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Title: Searching for Novel Drug Targets (semester?), IPRO 318
Creator: Kamdar, Amit, Marell, Joshua, Knox, John, Kim, Hyunsuk, Wu, Calvin, Polich, Lindsey, Stankovich, Floriann H., Patel, Vrudhdhi, Jin, Tengchuan, Desai, Ronak, Dolejs, Martina
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: IPRO 318 is entitled Novel New Drug Targets. The objective for this IPRO is to determine specific proteins that are involved in disease...
Show moreIPRO 318 is entitled Novel New Drug Targets. The objective for this IPRO is to determine specific proteins that are involved in disease pathology. The team will investigate diseases and their protein sequences in order to determine their function and whether it is suitable for drug targeting. The information collected will be created into an informational website that can be used in further IPRO semesters. With the analyzed data the team will begin testing several relevant sequences to determine drug targeting.
Deliverables for IPRO 318: Searching for Novel Drug Targets for the Fall 2006 semester
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Title: Intermodal Container Facility Innovations for the Chicago Area with focus on Kankakee (Semester Unknown) IPRO 307): IntermodalContainerFacilityIPRO307EthicsSp11
Creator: Alvarez, Raquel, Bakos, Panagiotis, Guan, Sarah, Jun, Jaeha, Kim, Miry, Kutryn, Anna, Mcdermott, Cheryl, Perez, Lorenzo, Piediscalzi, Yoshio, Seryapin, Igor, Skvorc, Erin, Soltesz, Stephanie, Steponavicius, Nerijus, Theisen, Philip, Woods, Bryan, You, Jay, Zgourdah, Mourad, Pirkle, Matthew
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: IPRO 307 is following the path of its predecessors in order to help improve the shipping transportations and facilities in Kankakee County, IL...
Show moreIPRO 307 is following the path of its predecessors in order to help improve the shipping transportations and facilities in Kankakee County, IL. While there have been other IPRO teams that have contributed to the modernization of the intermodal system at MI-Jack Shipping Company, our sponsor is now looking for us to further their research in this field. They would also like us to further the research in high speed intermodal along with a viaduct enhancement system. One of our tasks is to select a location in Kankakee County to place the intermodal system. We have decided to break this into two locations with one being in-city and the other being out-of-city. Kankakee County has been selected because two major rail lines pass through it. There is also a highway that runs through the center of it. Therefore, it is an ideal 2 location for an intermodal yard. Also, there is a wind farm being built in Kankakee, so we will be able to save energy by thinking green. In our selection process for a location, we may need to relocate some people. Therefore, our plan is to have affordable housing at our out-of-city location. We will design this affordable housing along with the warehouses and storage facilities, which go along with the design of an intermodal yard.
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Title: The Rotten IPRO (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: TheRottenIPRO312BrochureSp09_redacted
Creator: Cargill, Matthew, Coad, Matthew, Dominski, John, Gulling, Richard, Karpuzi, Isida, Morton, Stacy, Nielsen, Lisa, Oblenida, Cindy, Olichwier, David, Rossi, James, Ryan, Emily, Szpiech, Paulina
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Our team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university....
Show moreOur team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university. Research and analysis will inform us on whether initiating a composting facility on campus is feasible or not. The opening of a composting facility can reduce the university's environmental impact. Furthermore, IIT can serve as a model to expand composting across the city of Chicago.
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Title: TravelFlash (semester?), IPRO 357
Creator: Hartnett, Zachary, Kroeger, Richard, Anoon, Hassan, Odriozola, Susanna, Pano, Victor, Gun Shin, Daniel, Kim, Eunkook, Lee, Seunghoon, Kwon, Jung
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The long term objective of EnPro:357, TravelFlash, is to create the business and software platform to satisfy our mission statement: “To...
Show moreThe long term objective of EnPro:357, TravelFlash, is to create the business and software platform to satisfy our mission statement: “To provide location specific information for tourists with mobile devices.” More specifically, our goal is to create a platform to enable tourists with mobile devices access to pertinent information about the area they are touring utilizing GPS capabilities. This information accessible should include data about restaurants, famous buildings, public transit information, and other POI’s (points of interest).
