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Faculty & research

Some of the most exciting research being conducted at the University is happening in IT.

Our faculty, research associates, and students are exploring the reaches of space, unlocking the secrets of Earth, and expanding the powers of information technology. They're applying engineering and technology to problems in medicine, biology, and the environment.

You'll find them at the forefront of the emerging nanotechnology revolution, but they're also advancing disciplines that have engaged the human imagination for millennia: mathematics, engineering, chemistry, physics, and astronomy.

IT faculty earn prestigious national and international honors and top University awards. As researchers, educators, and professionals, they have expanded the scope of our collective knowledge, enriched the education of their students, and applied their creativity to the world of work and ideas. They are the heart and soul of the college.

Recent faculty awards and honors

Five Institute of Technology faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors

Five Institute of Technology faculty are among 13 recipients of the 2008-10 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the University's most promising junior faculty.

The Institute of Technology faculty receiving the honor are assistant professors Taner Akkin (biomedical engineering), Alptekin Aksan (mechanical engineering), Nicholas Hopper (computer science and engineering), Chris Hyung-il Kim (electrical and computer engineering), and Katsumi Matsumoto (geology and geophysics). More...

 

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