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Title: Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: DesigningAffordableHousingOutOfShippingContainersForChicagoIPRO339FinalPresentationSp09
Creator: 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: 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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Title: Advances in Understanding Supersonic Jet Screech: Review and Perspective
Creator: Raman, G.
Date: 1998-02
Publisher: Pergamon - Elsevier Science Ltd
Description: Screech tones are produced by imperfectly expanded jets under certain conditions. This paper provides an overview of developments in the field...
Show moreScreech tones are produced by imperfectly expanded jets under certain conditions. This paper provides an overview of developments in the field of supersonic jet screech. The overview includes a historical background, summary of recent developments, and a critical assessment of our current understanding of screech. The subject material has been categorized as described in the table of contents given below. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Title: The phase diagram of QCD from lattice simulations, Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
Creator: D'elia, Massimo
Date: 2013-09-15, 2013-09-15
Publisher: IIT Press
Description: Numerical simulations of Quantum Chromodynamics on a space-time lattice represent the best non-perturbative tool to explore the QCD phase...
Show moreNumerical simulations of Quantum Chromodynamics on a space-time lattice represent the best non-perturbative tool to explore the QCD phase diagram and the behavior of strong interactions under extreme conditions. We review the present status of the field and discuss some recent results.
Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory
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Title: Magnetic Recorder with Pressure Shoe for Record Members
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1952-07-15
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
United States Patent

Title: Design and Global Market Analysis of a Tool Cabinet (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: DesignandGlobalMarketAnalysisOfAToolCabinetIPRO341FinalReportSp10
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: Magnetic Transducer System and Method
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 2010-01-26, 1972-08-22
Description: A magnetic transducer head having a coupling gap of controllable effective longitudinal dimension. In one embodiment a gap spacer of magnetic...
Show moreA magnetic transducer head having a coupling gap of controllable effective longitudinal dimension. In one embodiment a gap spacer of magnetic material is energized by bias current and/or signal current during recording while being deenergized during playback to provide a larger coupling gap for recording than for playback. Recording gap size may be controlled dynamically, or a very high frequency bias current such as 100 mhz may be supplied to the magnetic gap spacer. A magnetic head may have a zero gap dimension when the magnetic gap spacer is deenergized to prevent any substantial residual external field. An electro-magnetic transducer head with the electric circuit portion including a path through the electrically conductive magnetic corepiece at the transducer gap, thus concentrating the gap field and mininizing core losses at very high bias or signal frequencies.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Planning the 21st Century Urban Farm: From High Rise to Neighborhood (sequence unknown), IPRO 336 - Deliverables: IPRO 336 Poster f09
Creator: Bhatti, Talha, Binet, Adrien, Bredau, Jason, Chen, Emily, Davis, Jacob, Gaonkar, Gaurav, Garcia, Raul, Guerrero, Fernando, Gulling, Richard, Kagehiro, Michael, Moshfeghian, Elnaz, Nunez-gimeno, Jose, Phillips, Zachary, Plumb, Isaac, Ryan, Emily, Skaggs, Jake, Sobon, Konrad, Valmores, Travis
Date: 2009-12
Description: The purpose of this IPRO is to establish a strong foundation for the future of urban agriculture. The growing problems regarding the...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to establish a strong foundation for the future of urban agriculture. The growing problems regarding the traditional methods of agriculture, and the rate of growth of the world population, the team plans to design a method to grow food more efficiently and economically in urban areas. The team is looking at large, industrial warehouse-type buildings that have outlived their primary use, and creating a plan that utilizes these buildings to grow enough food for the surrounding communities.
Sponsorship: John Edel of Bubbly Dynamics, LLC
Deliverables for IPRO 336: Planning the 21st Century Urban Farm: From High Rise to Neighborhood for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: PAST- AND FUTURE- ORIENTED COGNITIONS IN PTSD: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RUMINATION AND WORRY IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS
Creator: Stickney, Laurie
Date: 2016, 2016-07
Description: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex disorder characterized by symptoms of both anxiety and depression. Likewise, individuals...
Show morePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex disorder characterized by symptoms of both anxiety and depression. Likewise, individuals with PTSD experience Repetitive Negative Cognitions in the form of rumination and worry that may be focused on the past, present, or future. Although cognitions in individuals with PTSD have been studied, there is some question as to what types of cognitions individuals with PTSD generally experience and to what extent different types of cognitions contribute to different PTSD symptomatology. Further, although worry and rumination in PTSD have been studied, the question of the importance of the time-focus of cognitions in PTSD has not been adequately addressed. Time-focused cognitions and the relationships among depression, anxiety, rumination and worry were examined in this study using experience sampling method. Participants were asked to fill out a short survey measuring depression, anxiety, rumination, worry and time-focus five times per day for seven days. Results indicated that the presence of Current-focused cognitions strengthened the relationship between worry and anxiety compared to Future-focused cognitions. These findings suggest that in terms of the relationship between anxiety and worry, it is current-focus that is important not future-focus. Additionally, worry partially mediated the relationship between rumination and anxiety, and rumination partially mediated the relationship between worry and depression. Overall, the results suggest that time-focus may be important in some areas of PTSD, and the study highlights the complex relationships among depression, anxiety, rumination, worry and time-focused cognitions.
