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Title: Robbins Community Power (Summer 2011) IPRO 347: Robbins Community Power Wood Utilization Study IPRO347 Summer2011 Midterm Presentation
Creator: Ahn, Yoona, Alhassan, Abdalmohsen, Johnson, Ashleigh, Khan, Nomair, Kois, Carolyn, Munoz, Matthew, Toy, Robert, Young, Julieann
Date: 2011, 2011-07
Description: IPRO 347 is a continuation of an IPRO, which previously explored ways to utilize waste heat and CO2 from Robbins Community Power Plant. The...
Show moreIPRO 347 is a continuation of an IPRO, which previously explored ways to utilize waste heat and CO2 from Robbins Community Power Plant. The concluding thought from that project was that the plant would need to select a source of greenwood to burn. The goal of IPRO 347 is to establish a plan for the Robbins Community Power Plant to gather and utilize the green waste of urban lumber. The main task is to research opportunities for RCP to gather a supply of greenwood. The items being researched are estimated expenses and profits, whom will be participating, the availability of our raw good—greenwood—and potential buyers.
Sponsorship: Robbins Community Power Plant
Project Plan for IPRO 347: Robbins Community Power for the Summer 2011 semester
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Title: Investigation of Fresh Produce Washing on E. Coli O157:H7 and Murine Norovirus with Peroxyacetic Acid and High Power Ultrasound
Creator: Yuan, Wen
Date: 2011-12-05, 2011-12
Description: E. coli O157:H7 and norovirus have each been responsible for outbreaks of foodborne illness involving fresh leafy green vegetables....
Show moreE. coli O157:H7 and norovirus have each been responsible for outbreaks of foodborne illness involving fresh leafy green vegetables. Peroxyacetic acid (POAA) has the potential to be an effective sanitizer during commercial fresh-cut produce washing. The addition of high power ultrasound (HPU) to the washing system may enhance the POAA efficacy. The purpose of this study was to reduce E. coli O157:H7 and norovirus contamination during commercial fresh-cut lettuce washing using POAA and HPU. Fresh-cut romaine lettuce leaves were inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 or murine norovirus (MNV, a surrogate for the human norovirus) and washed by POAA and HPU. Cross-contamination was tested by washing clean leaves in contaminated processing water where pre-inoculated leaves were washed previously. A high level of cross-contamination (4.5-log CFU/g E. coli) occurred after uninoculated leaves were rinsed in contaminated wash water for 2 min. A subsequent 2 min wash in POAA alone or in combination with HPU reduced counts by approximately 1.2-log and 2.3-log, respectively. More than 2-log norovirus was removed from washing 2 min in either DI water or POAA. However infectious MNV washed from leaves was not detected in wash water containing POAA. Those results implied a high possibility of cross-contamination during freshproduce washing, and indicate that adding POAA and HPU in addition to washing water in wash water can reduce cross-contamination rate.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, December 2011
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Title: Video Recording System and Method
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 2009-04-27, 1971-06-28
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: Integration of Process Improvements (Semester Unknown) IPRO 304
Creator: Bauer, Jessie, Bergeron, Tony, Campen, Matt, Gruchalski, Erik, Ki Choi, Tae, Marx, Ryan, Murti, Chaitanya, Robbins, Brian, Pal Sohal, Atinder, Stenson, Amanda, Taboada, Alejandro, Zhang, Bingjian
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: The goal and mission this semester is to create a procedure that can show a technician when a carbide insert breaks off of a face mill during...
Show moreThe goal and mission this semester is to create a procedure that can show a technician when a carbide insert breaks off of a face mill during operation. Completing this task will increase productivity for A. Finkl and Sons.
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Title: Robotics Initiative at IIT (semester?), IPRO 316: IIT Robotics Initiative IPRO 316 Project Plan F04
Creator: Sopko, Tyge, Collins, Jesse, Dass, Saurabh, Schwalbach, Eddie, Yang, Eddie, Payonk, Dennis, Todd, Robert, Bieberich, Amanda
Date: 2004-12, 2004-12
Description: This IPRO is dedicated to continuing the robotics initiative at Illinois Institute of Technology. There are so many ways that this group of...
