefore, the ways to reduce the number of risks have been a concern for construction companies. Safety training is considered as one of the most efficient ways of improving safety record. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the best safety training methods and the most efficient organization in safety training. The study also aimed to show how to take best safety measures to protect construction workers. In this thesis study, a questionnaire was conducted in order to investigate the achievement of safety learning, challenges in a safety training program and the methods of improving safety record. Thus, the questionnaire was e-mailed to 400 contractors in US. The data collected also indicated the importance of safety training in companies’ success in the industry. Additionally, this study presents recommendations on how companies could improve their safety record.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, December 2011
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Title: Method for the Preparation of Titanium Tetrachloride
Creator: Schossberger, Frederic V.
Date: 1958-10-21
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Adoption and Implementation of Diabetes Electronic Support Center at Mount Sinai Hospital, Summer 2011, IPRO 345: Poster
Creator: Kos, Carolyn, Valio, Nicole, Michael, Hazel, Chinzorig, Unubold, Johnson, Kendra
Date: 2011-06-17, 2011-07
Description: The purpose of IPRO 345 is to improve and mobilize the data and remote health care system for Mount Sinai Hospital. Specifically, this project...
Show moreThe purpose of IPRO 345 is to improve and mobilize the data and remote health care system for Mount Sinai Hospital. Specifically, this project aims to create a data support to aid diabetic patients within 500 meters of the hospital in order to decrease cost of operation and time and increase the quality of care. We will develop the groundwork for future IPRO 345 teams that will eventually implement the new data collection program.
Sponsorship: SolarWindUSA
Design+Prototype+Test an Integrated Roof-Top Photovoltaic Solar System Design, Summer 2011, IPRO 345
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Title: IN VITRO ASSAYS FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PROCESSING ON THE ALLERGENIC POTENTIAL OF MILK ALLERGENS
Creator: Zhao, Yuhui
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: A better understanding of how processing may affect the allergenicity of proteins will allow a more accurate allergen risk assessment and...
Show moreA better understanding of how processing may affect the allergenicity of proteins will allow a more accurate allergen risk assessment and achieve a greater success in food allergy management. To determine whether food processing can affect the allergenic potential of proteins, immunochemical methods are commonly used, however, these methods are not able to determine changes in the proteins’ ability to elicit allergic reactions. Although food challenge studies are the gold standard for determining the allergenicity of proteins, such studies are seldom performed due to ethical reasons and the difficulty in recruiting a sufficient number of study participants. In recent years, a number of mediator release assays have been developed to measure the allergenic potential of food proteins in vitro. How these cell-based assays can be used to assess the impact of thermal or other processing conditions on the allergenic potential of proteins remains to be determined. This study evaluated the use of sensitized rat basophilic leukemia (RBL) cells for assessing the impact of boiling on the allergenic potential of milk allergens by measuring changes in the proteins’ ability to induce cell degranulation and the release of β-hexosaminidase. RBL-2H3 cells sensitized with rat IgEs that were specifically raised against NIST non-fat milk standard reference material, β-lactoglobulin (BLG), α-lactalbumin (ALA) and α-casein (αCAS) were challenged with various concentrations of each allergen in its native and processed (boiled in PBS for 10 min) forms. Cell degranulation caused by the allergen was monitored by measuring the release of β-hexosaminidase. All allergens (NIST milk, BLG, ALA, and αCAS) were able to induce the release of β-hexosaminidase, up to 43.1%. A decrease in % release of β-hexosaminidase was observed when cells were challenged with a decreasing concenration xi of the ALA and milk allergens. Boiling of nonfat milk, ALA, BLG and αCAS caused an increase in the % release of β-hexosaminidase from sensitized cells across antigen concentrations from 10-6 mg/mL to 1 mg/mL. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the in vitro mediator release assay method may serve as a useful model to evaluate the impact of thermal processing on the allergenic potential of milk allergens.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, July 2014
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Title: Treehouse (Spring 2001) IPRO 328
Creator: Bloss, Lisa, Onyeali, Arthur, Serra, M. Silvia, Weil, Denis
Date: 2001, 2001-05
Description: This is a collaborative project mentored by faculty from the Institute of Design and the College of Architecture. The team will investigate...
