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- Comarch Software Suire Improvement (semester?), IPRO 349B: Comarch Software suite Improvement IPRO 349 3.2 Abstract S07
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- Baranowski, Piotr, Szymanski, Wojciech, Berg, Adam, Lopez, Manuel
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- 2007-07, 2007-07
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The IPRO 349-3.2 project has as the primary objective to map four processes following the ITIL standards. While this is being done, the team...
Show moreThe IPRO 349-3.2 project has as the primary objective to map four processes following the ITIL standards. While this is being done, the team will develop a series of recommendations to Comarch on how to analyze a client’s processes and design a solution for that client that complies with the ITIL guidelines. The project’s secondary objective is to do a research and case study about how other IT companies offer OSS suites that comply with the ESB methods and ensure that their customers comply with the SOX regulations.
Sponsorship: Comarch
Deliverables for IPRO 349B: Comarch Software Suire Improvement for the summer 2007 semester
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- Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home (semester?), IPRO 334: Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home IPRO 334 Abstract Sp07
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- Cawvey, Jessica, Christensen, Carissa, Dannhausen, Anna, Fischer, Jordan, Henson, Jessica, Herrera, Stephanie, Jones, Sarah, Kestner, John
- Date
- 2007-05, 2007-05
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People are inadequately informed about their energy consumption behaviors in the home. Providing real time feedback at the point of decision...
Show morePeople are inadequately informed about their energy consumption behaviors in the home. Providing real time feedback at the point of decision making will enhance consumer awareness of energy consumption, and potentially lead to behavior modification. The IPRO 334 team will design and evaluate means of improving energy consumption awareness in the home. Team 334 will determine what metrics are most valuable to consumers and the best means to communicate that feedback.
Deliverables for IPRO 334: Resource Consumption Awareness in the Home for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Data Migration Tool for CDN XL (semester?), IPRO 349C
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- Groth, Kristel, Tam, Jonathan, Juda, Damian, Fafara, Lukasz
- Date
- 2007-07, 2007-07
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The objective of this IPRO subteam is the improvement of the importation of data to CDN XL in small and medium enterprises sector. This...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO subteam is the improvement of the importation of data to CDN XL in small and medium enterprises sector. This subteam is working toward the problem of improving the way data is imported from customer to CDN XL (an ERP system). The methodology to be employed is the agile methodology. The expected result of this project is a preliminary software system for importing data from Excel or other heterogeneous files to CDN XL. The goal of the team’s project is to develop a program to for the importation of data from customers to be imported into the CDN XL system to be used by the deployers. The deliverables at the end of the project will be a template for customers, program to extract the data. The team will examine the process of importing the data to develop a program that is generic enough to import different types of data. This project plan is separated into the objective section, where the objective of the subteam is fully explained. In the background section, the background of the project and sponsor are detailed. Also, a diagram of how the CDN XL system works is included. Furthermore, the technology used and possible ethical issues are addressed. The third section describes the methodology being used. The way documentation of work is also addressed in this section. In addition, the risk management and quality assurance will be addressed in this section. The expected results are explained in the fourth section – the form it is in as well as potential products that might arise from this project. In the sixth section, the tasks, duration of each task and milestones are included. The team members are introduced in the seventh section. Finally, in the last section, the designation of roles – what each team member is responsible for – is detailed.
Sponsorship: Comarch
Deliverables for IPRI 349C: Data Migration Tool for CDN XL for the Summer 2007 semester
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- Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System (semester?), IPRO 341
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- Lin, Grace, Barta, Jennifer, Shrivastava, Archita, Vasu, Kedari, Sloan, Michael, Pitroda, Sean, Zaboli, David, Vankawala, Anand, Wright, Michael, Tuthill, Chris, Thakore, Suruchi, George, Ryan, Perez, Armando
- Date
- 2005-05, 2005-05
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The purpose of the IPRO this semester was to further develop the prototype of a cardiovascular display for the prenatal to newborn blood flow...
Show moreThe purpose of the IPRO this semester was to further develop the prototype of a cardiovascular display for the prenatal to newborn blood flow system for the Museum of Science and Industry. The museum’s main goal was to have a display that would emphasize the changes in pressure within the body before, during, and after birth. To accomplish this, the group decided the goal of the semester was to recreate a visual presentation, which could 5 ultimately be on a touch screen monitor, and bench-top model as the display. In addition to the creation of the prototype, it was then brought to the museum for testing.
