A Message from the Vice Provost for Research...

Dr. Ali Cinar, Vice Provost for Research, Dean of the Graduate College and Professor of Chemical Engineering

As a research university, IIT’s mission is to create and disseminate knowledge and technologies

 that address national and global needs and priorities. In the past five years, the dedicated faculty, staff and research students of IIT have made tremendous progress in research and sponsored programs. Our researchers have contributed an amazing array of investigations, analyses, designs, prototypes, services, and tools.

• Over the past five years, sponsored project revenues have doubled.

• The internal Education and Research Initiative Funds awarded to faculty on a competitive basis have achieved a 17-to-1 return in external program funding in the past five years.

• IIT Research Scholarships offered to domestic students in sciences and engineering have attracted many highly qualified U.S. nationals and members of underrepresented groups in engineering and sciences to various graduate programs.

• Seven research centers are established in critical technical areas.

• Marketing and licensing of IIT inventions and technology commercialization activities have increased significantly.

To enhance participation in research, the Graduate College continues to implement new faculty initiatives. In 2003, we offered tuition cost share for all graduate students budgeted on projects that carried full, on-campus, indirect cost.

Also beginning in 2003, faculty were given spending jurisdiction on10 percent of the indirect cost recovery associated with their research projects to enhance their research infrastructure. These incentives will ensure that IIT continues to develop and support a broad base of faculty research.