Shooting for the Stars
Kaya Jones aspired to hone her computing skills the summer before beginning her college experience as a computer science major. She found her chance with NASA鈥檚 Space Communications and Navigation...
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A Business Storyteller with Cutting-Edge Tech Skills
Throughout his career as a consultant and now as lead data scientist at Chamberlain Group, Jack An has used his expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and business strategy to help businesses...
Discovering Tech Skills to Train Tomorrow鈥檚 鈥淐yberwarriors鈥
At Illinois Institute of Technology Juan Vasquez knew he found a technically focused cybersecurity master鈥檚 program, but he didn鈥檛 expect to find a new inspiration as well. 鈥溌堂鄙 also made me...
Navigating 绿帽社 as a Commuter Student
Josh Coburn is building a trebuchet in his Design for Innovation course as a mechanical engineering student at Illinois Institute of Technology. It鈥檚 exactly the kind of hands-on work that Josh says...
A Pathway to Computer Chip Design
It was in ECE 218, Digital Systems, that Eduardo Calix realized he wanted to pursue computer chip design. 鈥淓verything my friends hated about the class, I loved,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hat course was the first...
Further on the Path to AI Leadership
Maggie Barclay attended the virtual CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference in September of 2020, where she heard about the internship opportunities that IBM had to offer. She applied for the Extreme Blue...
Leading Construction and Design Through a Human-Centered Approach
Krystal McDoom currently manages a $35 million portfolio across six projects at the University of Chicago in her role as project manager. Each construction project holds a unique set of demands, and...
Exploring Engineering Pathways, From Research to Startups
Marissa Redington has always loved solving problems, whether it鈥檚 navigating large blocks of code or figuring out how to make summer camp activities adaptive for children with different needs. 鈥淚...
Streaming Video Through a Metal Pipe
Communications in nuclear facilities can be difficult. It鈥檚 a harsh environment for physical cables that may degrade faster than usual, but there are also many substantial physical barriers such as...
Solving the Mysteries of Space
Jonte鈥 Williams is not wasting any time. The third-year astrophysics and physics double-major drew upon childhood experiences in STEM programs鈥攁nd inspiration from African-American astrophysicist and...