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Together, we will:</span></p> <ul> <li><span class="headline"><strong>Contribute to the success of Chicago's tech ecosystem</strong>, building a diverse tech workforce and connecting companies with top-tier engineering and computing talent</span></li> <li><span class="headline"><strong>Lead barrier-breaking research and development</strong> in AI computing, quantum, climate and sustainability, biology and more</span></li> <li><span class="headline"><strong>Drive inclusive entrepreneurship</strong> and launch more startups</span></li> </ul> <p><span class="headline">Discover the latest and upcoming partnerships, innovations, programs, news and events from the Illinois Silicon Prairie.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <link href="https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v0.44.1/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <script src="https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v0.44.1/mapbox-gl.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/mapbox.js?v=1.01"></script> <section class="tile w110 navy-box " id="tile47979" data-tileid="47979" > <div class="wrapper "> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower47979"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 px-0 " > <div id="mapbox_features" class="col-6"> <div id="intro" class="p-4 active" data-lat="41.833221" data-lng="-87.630318" data-zoom="9" data-bearing="-45" data-pitch="10" data-speed="0.1"> <div> <p class="text-center"><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=775&s=0" alt="line drawing of chicago skyline" class="image" data-fancy-caption="" loading="lazy" /></p> <h2>Illinois Grainger Engineering in Chicago</h2> <p>Our goal is for Chicago to become the fastest-growing tech hub in the nation, expanding upon the research happening in the city’s limits and accelerating its engineering and computing workforce. Explore Illinois Grainger Engineering’s impact in Chicago through our interactive map.</p> </div> </div> <div id="chicago-section" class="p-4" data-lat="41.833221" data-lng="-87.630318" data-zoom="10" data-bearing="0" data-speed="0.1" data-pitch="50"> <div id="chicago" class="expandolist"> <div id="cppo" data-lat="41.879198635389" data-lng="-87.63740518944175" data-icon="fa-solid fa-house" data-class="home"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#cppo-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cppo-panel">Chicago Programs and Partnerships Office</a></p> <div id="cppo-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p><em><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/200+South+Wacker+Drive,+200+S+Wacker+Dr,+Chicago,+IL+60606/@41.8789096,-87.63722,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x880e2cbf6b9278ed:0xebe7b7245b9d51c4!8m2!3d41.8789096!4d-87.63722!16s%2Fm%2F043jzqp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D">200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606</a></em></p> <p>You’ll find Illinois Grainger Engineering’s home base in the heart of the Loop. Not only does this location house our <a href="https://cityscholars.grainger.illinois.edu/">City Scholars Program</a> and <a href="https://siebelschool.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/professional-mcs/chicago-master-computer-science">Master of Computer Science Chicago</a> offices, among others, but it also plays host to regular classes and events. Stop by to see us anytime!</p> </div> </div> <div id="czbc" data-lat="41.88933905322058" data-lng="-87.65518426348352"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#czbc-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="czbc-panel">Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub Chicago</a></p> <div id="czbc-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p><a href="https://www.czbiohub.org/chi/">This biomedical hub</a> became the first expansion of the <a href="https://www.czbiohub.org/">CZ Biohub Network</a> in 2023. Here, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign works together with Northwestern University and the University of Chicago to lead advancements in human health.</p> </div> </div> <div id="cqe" data-lat="41.79230573264904" data-lng="-87.60163716729117"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#cqe-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cqe-panel">Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE)</a></p> <div id="cqe-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Based at the University of Chicago, the <a href="https://chicagoquantum.org/">Chicago Quantum Exchange</a> (CQE) is one of the largest collaborative teams working on quantum science in the world. The <a href="https://iquist.illinois.edu/">Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center</a> (IQUIST) serves as a core member of CQE alongside the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University and Purdue University.</p> </div> </div> <div id="dpi" data-lat="41.879198635389" data-lng="-87.63740518944175"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#dpi-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="dpi-panel">Discovery Partners Institute (DPI)</a></p> <div id="dpi-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Led by the University of Illinois System in partnership with top research universities, including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The <a href="https://dpi.uillinois.edu/">Discovery Partners Institute</a> (DPI) is growing Chicago's tech ecosystem through workforce development and applied research.</p> </div> </div> <div id="duality" data-lat="41.78895949457654" data-lng="-87.595576087575"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#duality-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="duality-panel">Duality</a></p> <div id="duality-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a founding partner of <a href="https://www.dualityaccelerator.com/">Duality</a>, the first accelerator program in the nation exclusively dedicated to startup companies focused on quantum science and technology.</p> </div> </div> <div id="hwc" data-lat="41.88605621079866" data-lng="-87.62686193246412"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#hwc-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="hwc-panel">Harold Washington College (City Colleges of Chicago)</a></p> <div id="hwc-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the <a href="/news/stories/access-alliance">Engineering Access Alliance</a>. This partnership with City Colleges of Chicago offers students at each of its <a href="https://www.ccc.edu/menu/About-City-Colleges/">seven community colleges</a>, including Harold Washington College, a streamlined process for transfer into Illinois Grainger Engineering.</p> </div> </div> <div id="hstc" data-lat="41.96348047240011" data-lng="-87.65826151043069"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#hstc-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="hstc-panel">Harry S. Truman College (City Colleges of Chicago)</a></p> <div id="hstc-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the <a href="/news/stories/access-alliance">Engineering Access Alliance</a>. This partnership with City Colleges of Chicago offers students at each of its <a href="https://www.ccc.edu/menu/About-City-Colleges/">seven community colleges</a>, including Harry S. Truman College, a streamlined process for transfer into Illinois Grainger Engineering.</p> </div> </div> <div id="iqmp" data-lat="41.740838662631674" data-lng="-87.54109592744238"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#iqmp-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="iqmp-panel">Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP)</a></p> <div id="iqmp-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Illinois Grainger engineers are taking a leading role in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), which will be the first-of-its-kind quantum-focused research and development campus. In partnership with industry leaders like PsiQuantum and IBM, the State of Illinois and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), IQMP is poised to unlock the power of quantum computing while creating thousands of jobs in Chicago and generating up to $20 billion in economic impact.</p> </div> </div> <div id="scsae" data-lat="41.78894935657851" data-lng="-87.59557513069336"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#scsae-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="scsae-panel">Startup City Scholars</a></p> <div id="scsae-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>The <a href="https://cityscholars.grainger.illinois.edu/students/startup-city-scholars">Startup City Scholars accelerator program</a> fosters partnerships between Illinois Grainger engineers and UChicago students to build a startup and compete for funding and in-kind prizes. Throughout a period of nine weeks, teams participate in the <a href="https://polsky.uchicago.edu/programs-events/college-new-venture-challenge/">University of Chicago’s College New Venture Challenge</a> course, program, and events.</p> </div> </div> <div id="wwc" data-lat="41.95881250537533" data-lng="-87.78934753516027"> <p><a class="collapsed" role="button" href="#wwc-panel" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="wwc-panel">Wilbur Wright College (City Colleges of Chicago)</a></p> <div id="wwc-panel" class="collapse" data-parent="#chicago"> <p>Illinois Grainger Engineering is committed to make engineering and computer education more accessible through the <a href="/news/stories/access-alliance">Engineering Access Alliance</a>. 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