Illinois Institute of Technology

摘要

In 2001,Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) celebrated a century of excellence in chemical engineering education and research.Among the very oldest programs in the country,IIT's program has closely tracked the origin and evolution of the chemical engineering discipline itself.This paper highlights the unique combination of visionary administrators and talented faculty who piloted a once-fledgling program through more than 100 years of rapid scientific and technological change,while at the same time maintaining its continuous excellence and relevance to the needs of society and industry.