Show moreThis IPRO is dedicated to continuing the robotics initiative at Illinois Institute of Technology. There are so many ways that this group of people can accomplish that task. The importance of this overall goal is significant due to the growing use of robotics in the commercial world today.
Deliverables for IPRO 316: Robotics Initiative at IIT for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti (semester?), IPRO 327
Creator: George, Alayna, Kircher, Alex, Sissala, Amy, Mohammed, Ashfaq, Susek, Ben, Tam, Chi, Chung, Chun Pong, Durra, David, Williams, David, Radloff, Eric, Skrebo, Ermin, Forkan, Garret, Rajic, Ivan, Sullivan, Joshua, Tailor, Kinjal, Rokita, Mark, Ballog, Matt, Hollister, Nathaniel, Sawulski, Piotr, Shoulders, Shawn, Ratmani, Shoaib
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: Our objectives for the semester are:  Produce or procure a topographical map of Pignon, Haiti  Map the current structures on a topographical...
Show moreOur objectives for the semester are:  Produce or procure a topographical map of Pignon, Haiti  Map the current structures on a topographical map  Design a preliminary water distribution system  Work with Haiti Outreach to foster relations between IIT, the organization, and the community of Haiti  Raise funds to cover partial costs of trips to Haiti to gather data
Deliverables for IPRO 327: Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Highrise
Creator: Ma, Shasha
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: Highrise structure study
Sponsorship: Land, Peter

Title: Agricultural Rehabilitation Tower: RGG-JYL Final Boards 050111
Creator: Garcia, Rodrigo, Lee, Jennifer
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: to create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to...
Show moreto create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to create a ‘vertical façade farm’ capable of producing 156 tons of vegetables (predominantly lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries) and 200 tons of fish per year to create a mental health sanctuary (or sanatorium) that provides short term (days), midterm (months) and long term (years) residence and care for people with mental health issues that may require physical operations and/or psychological care. to actively engage the mental health residents in aspects of the agricultural production to draw on research showing that engagement with plants/nature assists in mental healing. to create a large multi-purpose space at the ground floor of the building which will largely serve as a farmer’s market for sale of the agricultural produce and engagement between the community residents and the public to create a series of gardens/green spaces at height within the complex, as well as vertical green walls, for healing (residents and urban issues) to use the double-skin ‘façade farm’ for assisting in passive natural ventilation of internal spaces
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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEM FOR MINES
Creator: Qian, Qingyi
Date: 2011-08, 2011-07
Description: Underground mining is a very high risk industry. There are many potential hazards in the underground mining these include fire, explosion,...
Show moreUnderground mining is a very high risk industry. There are many potential hazards in the underground mining these include fire, explosion, inundation, roof collapse, toxic gases, chemical pollution, etc. Over past centuries, in US alone, more than 100,000 miners lost their life in different accidents. The primary safety methods used in underground mines concentrate on the monitoring of the hazardous gases, fire detection and ventilation. Using advanced instruments and monitoring techniques have significantly reduced the accidents in the modern mines. However despite the advancement of these monitoring facilities, accidents still occur in underground mining annually around the world, and many miners were killed because they were trapped and unable to escape due to blocked of exit access. This thesis describes a new development of an emergency evacuation system in underground mines and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the system. It is expected that the new system will greatly improve the emergency exit methods and save more lives in the future. The new emergency evacuation system consists of vertical concrete mineshaft, high capacity mineshaft elevators, surface terminal and underground support structures. In addition, the study of numerical simulation was carried out to observe the ground response during excavation. A typical ground profiles for underground mining in south part of China was used in this analysis. The results selected from shaft excavation simulation indicate that fluid drilling method effectively prevents the soil around mineshaft from collapse hazard. Compared to soil strength, soil stiffness has a significant influence on the soil response induced by excavating shafts.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, July 2011
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Title: Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Novel Organism (semester?), IPRO 302: Synthetic biology Engineering Novel Organisms IPRO 302 IPRO Day Presentation 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: Tension Indicating Fastener
Creator: Liber, Theodore
Date: 2009-04-30, 1973-02-27
Description: A bolt having a shank and integral head has a strip of photoelastic material mounted in the head for manifesting in the form of photoelastic...
