The IIT Challenge Campaign is bringing new vitality to the university and is literally changing its face. Using brilliant x-rays found only at major synchrotron sources at national laboratories, Dean Chapman, an associate professor of physics, is rethinking the technology behind mammograms . This work and other research projects described in this report represent a cross-section of the innovative research and scholarly pursuits at IIT and our affiliate contract research organization, IIT Research Institute. These projects are expanding the boundaries of knowledge while being put to the service of humanity. They also demonstrate the interconnectedness of research and effective teaching.
Students are, of course, our primary focus.
At IIT, we have gone to great lengths to nurture an intellectual environment for high-achieving students by seeking to recruit the nation's brightest high school seniors. As a result, SAT and ACT scores are at a historic high for entering IIT freshmen . Graduate students are attracted to IIT because of technological and professional programs and research opportunities that help them prepare for the scientific and professional challenges of the 21st century. This report features such men and women who, in the context of their research interests, educate and lead our students. IPROs are IIT's signature methodology for introducing applied research to undergraduates, for teaching them to work and learn in teams, for inserting real-world problems into the classroom.