Deliverables for IPRO 357: TravelFlash for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Switch for use with a Perforated Tape
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1951-11-13
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Method and Apparatus for Generating Two-dimensional Density Functions
Creator: Cameron, Scott H., Kantner, Harold H.
Date: 1961-07-11
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Carbon Footprint of Automobiles (Semester Unknown) IPRO 322: CarbonFootprintOfAutomobilesIPRO322BrochureSp10
Creator: Bais, Rajiv, Burian, James, Choi, Lien, Fournier, Andrew, Mora, Andres, Rafalko, Susan, Shonekan, Morayomola, Swanston, Seantoia, Vasilev, Teodora, Yi, Won-jae, Yu, Mary
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The goal of the IPRO 322 team is to develop and present a “User friendly” way of identifying vehicles with respect to the emission of...
Show moreThe goal of the IPRO 322 team is to develop and present a “User friendly” way of identifying vehicles with respect to the emission of greenhouse gases throughout their life cycle.
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Title: Zoo Tech (Semester Unknown) IPRO 318: ZooTechIPRO318FinalReportF10_redacted
Creator: Azodoh, Chinedu, Chiba, Mitsuru, Kobayashi, Jonathan, Perez De Tejada, Antonio, Schneider, Erick, Blosky, Mitchell, Dreher, Taylor, Mis, Ashlie, Puzewski, Jennifer, Callas, Kathleen, Jeffcoat, Brooke, Pauley, Erica, Rojas, Catalina
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: Do you love the zoo? Do you wish you could see all of the animals and learn about them too in just one easy visit? Our IPRO team is creating...
Show moreDo you love the zoo? Do you wish you could see all of the animals and learn about them too in just one easy visit? Our IPRO team is creating an iPhone application to do just that. We’re working with the Brookfield Zoo education staff and animal researchers to develop a guided inquiry process that will assist users in finding and identifying animals. Getting closer to an animal is a breeze. Because the animals’ locations are mapped, you can find them easily on foot or identify them by their color, pattern, and shape. Learn fun facts about any animal you choose while watching videos and scrolling through pictures. We’re working to create the best tour guide for the zoo that fits in your pocket.
Sponsorship: Brookfield Zoo
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Title: GREEN BUILDING DESIGN CONCEPT and INTEGRATION (Semester Unknown) IPRO 335: GreenBuidingDesignConceptandIntegrationIPRO335MidTermPresentationF09
Creator: Avanessian, Aris, Banda, Justine, Bergerson, Joshua, Burke, Jeffrey, Christo, Robert, Dexter, Eric, Kim, Kibum, Mey, Andrew, Okunaga, Jonathan, Razeq, Ali, Schaefer, Jacqueline, Thovar Leon, Adrian, Um, Hye
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Green Building design is becoming a vast topic in today’s world. As times change, and energy sources become limited and more expensive, we...
Show moreGreen Building design is becoming a vast topic in today’s world. As times change, and energy sources become limited and more expensive, we need to find more ways to conserve energy. This IPRO’s main goal is to research these alternative energy sources, methods, and uses; then implement them into a feasible design of our own.
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Title: Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: DesigningAffordableHousingOutOfShippingContainersForChicagoIPRO339FinalPresentationSu09
Creator: Ahsan, Saad, Anderson, Aaron, Bais, Rajiv, Bhatti, Talha, Chan, Ronald, Davis, Blake, Dunn, Michael, Gibbons, Jennifer, Glynn, Michael, Gregory, Nicole, Jacobson, Joel, Kucher, Rostislav, Labuda, Timothy, Lima, Nancy, Park, Ji Ae, Park, Lucas, Pederson, Erin, Pyciak, Mark, Rahman, Raihan, Ribot, Garcia, Anna, Roseen, Michael, Silvestre, Ivan, Specht, Cassandra
Date: 2009, 2009-07
Description: The City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for 2016 Olympic Games and currently remains a strong contender for this title. If...