Show moreA bolt having a shank and integral head has a strip of photoelastic material mounted in the head for manifesting in the form of photoelastic fringes linearly related to bolt tension the bending stresses created in the head during loading of the bolt. To determine the tension in the bolt during or after loading, polarized light is directed toward the photoelastic strip and reflected light from the strip is analyzed to measure fringe order. The fringe order is related to the amount of bending stresses in the head of the bolt by a predetermined calibration curve, the bending stresses being linearly related to bolt tension.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Graduate Student Dwelling: HEJanicaMaster'sProjectBook
Creator: Janica, H
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: The project will seek to create an environment for that fosters living, community, and learning for graduate students at Illinois Institute of...
Show moreThe project will seek to create an environment for that fosters living, community, and learning for graduate students at Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Title: infoMOTO - Information Tools to Enhance the Performance and Experience of Motorcyclists, Summer 2011, IPRO 308: Final brochure
Creator: Hussain, Faraz, Sarsfield, Corey, Wang, Haochen, Perkins, Jeff, Charles, Joe, Siva, Arun
Date: 2011-06-17, 2011-07
Description: infoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety...
Show moreinfoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety and performance of the motorcycle, which enhances the overall riding experience. Unlike existing standard equipment which provides minimal information, infoMoto notifies the user of impending malfunctions in addition to providing diagnostic information. This device may also help the designers of future models of motorcycles to head off any impeding problems, increasing the quality of their product.
IPRO 308: infoMOTO for Summer 2011
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Title: Crop to Cup Coffee: Building Communities through Coffee (Semester 2) IPRO 333: BuildingComunitiesThroughCoffeeIPRO333Poster1F10
Creator: Feldman, Laurie, Waterloo, Becca, Hurst, Trey, Chatterjee, Dia, Houser, Clay, Esko, Emily, Campbell, Laurel, Schmid, Miriam, Erie, Mike, Tam, Phil, Patel, Vishal, Swingler, Mark, Bloom, Ryan, Abbott, Matt
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility within the vicinity of their largest producing farming zone for robusta coffee in the Mbale region of Uganda. The sponsor, along with the team, has decided that the best method for addressing the local and global needs of the farmers is to present the research and design personally. Therefore, IPRO 333 will be fundraising to help finance the forthcoming trip to Uganda to present to the farming communities.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup
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Title: Delta Hook Tech (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: DeltaHookTechIPRO358PosterSu09
Creator: Bistriceanu, Bogdan, Boyer, Robert, Champlin, Austin, Choitz, Rachel, Divito, Michael, Edwards, Herbert, Egland, Erik, Gaonkar, Mohit, Lai, James, Obaid, Hamza, Pop, Sabina, Staats, Andrew, Ton, Jimmy, Zhu, Patrick
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: During the summer 2009 semester, IPRO 358 plans to develop mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT) and to lay the foundation for a...
Show moreDuring the summer 2009 semester, IPRO 358 plans to develop mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT) and to lay the foundation for a business model for Sparrowhawk, LLC, an early stage company. Sparrowhawk has investigated the concept for an innovative fishing hook that is not currently on the market or ready to be launched. The IPRO team will work together to approach the process of designing mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT), testing the mock-ups, and determining measures that can be taken to improve the DHT. Subsequent mock-ups will continue to improve based on results of the product testing. Simultaneously, we will do market research in order to identify the target market, determine price points, and develop marketing strategies for DHT.
Sponsorship: Sparrowhawk, Delta Hook Technologies
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Title: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab (semester?), IPRO 303: Fermilab Exhibit IPRO 303 Abstract Sp05
Creator: Rosenthal, Chris, Colvin, Marcus, Ferrario, Daniel, Olive, Daniel, Vasos, Maria, Williams, Taylor, Calik, Martin, Dutkovich, Frank, Mccrory, Reuben, Ortega, Uriel, Whitmore, Hugh
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: Over the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC...