Ph.D. in Psychology, July 2016
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Title: Coal Combustion Residual Solutions (Spring 2011) IPRO 302: CCR SolutionsIPRO302BrochureSp11
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: Fab Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 333: Fab Lab IPRO 333 Ethics F08
Creator: Brassil, Michael, Lamonica, Regina, Luciani, Joseph, Ly, Christine, Martinez, Jessica, Martinez, Michael, Murman, Patricia, Ptak, Treyson, Reyes, Ivan, Villa, Jacqueline
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) were started as a community outreach program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide...
Show moreFabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) were started as a community outreach program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide digital fabrication tools for rapid prototyping to the general public. The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (MSI) has partnered with this IPRO to further develop their existing Fab Lab. IPRO 333 has been assigned the task of working with the Fab Lab administrators to design methodologies for furthering the use of the laboratory and determining its end goals for both the museum and the community. Once these goals are established, we will support them with a list of projects that we will create and execute. By working with the lab directors to broaden the possible uses of the lab, we hope to encourage hands-on learning in local schools. This will promote membership at MSI and involve the community in science and technology programs and education. To accomplish this, we have broken into two teams, each of which will focus on a different audience. The first team will be responsible for designing and creating programs for more advanced and knowledgeable users of the equipment specific to the Fab Lab, such as the students enrolled in the Science Achievers program as well as museum members; the second team will be responsible for designing and implementing programs for less advanced users with more constrained timeframes, such as visiting families or groups of school children.
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Title: Continuous Antisolvent Crystallization Process and System Using Plug Flow Reactors
Creator: Myerson, Allan S., Alvarez, Alejandro
Date: 2012-07-12, 2012-07-10
Description: A process and system for continuous crystallization of a compound using antisolvent addition in which a solution is prepared with an organic...
Show moreA process and system for continuous crystallization of a compound using antisolvent addition in which a solution is prepared with an organic compound and a solvent. An antisolvent is added to the solution in a continuous plug flow system comprising at least one process module. The antisolvent can be added in multiple addition points such that the overall amount of antisolvent added to the continuous plug flow reactor remains fixed. The multiple addition point technique provides every process module with an equal volume of antisolvent. Finally, crystals are recovered from the slurry upon exiting the system. Preferably, the mean crystal size is less than 100 μm.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
Primary US Patent Classification 117/68
US Patent Classification 117/69
US Patent Classification 117/70
International Patent Classification C30B29/54
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Title: LANGUAGE LINK PROJECT PLAN (Semester Unknown) IPRO 363: LanguageLinkIPRO363FinalReportSp11
Creator: Samelson, Monica, Balouki, Ashanti, Cole, Jacob, Freedman, Simon, Hook, Ian, Johnson, Erik, Johnston, Colin, Miller, Mitchell, Ou, Michael, Stoyanova, Dilyana, Vinas, Nattasha
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: The mission of IPRO 363 - Language Link is to develop a social network website that connects IIT students to learn languages, integrate...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 363 - Language Link is to develop a social network website that connects IIT students to learn languages, integrate cultures and build friendships. The basis for this solution is an online framework allowing students to build a personal profile, matching people based on common interests, goals, schedules, and other factors, so as to promote and improve language learning via natural every-day interaction and use of languages. The envisioned efficacy of Language Link is based on the theory of immersion, which is widely regarded as the best way to learn a language[1]. As the developers of the website, we will provide a matching system based on pairing algorithms in order to allow each user to build a relationship with a student most equipped to facilitate language learning, so that the immersion process can really begin. Language Link will not be designed to equip users with lessons, translations or vocabulary; rather, the site is envisioned as a social networking site connecting those that are interested in teaching, learning and studying languages. We plan to start off providing this service to IIT affiliates. As the project progresses we hope to extend Language Link to other city colleges as well.
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Title: A technical study of the solids of skimmed milk
Creator: Whittington, J. A., Wilson, L. T., Yonkman, W.
Date: 2009, 1914
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/technicalstudyof00whit
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 25

Title: Nickel Base Alloys and Process for their Manufacture
Creator: Holtz, Frederick C
Date: 4/24/2009, 1970-03-24
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: The Artificial Pancreas (semester?), IPRO 308: Developing an Artificial Pancreas IPRO 308 Poster F06
Creator: Davis, Elena, Miller, Jennifer, Nazim, Mehjabeen, Patel, Sapna, Patel, Shital C., Pathak, Yagna, Ravuri, Venkata, Reddy, Kirthi, Shivakumar, Vidya, Tanner, Ryan, Vinckevicious, Aurimes
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: The objective of this IPRO is to develop a system that will function as an artificial pancreas and will incorporate an insulin delivery system...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to develop a system that will function as an artificial pancreas and will incorporate an insulin delivery system with a non invasive glucose monitor.
