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Title: Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation IPRO 303 Poster F08
Creator: Adeola, Olaoluwa, Catalina, Christopher, Cervantes, Jesus, Claxton, Sara, Erogbogbo, Samad, Fairall, Earl, Ike, Richard, Keane, Robert, Lakiotis, Kristina, Melko, Aaron, Michael, Mithun, Patel, Viral, Ruffatto, Donald
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The Fall 2008 semester of IPRO 303 will investigate and analyze the economic and technical details of the wind-turbine electricity generation...
Show moreThe Fall 2008 semester of IPRO 303 will investigate and analyze the economic and technical details of the wind-turbine electricity generation industry. The IPRO 303 team will be focusing on the impact of equipment failures that lead to downtime and maintenance associated with the failures. A comparison of current industry practices in dealing with these problems, along with a detailed economic analysis of the true costs involved, will be the major goal. A final report of the findings and conclusions of the IPRO 303 team will be provided to our sponsor, SmartSignal Inc. It is understood that this Project Plan will change as the term progresses and more information becomes available.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
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Title: Automated Shipping Container Transfer in Chicago (Semester 1 of Unknown), IPRO 307
Creator: Hamernick, Paul, Frost, Alec, Amolegbe, Rafiu, Pamulaparthy, Abhinav, Adcock, Keegan, Chintaluri, Venkata, Hodgson, Graham, Brewster, Christopher
Date: 2005-01, 2004-12
Description: The goal of this IPRO is to design and make a financial analysis of an automated container transport system for the Chicago region.
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Show moreThe goal of this IPRO is to design and make a financial analysis of an automated container transport system for the Chicago region.
Sponsorship: Bruce Dahnke of Skytech Transportation
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Title: Autonomous Mobile Robot Surveyor (Spring 2003) IPRO 308
Creator: Goluch, Diana, Matthews, Stuart, Fleteren, David Van, Bango, Eric, Barth, Doug, Boitor, Andrei, Cardenas, Francisco, Kozmic, Jason, Wolak, Steven, Bijur, Rajat
Date: 2003, 2003-05
Description: Technological developments in recent years make it possible to constructsmall autonomous mobile platforms equipped with computing hardware...
Show moreTechnological developments in recent years make it possible to constructsmall autonomous mobile platforms equipped with computing hardware andsensors that can communicate with each other and/or with a centralstation. The uses of such platforms are numerous and range from militaryand security applications to monitoring and inspection. While low leveltasks such as obstacle avoidance should be handled by the mobile robotin order to free the attention of a human supervisor, higher level tasksmay require user intervention based on images and other sensoryinformation which is provided by the platform. The way in which taskscan be specified based on the limited information provided by thesurveyor(s) in a natural way is an interesting problem without a simplesolution. This is mainly due to the fact that 2D images and othersensory information are only partial representations of the real 3Dworld. The goal of the project in this semester is to build one or more smallautonomous mobile robot surveyors that can communicate with a remotecontrol-station. The surveyor will use a single board computer, a smallcamera, several range sensors, servo motors, and will be controlled bywireless communication. These surveyors will be used in future projectsto investigate the human interaction and task specification problems.
Sponsorship: IT Collaboratory for Interprofessinal Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 308: Autonomous Mobile Robot Surveyors for Spring 2003 semester
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Title: Motion Track Studios (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 351
Creator: Arrowood, Renee, Caughell, Ty, Collier, Cedric, Cornelius, Joel, Esbensen, Kirsten, Forneris, Craig, Gurnani, Sweta, March, Paul, Perle, Collin, Vice, Evan
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The objective for IPRO 351 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing Motion Track Studios. We will do this by conducting...
Show moreThe objective for IPRO 351 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing Motion Track Studios. We will do this by conducting research pertaining to primary competitors, the industry as a whole, consumers’ wants and needs, conducting competitive analysis. We will also be developing a working prototype; conducting and comparing observations of several trial runs; and drafting a business plan/final report, which will include feasibility analysis and recommended future steps. Included in (but not limited to) the business plan/final report will be: - Description of Motion Track studios - Market and industry data - Market strategy - Internal analysis - Competitive analysis - Findings as extracted from trial runs - Projections for income, sales, and cash flow - Analysis of different business models/selected business model - Final recommendations including suggested next steps
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Title: Web-based Groupware for Team Collaboration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 353: Web-Based Groupware for Team Collaboration EnPRO 353 Project Plan F08
Creator: Gurnani, Sweta, Chachakis, Christopher, Narasimhan, Dev, Schweiger, James, Taboada, Alejandro, Greiling, Michael, Taboada, Alejandro, Narasimhan, Dev, Lam, Christopher, Roman, Lam, Ward, William, Cooney, Mark
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research...