Sponsorship: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Deliverables for IPRO 341: Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Planning for Human Implantat ion of a Cor t ical Visual Prothesis (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306
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- Rust, Andrew, Tian, Dan, Sadja, Joel, Blackketter, Josh, Ragauskis, Kevin, Assaliyski, Marin, Tran, Minh, Mathes, Peter, Jain, Saurabh
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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Over the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been...
Show moreOver the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been made. The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Team (IVP) at IIT has been researching and developing a procedure as well as a device which will be implanted within the human visual cortex. The device consists of sub-miniature electrodes which will artificially stimulate the visual cortex by introducing electrical currents in to the cortex. The IIT Team has reached a point in their 10 year development process where they would like to proceed with implanting the device in a volunteer in the next few years. Implantation of a device which provides artificial vision is an extraordinarily complex process. In the initial stages the medical and engineering aspects are the most prevalent ones, but as the project moves forward there are some questions that inevitably must be answered or at least considered. These questions deal much less with the technology and much more with the volunteers that will eventually have these complex devices implanted. To try and answer some of these questions, in IPRO 306 we will look into various medical, political, engineering, ethical, media and psychological issues that we believe may become of greater importance as the project progresses into the implementation stage. We will also look into the public relations aspect as well as some political and psychological issues. Based on our research and understanding we will provide several issues that we see as needing to be addressed in the future and recommend possible solutions to them.
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- Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: DesigningAffordableHousingOutOfShippingContainersForChicagoIPRO339MidTermPresentationSp09
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- Bocanova, Veronica, Cheung, Yu, Couillais, Marc, Eliyahu, Haim, Fanelli, Daniel, Georieva, Ludmila, Iversen, Jennifer, Kerrigan, Michael, Luu, Dung, Miller, Justin, Olszowy, Krzysztof, Peroni, Joe, Prisic, Mladen, Rankin, Daniel, Siwek, Steven, Snyder, David, Spedale, Christopher, Univeros, Ana, Ustupska, Aneta, Villalpando, Rosagain
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host...
Show moreThe City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host City, one of the main challenges that the organizers will face is to provide a temporary housing for all athletes, organizers, media and spectators involved. While the athletes, coaches and other major players will be situated in Olympic village, thousands if not millions of others, will face the challenge of seeking the affordable housing for the length of stay. Our IPRO proposes economical and environmentally friendly solution to this problem. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are abundant in Chicago area and to convert them into housing objects. These second hand products will be modified and equipped with electrical, plumbing and HVAC installations, making them aesthetically and functionally comparable to similar conventional housing objects. Following the completion of the Olympic Games, these housing containers could be easily converted into affordable permanent housing for the residents of the Chicago South side. This will allow local residentsto benefit from higher quality affordable housing without being forced to relocate from their neighborhoods. Considering that housing accommodations in Chicago during Olympics will be highly priced most of the construction costs can be covered in this manner. Our IPRO hopes to make esthetically appealing and practical permanent housing out of materials that can be recycled twice: first from the shipping containers and second from the Olympic Housing. We also plan to explore particular needs of temporary residents during Olympics and later permanent residents as well as to explore what would be the most effective transformation methods from one purpose to the other. These housing objects must appeal to many people from different cultural backgrounds, and provide them with good living conditions for a short period of time. Also, we must investigate what makes affordable housing possible and what are the mistakes that the City of Chicago made in the past with similar projects. These housing structures must be fully functional for the future permanent residents, but they also must be designed in accordance with rules and regulations by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings so that they are safe and aesthetically appealing for all of the other local residents. In conclusion, the container housing is an affordable and environmentally friendly solution to housing needs of numerous individuals involved in the Olympic events while it also provides a long term housing opportunity for the residents of the local community.
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- User Created Map Content (Spring 2011) IPRO 305
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- Ciarkowski, Adam, Hwangbo, James, Jurewicz, Marc, Kaufhold, Kenneth, Kornika, David, Kumar, Arjun, Millonzi, Roger, Paradiso, Nicholas, Simmonds, Claire, Summers, Devon, Yonezawa, Samuel
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- 2011, 2011-05
- Description
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NAVTEQ is the corporate sponsor for IPRO 305. NAVTEQ is one of the world’s largest digital mapping companies. With competitors, such as Google...