Show moreThe City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for 2016 Olympic Games and currently remains a strong contender for this title. If Chicago is selected as the Host City it will face the enormous task of providing temporary housing for all Olympiad participants including athletes, coaches, organizers, and media reporters. Continuing in the vein of last semester’s IPRO, our IPRO is proposing an economical and environmentally friendly solution to this challenge. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are cluttering up shipping yards in the Chicago area and to convert them into low-cost housing units. With proper foresight, this challenge can become an opportunity for the I P R O 3 3 9 City to demonstrate an attitude of sustainability that can serve as a model for other cities around the world to follow suit. The intense media attention directed towards the Olympic Games could be channeled to showcase our commitment to environmentally and socially responsible actions.
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Title: Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349: Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration IPRO 349 Ethics Sp08
Creator: Mikesell, Jonathan, Dlugosz, Anna, Heffernan, Joseph, James, Joshua, Vassi, Anna, Yap, Ying Bing, Yeap, Xin Yi, Chacko, Serena, Ruidera, Ryan, Stanfield, Terrance
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Renewable energy is one of the most important and widely researched topics today. It is classically defined as any form of energy coming from...
Show moreRenewable energy is one of the most important and widely researched topics today. It is classically defined as any form of energy coming from any naturally replenish-able source. This may include everything from solar to wind power, as well as biomass or biofuels. When considering biomass, or any (living or recently-dead) biological material, the chemical energy of the molecules is generally collected through combustion. The area of liquid fuels from biomass has especially gained much notoriety and support in recent years. This is due to the lower emissions and clean-burning nature of these fuels when compared to more traditional approaches, as well as the obvious renewable nature of the starting material. While vegetable oils or animal fats can be used as a replacement for diesel fuels, corn, switchgrass, or other grains are more widely used to produce ethanol for use in common combustion engines. Today’s E85 fuel is sold to customers with a chemical makeup of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. The use of solid biomass as a direct supplier of energy, however, is an area still left relatively unexplored in this growing field. In theory, and as preliminary research suggests, harvesting energy directly from solid biomass may be considerably more efficient than gathering it from its processed liquid counterpart. In fact, some studies suggest that the energy acquired from burning ethanol is up to 67% lower than is contained in the plant cellulose from which it is derived.[1] There are, however, several other factors besides energy projections to consider when looking at the economic and market viability of such an approach. For example, one of the main advantages of liquid fuels over solid is the ease of transportation and storage. Additionally, the feasibility of developing a whole new process of biomass collection and processing must be balanced with economic and logistical constraints. This includes not only careful analysis of energy and cost balances, but also in-depth examination of all equipment, manpower and environmental limitations. IPRO 349 was established to examine these (and many more) considerations in the viability of sold fuel from biomass. Specifically, we have narrowed the scope of our research to biomass derived from corn stover (leaves and stalk left in the ground after harvesting) within the state of Illinois. Illinois was chosen because it is currently the largest producer of corn in the nation.[2] Corn stover has been shown to have an energy content of 5,290 Btu/lb. wet, and 7,560 Btu/lb. dry.[2]With such an approach, it may be possible to utilize what would otherwise be considered “waste” to produce useable, renewable energy. For the purposes of this project, cogeneration, or the simultaneous generation of both electricity and useful heat will be examined.
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Title: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact (semester?), IPRO 341
Creator: Ayodele, Ayo, Dass, Saurabh, Desai, Ankit, Frumkin, Jason, Komyathy, Jonathan, Lerush, Kevin, Novak, Jason, Peterson, Margaret, Robinson, Bezaleel, Shah, Sagar, Skontos, George, Stohl, Michael, Wilk, Andrew, Yang, Sungwoo
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The first objective of IPRO 341 is to research four areas in which nanotechnology is being applied. Through this research the team will gain a...
Show moreThe first objective of IPRO 341 is to research four areas in which nanotechnology is being applied. Through this research the team will gain a basic understanding of the workings behind nanotechnology and determine applications which may interest our target audience (see second objective). The second objective of IPRO 341 is to determine a target audience. Since this semester’s team will focus on public assessment and education, a target audience must be chosen to present our research findings to. The third objective of IPRO 341 is to assess the current level of knowledge which the target audience has pertaining to nanotechnology. By determining what the audience already knows about the subject the team can organize and present the necessary information. The fourth objective of IPRO 341 is to educate our target audience. Public education of nanotechnology and its applications is the mission of this IPRO team. All previous objectives are part of this encompassing goal of public education. The team will work on putting together a tool for public education which can be used by the target audience to gain knowledge on the subject of nanotechnology. The team also plans to spread interest of the tool so that it may be used to educate the public.