Show moreThe objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research pertaining to primary competitors, the industry as a whole, consumers’ wants and needs, legal issues that could affect iGroups; conducting competitive analysis; developing a website to help market iGroups; and drafting a business plan and final report, which will include feasibility analysis and recommended future steps. Included in the business plan/final report will be: -description of iGroups -market and industry data -competitive analysis -list and description of applicable legal topics -financial data -website description/information -projections for income, sales, and cash flow -analysis of different business models/selected business model -final recommendations including suggested next steps
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Title: POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS: FUEL CELLS AND REDOX FLOW BATTERIES
Creator: Yun, Sukhwan
Date: 2014, 2014-12
Description: Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) and redox flow batteries (RFBs) are well-known electrochemical energy conversion/storage systems that...
Show moreDirect methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) and redox flow batteries (RFBs) are well-known electrochemical energy conversion/storage systems that utilize redox reactions to convert or store electricity. Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are used in DMFCs and RFBs as electrolyte separators. The critical requirements for IEMs in these applications are high ionic conductivity, low electrolyte permeability, high stability, and low cost. Silsesquioxane (SQO)-based sulfonated poly(etheretherketone) composite membranes were synthesized. Morphological changes in the composite membranes resulting from the introduction of SQO were studied using small-angle x-ray scattering. A sharp decrease in proton conductivity with SQO loading (> 20 wt%) was attributed to morphological changes in the membrane, including agglomeration and inhomogeneous dispersion of SQO particles within the ionic domains. Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) based on quaternized cardo-poly(etherketone) (QPEK-C) were prepared and evaluated for all-vanadium RFB (VRFB) applications. The QPEK-C AEMs with different degrees of functionalization (0.9–1.6) exhibited sulfate ion conductivities ranging between 5.6 and 15.2 mS cm-1 at 30 oC. The AEM had a lower VO2+ permeability (2.8×10-8 cm2 s-), compared to that of Nafion® 212 (2.9±0.2 ×10-7 cm2 s-1), which was attributed to the Donnan exclusion effect. The mechanical strength of QPEK-C AEM degraded by 35% after exposure to a 1.5 M VO2+ solution for 1500 hours due to the oxidation of aromatic rings. A single-cell VRFB employing the AEM separator yielded current and energy efficiencies (at 30 mA cm-2) of 97-99% and 80-82 %, respectively. Enhanced sulfate ion conductivity (8.4 ± 0.2 mS cm-1) and decreased VO2+ permeability (0.53×10-9 cm2 s-1) were achieved by incorporating 20 wt% of n-(trimethoxysilylpropyl)-n,n,n-trimethylammonium additives into QPEK-C, (the pristine QPEK-C AEM yielded corresponding values of 4.5 ± 0.5 mS cm-1 and 1.09×10-9 cm2 s-1). About 99% coulombic efficiency was achieved with the VRFBs employing the composite AEM. However, a rapid reduction of the ionic conductivity down to the value of the pristine membrane was observed when the composite AEM was immersed in 1.5 M VO2+ solution for 3 days. Vanadium-cerium RFBs (V-Ce RFBs) evaluated with QPEK-C AEM separators yielded identical energy efficiency (84%) to corresponding RFBs evaluated with Nafion® 212. However, after over 20 charge-discharge cycles, the V-Ce RFB with the AEM separator yielded unchanged efficiency and capacity, while a 50% loss of capacity was observed with the Nafion® separator. This suggested that QPEK-C AEMs are promising candidates for RFB separators when different cations are used in the two electrolyte solutions, in that they act as efficient barriers that preclude the intermixing of the cations due to the Donnan exclusion effect.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, December 2014
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Title: Magnetic Impulse Record Member, Magnetic Material and Method of Making Magnetic Material
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1954-11-16
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Dynamic and Contemporary Science Fair Projects for Chicago Public Schools (Semester Unknown) IPRO 330: Dynamic and Contemporary Science Fair Projects for Chicago Public Schools IPRO 330 Mid Term Presentation F08
Creator: Diaz, Rocio, Elg, Brianna, Gay, Kyle, Jo, Youngju, Kang, Xuan, Mehr, Andrew, Nemanich, Sam, Rhodes, Mark, Tate, Joshua
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The primary purpose of the Interprofessional Project (IPRO) 330 team is to promote the study of mathematics and the sciences amongst Chicago...