Show moreNAVTEQ is the corporate sponsor for IPRO 305. NAVTEQ is one of the world’s largest digital mapping companies. With competitors, such as Google, NAVTEQ aims to outdo the competition by providing their clients with robust quality mapping data. NAVTEQ achieves this by employing over 1,000 geographic analysts who’s sole job is to ensure that the data on their maps is unique and, above all, accurate from each of NAVTEQ’s 80,000+ sources[citation 1]. On their quest to provide their clients with robust data, NAVTEQ has identified the need for user- generated content. This is data that a user of a GPS mapping system can enter in for themselves. With this recognition of usergenerated mapping data, NAVTEQ pursues the need to be the world’s most robust digital mapping data provider.
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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- Design of a Large Scale Structure (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 315: DesignOfALargeScaleStructureIPRO315FinalReportSp09
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- Aguilar, Fabian, Abrudan, Corina, Adams, Christopher, Aihara, Rodrigo, Bhat, Adnan, Bielskus, Algirdas, Cervantes, Jesus, Cheung, Kwong, Conley, Kaitlyn, Crowley, Brian, Ekstrand, Carl, Ezell, Garrett, Jurasits, Joseph, Kozys, Karolis, Kucher, Rostislav, Lollino, Luca, Nizich, Adam, Newman, Adam, O’neil, Benjamin, Park, Shin Young, Roubeni, Sacha, Witek, Andrew, Zarazua, Gustavo
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The purpose of this IPRO is to design a 22 story hotel located in the western suburbs of Oakbrook, IL. The group will use their skills in...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to design a 22 story hotel located in the western suburbs of Oakbrook, IL. The group will use their skills in Architectural, Structural, and Mechanical engineering to efficiently design this structure.
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- Green Building (Semester Unknown) IPRO 335: GreenArtStudioIPRO335MidTermPresentationSp09
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- Antol, Marcin, Balkany, Grahm, Block, Shawn, Campbell, Brittanie, Hart, Carl, Hodgson, Ashley, Korbus, Tracy, Limpinyakul, Jutarop, Lis, Tom, Llakmani, Anton, Macklin, Brandon, Mcguire, Luke, Modi, Nishant, Nguyen, Linh, Nigamatzyanov, Tagir, Palomo, Kaye, Ramey, Ronald, Saracino, Anthony, Socher, Daniel, Tan, Sophia, Williams, Jeremy
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- 2009, 2009-05
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The teams’ task is to demonstrate the interdisciplinary cooperative requirements as needed to fulfill a mission of sustainability. This IPRO...
Show moreThe teams’ task is to demonstrate the interdisciplinary cooperative requirements as needed to fulfill a mission of sustainability. This IPRO simulates an actual building development within the Chicago City limits. Specifically a green building development, which means that there is an increase in efficiency of the resources used while the building is constructed, operative, and removed.
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- ACCELPharma (semester?), IPRO 353: ACCELPharma IPRO 353 Midterm Presentation F06
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- Josefsson, Gustaf, Ames, Kerry, Calizo, Milagros, Schiller, Brian, Groth, Kristel, Ervin, Natalia, Holmes, Matt, Lee, Hyun, Lim, Eung, Ravi, Iyengar
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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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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- Swimming Aid for Visually Impaired Swimmers (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310
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- Chiu, Daniel, Gupta, Vaibhav, Teves, Jan, Turrentine, Lorne, Yew, Hsuen, Soleja, Sikander, Sood, Arun, Warns, Jodi, Padwal, Neha, Reed, Lisa, Sajjad, Sunny
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- 2008, 2008-12
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The primary focus of this project is to help blind and visually impaired individuals to swim independently. The team will be divided into two...
Show moreThe primary focus of this project is to help blind and visually impaired individuals to swim independently. The team will be divided into two sub-teams. One sub-team will create a passive device, which uses a mechanical device to provide tactile feedback to the swimmer. The other sub-team will create an active device which uses special electronic devices such as a sonar based device to help guide the swimmer. These devices will be repeatedly tested and updated to help increase the independence of blind and visually impaired individuals exercise and further improve their quality of life.
