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Weston Sterchi accepted a job with Segal, a human resources and benefits consulting company, in their retirement practice soon after graduation. He says the coursework offered at Illinois Institute of...
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Realizing the Power of Data
(M.A.S. DSC ’21)Arika Ho says her career goals include becoming a successful data scientist in the domains of journalism, marketing/public relations, and public policy. Optimizing a recommendation system for news...
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Building Bridges to Equal Opportunities
(ITM/M.A.S. CYF 5th Year)As a guest speaker for the INTEGIRLS Detroit Women in STEM panel, Harshini Chellasamy spoke with high school girls about her experience as an IT and Cybersecurity student at ºÚÁÏÍø. She...
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Work and Study Flexibility
(Ph.D. AMAT ’18)Jeffery Mudrock began pursuing a Ph.D. in applied mathematics at ºÚÁÏÍø in the spring semester of 2012 with hopes of boosting his career as a college math professor. He was offered a full-time...
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Research from New Angles
(Ph.D. AMAT ’16)LluÃs Antoni Jiménez Rugama pursued his Ph.D. at ºÚÁÏÍø exploring Quasi-Monte Carlo methods with Professor Fred Hickernell. He says the faculty’s connections with national laboratories and...
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Discovering Skills Beyond Research
(Ph.D. AMAT 1st Year)Not only did Miles Bakenhus find several opportunities to conduct research while earning a master’s degree in applied mathematics at ºÚÁÏÍø, he also had opportunities to stand in front of a...
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Value in Research
(Ph.D. AMAT ’18)Research projects conducted while a Ph.D. student at ºÚÁÏÍø served Yicong Huang well for a career as a senior quantitative analyst at Constellation as he develops models for natural gas daily...
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A Perfect Balance
(Ph.D. AMAT ’18)Xiao Huang says the Ph.D. coursework at ºÚÁÏÍø provided valuable and rigorous technical training that prepared him for a career as a senior analyst specializing in statistics and operations...
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Fulfilling Passions and Changing Lives
(AMAT ’19)Joanna Czopek says she knew ºÚÁÏÍø would be the right fit for her to pursue her passion in mathematics. An eagerness to share knowledge with others landed her a job as a high school math...
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Flexibility, Breadth, and Research Opportunities
(M.A.S. DATA SCIENCE '18)Megha Lokanadham selected Illinois Institute of Technology’s Data Science program for many reasons. She says, “The reason I chose ºÚÁÏÍø over other schools was because of the flexibility of the...