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http://www.ensea.fr/en/page/fame-program THIS IS IIT Illinois Institute of Technology
Why Study in the U.S. • Different cultural experience • Opportunity to work and understand the American workplace • Opportunity to obtain an American degree that has worldwide recognition • Opportunity to gain competency and proficiency in the American language • Marketability Illinois Institute of Technology
American System of Education • Undergraduate, Graduate • Academic Calendar • Credit hour(s) • Grading System • GPA – Grade Point Average Illinois Institute of Technology
What is a credit hour? 1 credit hour equals 1 hour of lecture ° A graduate level course at IIT is usually 3 credit hours ° So, a 3 credit course at IIT means that the course is offered three times per week or once a week for (3 c.h. x 1 hour) 3 hours Illinois Institute of Technology
Our Location IIT: Illinois Institute of Technology Location: Chicago, Illinois Illinois Institute of Technology
CHICAGO Illinois Institute of Technology
CHICAGO Illinois Institute of Technology
Facts about Chicago Third largest city in the U.S. (8 million) 25 miles of lakefront 15 miles of bathing beaches 552 parks 46 museums 200+ art galleries 7,000 restaurants 200+ theaters, 15 T.V. stations, 100 radio stations, 13 daily newspapers Illinois Institute of Technology
FACTS ABOUT CHICAGO #1 in the U.S. high tech especially nano technology #1 in the U.S. in manufacturing #1 business travel destination in the U.S. Center of the U.S. interstate highway system Illinois Institute of Technology
Why Study at IIT • National Hub for the « Perfect Grid » • International hub for hybrid-electric vehicles • Cutting-edge research • University-wide focus on sustainability and renewable energies covering all disciplines • Location Illinois Institute of Technology
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National Medal of Science & Nobel Peace Prize Stemgrimur Sam Pitroda Susan Solomon Hermannsson Adviser to Former Prime Prime Minister of Minister Iceland India Former President of Lithuania Father Valdas Adamkus of Cell Phone Martin Cooper SR Cho, Chairman Hyosung IIT graduates become leaders. Group Illinois Institute of Technology
Motto of IIT Illinois Institute of Technology
Magnetic tape data storage Illinois Institute of Technology
Marvin Camras (Alum of IIT) IIT B.S. EE 1940; M.S. EE 1942 Inventor - Magnetic Tape Born in Chicago in 1916, Camras was known to his family as an "inventor" by the age of five In the late 1930s, Camras was studying electrical engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology). • Camras spent a fifty-year career at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he taught until 1994. • By the time of his death in 1995, he had earned over 500 US and international patents for his work. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985, and in 1990 he won the National Medal of Technology. Illinois Institute of Technology •
Ed Kaplan (Alum of IIT) (B.S. ME 1965) Inventor of the Bar Code printer • CEO and Chairman, Zebra Technologies • Ed Kaplan, one of Chicago's most successful technology entrepreneurs, studied at IIT, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering • At 26 years old, Kaplan he invented the Bar Code and co-founded cutting edge Zebra Technologies, the bar-coding company Illinois Institute of Technology
Marty Cooper ( Alum of IIT (B.S. EE 1950; M.S. EE 1957) Inventor – Cell Phone 1st Cell Phone – 1973 (« The Brick ») – weighed 2.5 pounds!! Named one of the best inventors of all time for his work on the first personal cell phone in the "Best Inventions of the Year" article in the October 30 Time Magazine 2007 2nd invention – A new wireless Internet system called iBURST that puts high-speed data transmission at your Illinois Institute of Technology fingertips!!