Deliverables for IPRO 341: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Greening and Reuse of Queen of Peace High School Facilities (Semester Unknown) IPRO 314: Greening and Reuse of Queen of Peace High IPRO 314 Poster2 F08
Creator: Sahm, Nic, Ihmoud, Sana, Murdock, Meghan, Pfeifer, Sarah, Abbasi, Rawan, Dralle, Kyle, Dudek, Ryan, Pfeifer, Sarah, James, Rossi,, Mimi, Wide, Pedersen, Erin, Shah, Kaumil
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The problem posed at Queen of Peace High School is one of sustainability. The IPRO 314 team will focus on the reuse and greening of existing...
Show moreThe problem posed at Queen of Peace High School is one of sustainability. The IPRO 314 team will focus on the reuse and greening of existing school facilities and grounds. Three major spaces currently hold latent potential at the school: the abandoned convent/dormitory, library and inner courtyards, used correctly they can become a catalyst for positive change. It is proposed that the dormitory be torn down, in its place a “community center” would be constructed. The space will service extracurricular activities at the school, public outreach programs (i.e. youth groups, cub/girl scouts, etc.), club rooms and a new space for library books storage and usage. The second space being addressed is the library, given its current isolated position the space would be transformed into a communication and media center equipped with the technology necessary for worldwide communication. The third space addressed is the inner courtyards of the building. With six dispersed throughout the school grounds, they can become an active part of the recreational aspect of the school’s environment: places of social interaction, outdoor classrooms, etc. Additionally, the greening techniques proposed for the school’s facilities will include methods for efficiency improvement, education and school promotion.
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Title: Innovative Mapping (sequence unknown), IPRO 303 - Deliverables: IPRO 303 Project Plan F09
Creator: Komoroski, Aaron, Mora, Andres, Sarraf, Basel, Kemp, Brandon, Duong, Cindy, Woodward, Frank, Suwada, Jerry, Michael, Mark, Sinha, Piyush, Glover, Richard, Mandrekar, Urba
Date: 2009-12
Description: The team worked to target the majority of mobile device users and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that...
Show moreThe team worked to target the majority of mobile device users and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that have been overlooked by NAVTEQ in the company's mobile mapping solutions. The team also worked to develop a solution that enables the average map user – men and women ages 18-35, students and tourists – to address these alterations in a simple, hassle-free way.
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Innovative Mapping for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: Coal Combustion Residual Solutions (Spring 2011) IPRO 302: CCR SolutionsIPRO302PosterSp11
Creator: Firnbach, Nicole, Agosto, Jennifer, Burnett, Shana, Enriquez, Sheena, Herman, Robert, Kipp, Daniel, Parker, Chad, Port, Graeme, Rafalko, Susan, Sanchez, Joseph, Gardner, Andrew
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: Team Vision/Mission The purpose of the IPRO 302 team, sponsored by Sargent & Lundy, is to evaluate the environmental and cost impacts of...
Show moreTeam Vision/Mission The purpose of the IPRO 302 team, sponsored by Sargent & Lundy, is to evaluate the environmental and cost impacts of closing an ash pond at an active power plant, as well as consider alternative beneficial uses for coal combustion residuals (CCR) and wastewater that can contribute to a sustainable solution. Objectives ● Current status of regulations for CCR and wastewater ● Alternatives for disposing of ash ● A recommended alternative for disposal or reuse of the bottom ash ● A recommended alternative for treatment and disposal of wastewater ● Cost impact of closure of an existing unlined ash pond
Sponsorship: Sargent & Lundy
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Title: eMotion (Semester Unknown) IPRO 354: eMotion EnPRO 353 Ethics Sp08
Creator: Roy, Avelo, Suda, Edward, Segre, Alessandro, Young, Jesse, Badrinathan, Vinayak, Domagala, Krystyna, Bassett, Leo, Sustersic, Sara
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: eMotion is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of those who are physically apart but emotionally together through the...
Show moreeMotion is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of those who are physically apart but emotionally together through the utilization of wireless technology applied to the Best Friends Forever <3 Necklace (BFF <3).
