Creating an Interdisciplinary Robotics Initiative @ IIT (Spring 2003) IPRO 316: Creating an Interdisciplinary Robotics Initiative @ IIT IPRO316 Spring2003 Final Presentation

The IPRO team will investigate the general area of self-powered and mobile robots and create an action plan with recommendations for specific robotics-centered IPRO projects and other activities at IIT. It is critical that the team develop a common level of understanding and appreciation for project opportunities in robotics. This can be accomplished in several ways during the semester, through (1) a hands-on project experience, (2) review of the literature, (3) field trips to institutions that play a role in robotics research, design, development and marketing, (4) organization of an IIT special interest group (SIG) focused to topics in robotics, and (5) exploration of the opportunities for IIT to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Professor Lykos will facilitate team discussions with other faculty at IIT who have expertise in various aspects of robotics. The extent to which the above five task opportunities are addressed is a function of the size of the team, level of experience of team members, and specific interests of team members. Students who have a background in robotics or are highly motivated to develop a deeper knowledge about robotics technology are strongly encouraged to contact Professor Lykos to discuss their role on the team and suggest areas of focus for the team's work before enrolling in this IPRO section.Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional StudiesProject Plan for IPRO 316: Creating an Interdisciplinary Robotics Initiative @ IIT for Spring 2003 semeste

Design and Evaluation of New Flue Gas Cleanup Processes to Meet New EPA Regulations (Spring 2003) IPRO 304

Students who join this IPRO team will gain experience in working with chemical and environmental engineering students on important issues that relate to designing chemical and environmental engineering processes. Studens on this project will be split into three different subteams: (a) Design and Evaluation of New Flue Gas Cleanup processes to meet new Environmental Regulations: The objective of this project is to design and provide an economic assessment of new flue gas cleanup processes to meet new and future environmental emissions standards. The issues to be considered in this project include technical viability, process integration, economic feasibility, and environmental disposal of waste streams. An economic assessment of the market-based prices of emissions allowances will be used to determine the best long-run strategy. An assessment will be made on the effects of implementation of new technologies on the cost of electricity for both low sulfur western coal, and high sulfur Illinois coal to determine if governmental incentives are needed to promote the use of Illinois coal. (b) Design and evaluation of engineering systems to control VOCs from groundwater: The objective of this project is the design and cost estimation for various pollution control devices that can remove volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) from ground water. Effective and efficient treatment methods are needed to meet this clean up challenge. (c) Design of a Modern Hydrogen Production and Recovery Facility: The object of this project is to apply engineering principles of separation processes to recove pure hydrogen from mixed gases. This will include the availability and selection of a feed stream and an analysis of the feasibility and economics of commercial and innovative processed for the recovery operation.Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional StudiesProject Plan for IPRO 304: Design and Evaluation of New Flue Gas Cleanup Processes to Meet New EPA Regulations for the Spring 2003 semeste