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- Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation IPRO 303 Ethics F08
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- 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
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- 2008, 2008-12
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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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- Enhanced Vision Systems (Semester Unknown) EnPRO355: EnhancedVisionSystemsEnPRO355MidTermPresentationSp09
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- Beemsterboer, Michael, Bistriceanu, Bogdan, Chavalit, Bank, Hanley, Richard, Hoppe, David, Rybakova, Julia, Sticha, Charles, Williamson, Nicholas
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- 2009, 2009-05
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Due to errors on construction sites it is not uncommon for underground utilities to be struck accidentally while digging. Aside from the...
Show moreDue to errors on construction sites it is not uncommon for underground utilities to be struck accidentally while digging. Aside from the obvious monetary damages a significant number of people have died as a result of these types of accidents. The purpose of this EnPRO is to aid workers when they are in danger of striking an underground utility by successfully developing a software product that displays subterranean utilities to the workers. The end result being that the number of accidents decreases, saving both lives and money.
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- Crop to Truck (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 353: MobileCoffeeBaristaEnPRO353BrochureF10
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- Azab, Naguib, Brenner, Kevin, Choe, Mihee, Haznar, Daria, Horchin, Marina, Kamer, Kevin, Klockowski, Wesley, Mceneff, Aaran, Min, Hee-jong, Muchna, Joseph, Palau, Mariana, Pierce, Nicholas, Sanchez, Nicolas, Velazquez, Andrea, Zistakis, Nikola
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- 2010, 2010-12
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Crop to Cup’s business mantra is “Pride to crop, quality, and cup”. IPRO 353, Crop to Truck, will embody this statement through investigation...
Show moreCrop to Cup’s business mantra is “Pride to crop, quality, and cup”. IPRO 353, Crop to Truck, will embody this statement through investigation into mobile coffee baristas. Our design and business models will present a world-conscious, attractive truck space that improves customer experience and ease of access to the best quality, responsibly sourced coffee available. We will complete the cycle that Crop to Cup has set forward in a sustainable manner that benefits consumer, producer, and barista alike.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup Jacob Elster
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- CO2 Mitigation: A Techno-Economic Assessment (semester?), IPRO 302: CO2 Mitigation IPRO 302 Poster F07
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- Mustafa, Asma, Enverga, John, Godfrey, Jarrod, Kloppenborg, Ellen, Kolodziej, Martin, Lee, Da Hye, Park, Miri, Robinson, Vernell, Vrana, George
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- 2007-12, 2007-12
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The objective of this IPRO is to research and compile information on potential future CO2 environmental regulations, current CO2 mitigation...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to research and compile information on potential future CO2 environmental regulations, current CO2 mitigation technology, and CO2 sequestration techniques. In addition to this, research will be conducted to find the chemical processes associated with each technology. The results will include an analysis of the items listed above as well as a high-level technical and economic comparison of the CO2 mitigation technologies.
Sponsorship: Sargent & Lundy
Deliverables for IPRO 302: CO2 Mitigation: A Techno-Economic Assessment for the Fall 2007 semester
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- Edutainment (semester?), IPRO 329: Edutainment IPRO 329 Project Plan Sp07
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- Mcmanus, Keith, Hahn, Christopher, Aguirre, James, Smith, Anthony, Pasupneti, Shravani, Crowley, Joseph, Tan, Yun, Kloepping, Jason, Potocki, Brandon
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- 2007-05, 2007-05
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IPRO 329, Edutainment, has the distinct goal of creating a simulated training program for nuclear health technicians. This program will...
Show moreIPRO 329, Edutainment, has the distinct goal of creating a simulated training program for nuclear health technicians. This program will provide an interactive environment in which to practice the skills necessary to pass the certification test. It focuses on the oral exam portion of this exam where the technician will be presented with a scenario designed to test his problem solving and reasoning skills while applying the general knowledge of radiation health standards required for his profession.
Deliverables for IPRO 329: Edutainment for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Analysis of Water Recovery from Power Plants for Recycling (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302
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- Sajid, Dornbusch, Donald, Hubbard, Mclain, Ali Khan, Sajid, Kolbasov, Alexander, Malon, David, Kit Ong, Wai, Reinhardt, Jesse, Kuhan Sivanyanam Pillai, Sithhambara, Hann Tan, Kwong
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- 2008, 2008-12
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Potential power plant sites can become more difficult to determine if water is not available in great quantity. This is true in western states...