Show moreThe primary purpose of the Interprofessional Project (IPRO) 330 team is to promote the study of mathematics and the sciences amongst Chicago Public School (CPS) students. We intend to achieve this goal primarily by enhancing the website sciencefair.math.iit.edu and by interacting directly with CPS students, educators, and administrators. The website, entitled Science Fair Extravaganza, is already fully functional thanks to the efforts of previous IPRO 330 groups. Our team aims to further improve and publicize this website. To improve the website we will be addressing suggestions given by CPS teachers and students as well as outside education professionals in an effort to provide a high quality and useful project. The success of our IPRO will be assessed by increasing the number of daily hits received by Science Fair Extravaganza and by positive direct interaction with CPS students.
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Title: Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers (semester?), IPRO 310: Blind Swimmers IPRO 310 Final Report F07
Creator: Aouissa, Abdelmalek, Dietrich-blocker, Matt, Galbraith, Nicole, Glennon, Thomas, Hmadouch, Ahlam, Kerstens, Wesley, Lamonica, Regina, Cruz Lima, Pedro, Mokhnach, Svetlana, Nikhat, Sumayya, Patel, Shital C., Schillaci, Michael
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: This objective of this IPRO is to develop devices to aid visually impaired persons swim. The team has chosen to work on two separate devices...
Show moreThis objective of this IPRO is to develop devices to aid visually impaired persons swim. The team has chosen to work on two separate devices to accomplish this task. One approach is to use a passive device, which is located in the pool, to guide the swimmers through the lane. A picture of the latest version of the device is pictured below in figure 1 with several key features identified.
Deliverables for IPRO 310: Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers for the Fall 2007 semester
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Title: Methods for Multi-User Broadband Wireless Channel Estimation
Creator: Tahat, Ashraf A.
Date: 2012-03-20, 2008-06-10
Description: A system and method of channel estimation for a multi-user broadband wireless channel estimation in multiple antenna receiver systems use a...
Show moreA system and method of channel estimation for a multi-user broadband wireless channel estimation in multiple antenna receiver systems use a specifically selected delay in the pilot symbol sequence portion of the transmission which is a multiple of the minimum Cyclic Prefix delay length. This insures that the time-frequency slot information bursts will always be separated in the time domain. A matched filter output in the receiver is formed by multiplying each pilot symbol by the conjugate of the training symbols of the first user. Estimation of the channel response may include three different versions of the efficient estimation calculations, namely Constrained Inverse Deconvolution, Iterative Low Complexity, and Extrapolated Matched Filter estimations. The first two methods do not require matrix multiplication (using only Fourier transforms), while the third method utilizes a smaller matrix multiplication than previously taught. Hardware considerations are also reduced due to the lack of a need for extensive matrix by matrix calculations.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Design and Global Market Analysis of a Tool Cabinet (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: DesignandGlobalMarketAnalysisOfAToolCabinetIPRO341PosterSp10
Creator: Hamann, Eric, Falk, Stephen, Kim, Taehoon, Wiese, Ian, Kozmel, Tom, Di Sciullo Jones, Alex, Gavris, Calin, Chong, Hon-kyu, Eckhardt, Johnathan, Aleem Syed, Abdul, Vankley, Robert, Esparza, Tristan, Syzdykov, Kaisar, Turner, Alvin
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The objective of IPRO 341 is to assist Versatility Tool Works with the design, testing, and marketing of an industrial strength tool cabinet....
Show moreThe objective of IPRO 341 is to assist Versatility Tool Works with the design, testing, and marketing of an industrial strength tool cabinet. Ideally, one or more of the drawers in the cabinet should be capable of holding 450 pounds of equipment, and have a lifespan of 20,000 cycles. (One (1) cycle is defined as one opening and closing of the drawer.) Extra features to include in the design of the cabinet will also be investigated to try to make the cabinet more marketable. However, it will be important to first determine what progress has been made thus far so that this semester’s design improvements can be better demonstrated.
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Title: Tsunami Relief (semester?), IPRO 308: Tsunami Relief IPRO 308 Poster Sp05
Creator: Winter, Tim, Godfrey, Nate, Gupta, Nishi, Pitariu, Anca, Civelekoglu, Derya, Murawski, Jonathan, Dela Vega, Dave, Amarnath, Mayuri
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The project will be a continuing multi-semester development. The first semester will be a period where the students and faculty decide which...
Show moreThe project will be a continuing multi-semester development. The first semester will be a period where the students and faculty decide which route to take, research the feasibility, research old or create new designs, structure a plan, and set up the contacts necessary to achieve one or more of the following: (1) Plan and design a clinic, (2) Plan and design a school, (3) Research problems and difficulties that current relief organizations have been encountering and develop viable solutions, (4) plan and design (and build?) cost-effective homes in collaboration with other universities (e.g. University of Houston).
Deliverables for IPRO 308: Tsunami Relief for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Adaptive Reuse Hybrid Development: AdaptiveReuseHybridDevelopment_Poster_SP11
Creator: Jarzabkowski, Henry
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: Producing and designing a prototype hybrid use development strategy for a neighboring pair of preexisting historical building in Chicago’s...