About IIT • 1890 founded as Armour Institute • Member of the elite Association of Independent Technological Universities (theaitu.org) • Architectural landmark campus & located in the city of Chicago Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology Membre de l’Association des Universités Technologiques Indépendantes (www.theaitu.org) (22 membres) I.I.T. Carnegie-Mellon CalTech M.I.T. Case Western Reserve … Illinois Institute of Technology
2012 Fall enrollment • Undergraduates 2,801 • Graduates 3, 895 • Law 904 Total 7,600 Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Facilities at IIT • IIT University Technology Park comprising 32 research centers, incubators • Close collaborative research with Argonne National Lab ( US Federal Lab) and Fermi Lab ( 2 nd largest lab for particle physics in the world) Illinois Institute of Technology
IIT’s Perfect Power System http://www.iit.edu/perfect_power/ • IIT will become the flagship Perfect Power System in the U.S. which will confront & model a solution to the global energy crisis • Established in conjunction with the Galvin Electricity Initiative, Dept of Energy & IIT Illinois Institute of Technology
What will be IIT’s Perfect Power System? • Smart grid & technology-ready infrastructure • Self-sustaining electricity infrastructure • Intelligent distribution system & system controllers • Onsite electricity production • Demand-response capability • Sustainable energy systems & green buildings/complexes Illinois Institute of Technology
« Success Story » Julien Branlard begins work at Fermilab today as the first John Bardeen Engineering Fellow. A recent graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Julien Branlard is the first recipient of the John Bardeen Engineering Fellowship. " Julien will make an outstanding addition to Fermilab ," said Ralph Pasquinelli, Accelerator Division RF Department Head and the inspiration behind the fellowship. "He's an articulate, talented team player who will hit the ground running with his outstanding engineering skills." Branlard began his studies in France and transferred to the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2000 . After graduating with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering last December, he began looking for a way to continue his work in the United States. Fermilab Today 2005 Illinois Institute of Technology
Industrial Partners Boeing IBM Coca-Cola AT&T Dell Computer Corp. McDonald’s Energy Power Marketing Corporation TelLabs Microsoft Motorola Nec Technologies Lucent Technologies Samsung Telecom General Motors Western Electric CTA Xerox …….. Illinois Institute of Technology
8 Colleges/Centers/Institutes à I.I.T. • Arm rmour Coll llege of f Engin ineerin ing and Scie ience • College of f Arc rchit itecture • Lewis is Coll llege of f Human Scie iences • Stuart School of f Busin iness • Chic icago-Kent Colle llege of f Law • In Instit itute te of f Desig ign • School of f Applie ied Technology • College of f Scie ience Illinois Institute of Technology
Other statistics 69% male 31% female 12:1 student to faculty ratio 39% international students Illinois Institute of Technology
IIT News ( September 2013) • Prof. Carlo Segre (IIT Prof in Physics) received $3.4 Million to develop a prototype for a rechargeable « nanoelectrofuel » flow battery that may extend the range of EV’s (Electric Vehicles) to at least 500 miles & provide a straightforward & rapid method of refueling. • Current EV ranges are 100-200 miles with recharging taking up to 8 hours • Prof. Segre is Director of the Center for Synchroton Radiation @ IIT & Deputy Director of MRCAT beamline at the Advanced Photon Source @ Argonne Nat’l Labs Illinois Institute of Technology
IIT News Illinois Institute of Technology hosted the 3rd Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grids from 23-25 of September 2013 http://www.greatlakessymposium.net/ 2013 Great Lakes Symposium on SMART GRID AND THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY September 23-25, 2013 Illinois Institute of Technology 3241 South Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA Illinois Institute of Technology
Smart Grids will create new jobs • Installation – jobs for technicians • Communications – jobs for relay technicians & communication technicians • Cyber-Security • Behind-the-Grid jobs for Solar and wind installation such as network technicians • At the Great Lakes Symposium, it was stated that a new job will likely emerge – Hybrid Electrical Communications Engineer Illinois Institute of Technology
Some Research Centers @ IIT Ubiquitous Security & Privacy Research Lab www.iit.edu/~ubisec/ Electric Power & Power Electronic Center Power.iit.edu Medical Imaging Research Center www.iit.edu/mirc/ Illinois Institute of Technology
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