Show morePotential power plant sites can become more difficult to determine if water is not available in great quantity. This is true in western states where it may be scarce and competed for by other industries as well as households. The aim of this project is to find an economical, as well as environmentally friendly way to recover water from the flue gas, which is produced when powder-river-basin (PRB) coal is burned in a 750 MW power plant.
Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy
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- Our Energy Future (Semester Unknown) IPRO 332: How Many Earths IPRO 332 Grant Proposal F08
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- Colburn, Charleen, Fujimoto, Haruko, Galo, Audrey, Guglielmo, Kyle, Jackson, Carlissa, Jurasits, Joseph, Ndoping, Marco, Rennard, Maile, Reynolds, Crystal, Roslund, Richard, Szpiech, Paulina
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- 2008, 2008-12
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Very little unbiased information is available to the general public about energy needs, concerns, and sources. The philosophy behind IPRO 332...
Show moreVery little unbiased information is available to the general public about energy needs, concerns, and sources. The philosophy behind IPRO 332 is that people should be sufficiently educated about their own energy choices to be able think critically about the corresponding consequences. This IPRO team will build on the work underway since Spring 2007 in developing effective methods for educating high school students about energy and sustainability, expanding our outreach to junior high school students. In addition, the team will: (1) Construct a Teaching Kit to extend the reach of the program beyond the Chicago metropolitan area to provide educators with the materials they will need to present the modules on their own and tailor it to their classrooms; (2) Complete the full-scale launch of the organization’s website, www.howmanyearths.com, to enrich the learning experience, provide a professional contact interface and build a community of engaged teachers and students; (3) Execute a formal marketing plan to build awareness of our efforts, establish our brand image, promote our work, and greatly increase visibility; and (4) Pursue grants and funding with the goal of establishing a viable, long-term, not-for-profit organization.
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- Intermodal Container Transport (Semester Unknown) IPRO 307: IntermodalContainerTransportIPRO307AbstractSp09
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- Cabrera, Intermodal Container Transport, Dennis, Nicole, Jackson, Cordell, Kozys, Karolis, Montgomery, Thomas, Patel, Vaiibhav, Rathakrishnan, Malarva, Razeq, Ali, Rokita, Richard, Rueda, Jorge, Skopek, Paul, Snyder, Cody
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- 2009, 2009-05
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Chicago is the third largest intermodal freight hub in the world. As a result, there is need for efficient routing of trains throughout the...
Show moreChicago is the third largest intermodal freight hub in the world. As a result, there is need for efficient routing of trains throughout the Chicago area. One aspect of railroad transport that directly affects the overall efficiency of the rail system is how easily accessible train intermodal yards are for trucks going to and through the intermodal yards. With this in mind, the overall purpose and objective of IPRO 307 is to improve the truck flow in and around an intermodal facility at Harvey, IL which is owned by Canadian National (CN) lines. CN is one of the six major railroads that serve the Chicago area. The intermodal facility at Harvey is surrounded by a network of highways including Interstates 80, 57, 294, 94 and 65. Interstates 294 and 80 cross directly overhead of the intermodal yard. In order to make truck flow around the intermodal yard more efficient, IPRO 307 will look into the addition of ramps and frontage roads, including a ramp that would be based off of interstates 80/294. A ramp connecting the major interstate to the intermodal facility would allow for easier access to the intermodal facility by trucks, thereby bettering the efficiency of the intermodal facility as a whole.
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- Green Leaf Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 357: GreenleafCommunity IPRO357FinalPresentationF10
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- Beck, Steve, Paschal, William, Snyder, Mark, Rueda, Jorge, Hegde, Namrata, Semenova, Svetlana, Xiao, Yao, Anglin, Christopher, Qaisar, Samir, Sung Shin, Woo, Yun, Joonggeun, Prokop, Samantha
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- 2010, 2010-12
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Our purpose is to study the design of sustainable residential housing model designed by the Inter-professional group in the fall of 2009 and...
Show moreOur purpose is to study the design of sustainable residential housing model designed by the Inter-professional group in the fall of 2009 and determine the construction costs for the model. This along with the market analysis will set a baseline price for the average buyer of this home. Our goal is to redesign this model with the current economic market in mind and make this model of sustainable design marketable and economically feasible with use of more efficient designing and systems.
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