Show moreOver the next few years, the global scientific community will be deciding on the site for the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC will be the next great step in particle physics, and there will only be one in the world. The United States would like to host the ILC and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois is a very likely candidate to support this technology. Many important politicians and scientists will be visiting Fermilab during this period of political negotiation and site evaluation. The team’s goal is to design an exhibit for the atrium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab that conveys the scale and importance of scientific research, the value of science education, and the intersections of art and science for both a scientific and non-scientific audience. The exhibit will not only be open to the Fermilab staff and general public, but also to visiting dignitaries and politicians.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Designing a State-of-the-Art Exhibit for the Atrium at Fermilab for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Decision Making Tool for Warehouse Logistics Pricing (semester?), IPRO 319: Warehouse Logistics Pricing IPRO 319 IPRO Day Presentation Sp07
Creator: Duong, Khanh, Egwu, Uchenna, Ma, Justin, Mcanally, Arthur, Mrozinski, Kristin, Oh, Douglas, Schwarz, Nickolay, Stone, Sarah, Sudar, Aleksandar, Yu, Hee Jeoung, Zavala, Arthur
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: distribution operation which will aid companies seeking to outsource logistics operations. However, the team’s main objective is to add a...
Show moredistribution operation which will aid companies seeking to outsource logistics operations. However, the team’s main objective is to add a Request for Proposal tool to the existing model allowing companies to determine the effectiveness of outsourcing different aspects of warehouse operations. This team hopes to generate willingness in its members to establish an environment conducive to team-oriented goals, as outlined in the objectives below. Successful completion of the goals presented here will require each participant to gain useful experience and knowledge regarding teamwork, inter-professional skills and specifically warehouse logistics pricing. For the spring semester, the team has set forth the following objectives:  Analyze existing model (Shipping, Manufacturing, Transportation, etc.) in terms of being user-friendly and effectiveness at accurately predicting cost versus revenue and whether the operations input should be outsourced.  Refine the current model given the suggestions of a surveyed group, not differentiating the contributions of the IPRO students from the software users.  Research costs associated with logistic processes.  Develop a multi-purpose activity outsourcing tool for common use called “Request for Proposal”.
Sponsorship: Warehouse Education and Research Council; The Kern Family Foundation via the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
Deliverables for IPRO 319: Decision Making Tool for Warehouse Logistics Pricing for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: The Intrepid Penguin Lodge at Shackleton Station: AAA-Final_x264_001
Creator: Tolsky, Benjamin
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: This is a design for a new research station in Antarctica that also includes Antarctica's first hotel as part of the station. The emphasis is...
Show moreThis is a design for a new research station in Antarctica that also includes Antarctica's first hotel as part of the station. The emphasis is on a modular design that is easily expandable and reconfigurable in order to meet the needs of future Antarctic research and tourism demands. The end result of the project is a single 16 minute animation to demonstrate life at the station both as a daily routine and a seasonal routine, as well as the logistics of shipping and constructing the station in Antarctica.
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Title: Jockey's Ridge Research + Education Center
Creator: Landon, Paul
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: Recent litigation related to offshore oil drilling has threatened North Carolina’s beautiful shoreline and biodiversity. Furthermore, the...
Show moreRecent litigation related to offshore oil drilling has threatened North Carolina’s beautiful shoreline and biodiversity. Furthermore, the Outer Banks have seen a drop in tourism over the past few seasons. With a research and education center, regional alternatives to environmentally costly drilling can be developed, while culturally providing a destination that celebrates and elucidates the fragility and splendor of the OBX.
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Title: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Simulation, Design, and Implementation (semester?), IPRO 326
Creator: Parks, Jeffrey, Antoniou, Antonis, Bench, Justin, Evanoff, Steffany, Komyathy, Jonathan, Ozcan, Murat, Panchal, Nikunj, Seaton, Brandon, Tisler, Ovidiu, Waller, Trevor, Bhatia, Mayank
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The IPRO 326 Project aims at systematically testing both parallel and series vehicle configurations of the Hummer and HMMWV (High-Mobility...
Show moreThe IPRO 326 Project aims at systematically testing both parallel and series vehicle configurations of the Hummer and HMMWV (High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) to find the optimum hybridization factor specific to each configuration. An additional objective of the team is to work in coordination with Ph.D. students to simulate a hybrid electric bus system that is scheduled to have practical implementations by the end of the year. All vehicle simulations and structured testing will be performed using ADVISOR, as well as other software packages available in the Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory at IIT. Related work done by previous student teams shall be reviewed and integrated into this project.
Deliverables for IPRO 326: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Simulation, Design, and Implementation for the Spring 2005 semester
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