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Title: Creating IPRO Experience Documentary (semester?), IPRO 333
Creator: Baldwin, James, Morriss, Natalie, Pipithsuksunt, Pattara, Satko, Gary, Ching, Neal, Galvan, Marco, Young Park, Won, Jairath, Akash, Jovanova, Anica, Li, Jessica, Johnson, Steven
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: To learn the techniques of writing, filming, editing, and creating a documentary film project in a DVD format. IPRO333 will first study...
Show moreTo learn the techniques of writing, filming, editing, and creating a documentary film project in a DVD format. IPRO333 will first study documentaries and develop strategies to solve our problems in order to complete the final product. Professional documentaries will be studies and professional documentarians will be invited to be the consultants.
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Title: Spherodized Fluorescent Beads for Improved Roadway Pavement Marker Visibility
Creator: Kozak, Edward M., Bartholomew, Craig S.
Date: 2009-05-11, 1997-08-26
Description: Retroreflective glass or plastic beads have fluorescent properties when irradiated with ultraviolet light and are emplaced in signs in...
Show moreRetroreflective glass or plastic beads have fluorescent properties when irradiated with ultraviolet light and are emplaced in signs in patterns indicative of alphanumeric characters, or embedded in a hot melt comprising road stripes or embedded in the road asphalt or aggregate during construction of the road, to provide effectively bright and clear indications of signs or the extent and direction of the road. The glass beads comprise spherodized soda lime, borosilicate, phosphosilicate or aluminosilicate glasses with low levels of rare-earth dopants mixed therein, such as compounds containing one of the rare earths, or lanthanides. The plastic beads may have fluorescent materials mixed therein, typically organic pigments or dyes based on coumarin and rhodamine or the like.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: House of the Future (semester?), IPRO 301200: House of the Future IPRO 301 Poster Sp06
Creator: Ladd, Shane, Fields, Erick, Obichukwu, Chike, Phetkhamphou, Anita, Cho, Shirley, Phonexayphova, Noi, Jang, Young, Duecker, Susanna, O'brien, John, Roca, Dario, Shin, Hee Chan, Simmons, Lilly, Kieft, Eric, Chun, Hosung
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: In 1983, a group of students from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology began work on a project that described what a...
Show moreIn 1983, a group of students from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology began work on a project that described what a house of the future would entail. This team ended up winning the grand prize (10,000,000 yen) at the first International Design Competition held in Osaka, Japan because their creative and innovative ideas about how a house of the future should be built 22 years later, in 2005, IIT’s Interprofessional Projects program started the Sustainable Village Project, an endeavor to build a sustainable and environmentally-aware community on the IIT campus. Part of this project was to design the house of the future in such a fashion as would fit in with the Sustainable Village. Through use of research both in the 1983 House of the Future, as well as the House of the Future developed in the spring of 2005, this semester IPRO 301 – Back to the House of the Future had the task of establishing a system of ideas and concepts which could be globally integrated to change the way modern housing is viewed and approached by builders and residents alike. Instead of simply being a structure that disrupts the environment and depletes natural resources, the house of the future will allow for the building of units which can be integrated into the environment and are more sustainable and efficient. By developing a methodology based on next-generation design principles, key technological advances, and considerations for building regulations and human health and safety concerns, IPRO 301 will lay a universal framework for constructing Houses of the Future of all shapes and sizes.
Deliverables for IPRO 301: House of the Future for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Project Plan F06
Creator: Addis, Michael, Aramayo, Ed, Derrick, Russell, Gardner, Jared, George, Alayna, Northop, Julia, Ogbonnaya, Sandra A., Pyles, Katy, Swantek, Andrew B., Wido, Dan
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: The primary objectives of the IPRO are to develop educational modules for an ISPO Category Three program. The Category Three program involves...
Show moreThe primary objectives of the IPRO are to develop educational modules for an ISPO Category Three program. The Category Three program involves training Orthotists and Prosthetists who are able to build much need devices for patients. This program is being implemented in Bogotá, Colombia at Cento Don Bosco High School. We are trying to develop hands-on, interactive sessions that can be used as learning and review material in the subject of the biomechanics of human movements.
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America for the Fall 2006 semester
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