Deliverables for IPRO 308: The Artificial Pancreas for the Fall 2006 semester
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Title: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Simulation, Design, and Implementation (semester?), IPRO 326: Hybrid Electric Vehicles IPRO 326 IPRO Day Presentation F04
Creator: Bastrzyk, Marta, Hittie, Thomas, Hudik, Theresa, Johnson, Chad, Mohammad, Mahdi, Naqvi, Ali, Reinhard, Paul, Sadiq, Sadia, Stano, Jeffrey, Waliczek, Gregory, Washington, Tiana
Date: 2004-09, 2004-12
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. The team will also review research papers published from other universities to prepare for the upcoming FutureTruck 2005 competition, which involves designing more energy-efficient trucks with hybrid-electric drive trains. 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 Fall 2004 semester
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Title: DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF PERIODIC FEEDBACK-CONTROL SYSTEMS
Creator: Kendra, S., Cinar, A.
Date: 1991
Publisher: GORDON BREACH SCI PUBL LTD
Description: Periodic feedback is a control strategy implemented by fast zero-average oscillations in the parameters of the control law. It is well known...
Show morePeriodic feedback is a control strategy implemented by fast zero-average oscillations in the parameters of the control law. It is well known that time invariant feedback control offers no means for zeros relocation. Periodic feedback allows zeros relocation in an asymptotic sense, resulting in improved closed loop characteristics, such as increased gain margins.
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Title: Conceptual Design and Planning for the Environment of Chicago Area Health Clinics by Access Community Health (Semester Unknown) IPRO 340: Design of a “Green” Community IPRO 340 MidTerm Presentation F08
Creator: Bellamy, Ernest, Bo, Loren, Chung, Lawrence, Dipego, Danielle, Gala, Pankti, Glover, Crystal, Howe, Phaedra, Khanna, Omaditya, Park, Jongpil, Wahlstrom Helgren, Sarah, Yu, Mary, Ziswa, Sungano
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: In the 21st century, medical technology is advancing at a rapid rate, thus allowing people to benefit from new treatments being developed....
Show moreIn the 21st century, medical technology is advancing at a rapid rate, thus allowing people to benefit from new treatments being developed. However, much of the underserved and underinsured public are not benefiting from the breakthroughs as one might expect. In order for the existing facilities to better serve the public, gradual transformations and upgrades must be made. This is the challenge being tackled by our IPRO: How can we realistically suggest a renovation model for existing Access Community Health Network facilities which would promote cost efficiency and technological advancement in both environmental and operational capacities? - The primary objective of this session of IPRO 340 is to deliver a five-year model for which existing Access Community Healthcare facilities can be shaped into more environmentally and operationally efficient centers for medical treatment. - In designing such a model, secondary goals include familiarization with cutting edge medical technology, modernized building flow, spatial relations, as well as the development of business process models. In addition, we plan to investigate ways in which Access Community Healthcare can enhance the level of patient experience by making peoples’ visit to their facilities more enjoyable and informative.
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Title: INTERNET-BASED CONTACT PROGRAMS TO FIGHT THE STIGMA OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
Creator: Wassel, Abigail K.
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: Stigma is an insidious problem that has resulted in loss of opportunities for people with mental illness. Research suggests that contact...
Show moreStigma is an insidious problem that has resulted in loss of opportunities for people with mental illness. Research suggests that contact provided through a structured talk by a person with mental illness could serve as an effective tool in combating stigma and promoting attitude change. Additionally, research on imagined contact suggests this approach can also decrease negative stereotypes toward people with schizophrenia. The current study examined the effectiveness of these two approaches in changing attitudes toward people with mental illness when delivered via the Internet. It was hypothesized that both a videotaped contact and an imagined contact approach would increase positive attitudes and decrease negative attitudes toward people with mental illness when presented alone, and that efficacy would increase when combined. Findings showed no significant changes for any experimental condition from baseline attitudes or relative to a control condition, which suggests that interventions used in this study are not successful in creating sustainable attitude change over the Internet.
Ph.D. in Psychology, July 2014
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Title: A C-OMPARISON OF TWO ALGORITHMS FOR ADAPTING INTERVIEWS TO PERSONALITY SCORES
Creator: Van Overberghe, Courtney T.
Date: 2012-04-18, 2012-05
Description: Two adaptive interviews – adding questions based on low or high scores from a personality assessment – were compared to a structured interview...
Show moreTwo adaptive interviews – adding questions based on low or high scores from a personality assessment – were compared to a structured interview. In a mock selection process, it was found that the adaptive and structured interviews had similar correlations with performance on a role play task. However, due to the added length of the adaptive interview, it had slightly less utility than a structured interview. A cognitive measure and the interview conditions were better predictors of performance than the personality questionnaire, which had no relationship with performance. A post-hoc analysis found that the social desirable scale from the personality instrument correlated negatively with the structured interview, the role play and the IQ test, and positively correlated with the personality composite score.
Ph.D. in Psychology, May 2012
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