Show moreProducing and designing a prototype hybrid use development strategy for a neighboring pair of preexisting historical building in Chicago’s North side community of Lakeview.
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Title: THE MICHAEL REESE SITE (Semester Unknown) IPRO 359: ChicagoChildrensMuseumIPRO359BrochureSp11
Creator: Malik, Ajose,, Fraser, Linnea, Liu, Fangpeng, Martinez, Jocsan, Masnaga, Masnaga,, Mcnally, William, Medina, Omar, Miller, Nathan, Nava, Fabian, Steinys, Victoria, Strandquist, Brad
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: At one time the Michael Reese Campus was a thriving mix of famous architecture and medical centers. Recently planned to be the home of the...
Show moreAt one time the Michael Reese Campus was a thriving mix of famous architecture and medical centers. Recently planned to be the home of the 2016 Olympic Village, with the loss of the bid the land has been abandoned. IPRO 356 is tasked with the challenge of designing a plan to redevelop the site. Building on previous work established by IPRO’s 359 and 356, we will use the first winning anchor and master plan created for the site and develop a second anchor. This second anchor and updated master plan aims at meeting the needs of the surrounding neighborhood while bringing life back to the area.
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Title: Confinement in Porous Material by Driving Out Water and Substituting Sealent
Creator: Bridges, Jack E.
Date: 2009-05-08, 1990-02-13
Description: To provide confinement in a porous medium in the earth, a limited region of the porous medium is heated to drive substantially all of the free...
Show moreTo provide confinement in a porous medium in the earth, a limited region of the porous medium is heated to drive substantially all of the free water from open spaces of the medium in the region. After heating, liquid material is introduced into the open spaces in the medium, which liquid material will set into a substantially solid structure. The liquid material is then set in the open spaces to form a substantially solid structure in the medium in the region.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Test and report of a modern ice plant
Creator: Heim, Karl, Fitch, Joseph E, Jones, Charles H, Hirschfeld, George
Date: 2009, 1909
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/testreportofmode00heim
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Winding and Reeling Mechanism
Creator: Zenner, Raymond E.
Date: 2012-03-20, 1951-04-17
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Campus Branding/ Sustainability Image (Semester Unknown)
Creator: Barlow, Elliot, Chamales, Michael, Nadler, Anne, Contreras, Abraham, De Vita, Neils, Ishaq, Mohammad, Stultz, Adam, King, Richard, Gupta, Prairna, Song, Yunseok, Ono, Ashley, Ae Park, Ji, Korol, Phil, Mindock, Rae
Date: 2008, 2008-07
Description: The overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards...
Show moreThe overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards sustainability and “green” practices. To that end, the current semester is focused on several design projects based on concepts generated in the previous semester. These projects will then be analyzed regarding their appeal, both direct and methodological, to other members of the IIT community in order to inform the best model for sustainability develop to be promoted by future semesters of this project.
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Title: Enhancing Psychology Research through Advanced Communications Technology (semester?), IPRO 306: Enhancing Psych Research IPRO 306 Poster Sp07
Creator: Abou-nemeh, Tarek, Chiu, Tina, Franke, Kevin, Hernandez, Krystin, Jacob, Alice, Jones, Chris, Miller, Chelsea, Vilenchik, Vlad, Walter, Stephanie
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: The purpose of the research done in the IPRO 306 Mood Research Lab is to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the patterns and...
Show moreThe purpose of the research done in the IPRO 306 Mood Research Lab is to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the patterns and accuracy of retrospective recall of affect in persons with Major Depressive Disorder. This will be accomplished by using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) equipped with a standardized mood inventory to measure the recall accuracy in volunteers from the non-hospitalized, clinically depressed population and comparing it to that of volunteers from the healthy population.
Deliverables for IPRO 306: Enhancing Psychology Research through Advanced Communications Technology for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Zero Energy Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 337: Zero Energy Lab IPRO 337 Final Presentation F08
Creator: Aouissa, Abdelmalek, Chiu, Chris, Dodgen, James, Gambrell, Jennifer, Kadzban, Adam, Kedzuch, Andy, Larkin, Evan, Lowe, Scott, Meyer, James, Rojas, Brian, Vincent, Oba, Wolfe, Clark, Yaker, Farouk
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester are to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for...
Show moreThe IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester are to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for future energy and lighting technology research. The research conducted this semester will help us transform the space into a more sustainable working environment. Since the ultimate goal is rather ambitious, our goal for this particular semester is to implement an energy plan which will become the basis off of which the future IPRO’s will continue towards the ultimate goal. We also intend to clear the space so that the developed plan can be tested.
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