Show moreThis is a collaborative project mentored by faculty from the Institute of Design and the College of Architecture. The team will investigate the emerging fusion of environments, information, and technology. Specifically, we will research how environments can be used to tell stories, and then apply our insights to envision new spaces that dramatically improve how people understand and use information. The first eight weeks of the class will be spent experiencing and learning about the best practices for using environments to tell stories. Each week will include a guest lecture from an expert in the topic and a related visit or assignment. Students will then unpack these experiences in order to understand the structures and strategies of each experience. By the end of our field trips, the class should have a deep understanding of the elements required to tell a good story with space, and knowledge of the state of the art in this arena. The second part of the class will involve applying our knowledge to envision an environment that integrates architecture and information to solve the needs of a particular user group or set of activities. Student teams will define the problem they wish to solve; however, we have the opportunity to use some databases being created at ID as content for the room. We do not intend to spend much time in the classroom for this IPRO. Much of our time will be spent in the field. Also, we will provide cursory instruction on methods that apply to each phase of our work together. These include interview techniques, field observation, cross-functional teamwork, prototyping, and innovation planning.
Sponsorship: Don Hollis
Project Plan for IPRO 328: Treehouse for the Spring 2001 semester
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Title: Porous Pavement/Hydro-gel System for Storm Water Management (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: Porous Pavement Hydro-gel System for Storm Water Management IPRO 312 Ethics Sp08
Creator: Shoulders, Shawn, Johnson, Sarah, Lewis, William, Yeung, Helen, Chavazha, Misha, Lebron, Chance, Myers, James, Rybaltowski, Karl, Wang, Nan
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: The objectives of IPRO 312, are to design and demonstrate a hydrogel based, water retention and release system for implementation in various...
Show moreThe objectives of IPRO 312, are to design and demonstrate a hydrogel based, water retention and release system for implementation in various storm water reclamation scenarios while forecasting the impact of such a system, both economically and ecologically on a Chicago-land neighborhood.
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Title: Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Novel Organism (semester?), IPRO 302: Synthetic biology Engineering Novel Organisms IPRO 302 Project Plan F05
Creator: Hoa, Nguyen, Zdravka, Cankova, Emily, Hammes, Lily, Liu, Ricardo, Herrera, Heather, King, Kaylyn, Siefkas, Jean, Cadet, Emad, Allam, Bryan, Bridgeman
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: This is a continuing IPRO from last semester, Spring 2005 and involved creating a synthetic metabolic pathway in Escherichia Coli. There have...
Show moreThis is a continuing IPRO from last semester, Spring 2005 and involved creating a synthetic metabolic pathway in Escherichia Coli. There have been a growing number of research projects outside IIT investigating engineered organisms whose processes have been modified towards performing a specific task.
Deliverables for IPRO 302: Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Novel Organism for the Fall 2005 semester
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Title: BIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF LIQUID FUELS: SULFUR REMOVAL FROM PETROLEUM AND BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION
Creator: Wang, Jia
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Rhodococcus baikonurensis CW25 was transformed with the Rhodococcus erythropolis strain IGTS8 desulfurization operon (dszABC, which encodes...
Show moreRhodococcus baikonurensis CW25 was transformed with the Rhodococcus erythropolis strain IGTS8 desulfurization operon (dszABC, which encodes the enzymes of the “4S” desulfurization pathway) or this operon modified to contain a synthetic cysteine-methionine rich “sulpeptide” gene (S1) (dszAS1BC). The two CW25 derivatives were subjected to directed evolution to select faster growing cells using the key 4S pathway substrate dibenzothiophene (DBT) as the sole source of sulfur. Data of cell doubling times verified the success of selection of cultures with increasingly rapid growth. The desulfurization activities of resting cells of early passages demonstrated improvements, and the highest activity of the dszAS1BC-bearing CW25 derivative was 115% higher than that of the CW25 derivative without S1. In addition, a trend of initial high activity was followed by a decrease in subsequent passages. Rates of DBT metabolism of growing cells demonstrated a different trend, probably because the activity of growing cells concurrently reflects the activity of DszABC enzymes and the growth rates of the recombinants. Dry cell weights fluctuated during the evolution process, probably because of variations in the efficiency of the conversion of the sulfur in DBT into sulfite, then into sulfate or biomass, or, for the S1-bearing cells, because the secretion of the S1 peptide from cells might have variable efficiency. A mixed culture of two Paenibacillus species (“W” and “Y”) was isolated that can metabolize DBT at temperatures up to 54 ºC. Strain Y is the only one of the two with desulfurization activity, while strain W enhances the desulfurization ability of Y. The W-Y culture may be a useful starting point for selection of desulfurization cultures with even greater thermal stability. xiii Ethanologenic Escherichia coli strain FBR5 was compared with Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb)-expressing FBR5 (TS3) regarding the concentrations of ATP, NAD+, NADH, NAD+/NADH ratio; and growth and ethanol production at various points during growth. The significant finding was that the NAD+/NADH ratio for TS3 was lower in early growth, but higher in later growth compared to that for FBR5. This is probably because more NADH was required by TS3 for its enhanced ethanol production and VHb-related increased respiration under microaeration conditions.
PH.D in Biology, December 2013
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