2017 Lego Robotic Competition

Joliet Junior College hosted their 17th Annual Robotic Competition on Friday, February 10, 2017.  This year, Citgo Refinery was a corporate sponsor for this event through a recent foundation grant awarded to JJC for “STEM Academy”.  Over 100 high school students competed using Lego Mind storms NXT and new this year EV3 kits.  Teams from … Read more

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JJC Hosts ISA Competition for Process Control & Instrumentation

ISA Donates $10,000 to PCIT Program

On Friday, April 8, 2016, the International Society of Automation Will-DuPage Section visited Joliet Junior College in support of the technical department’s Process Control & Instrumentation (PCIT) program.

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JJC Looking for Adjunct Instructor for PCIT 111

Interesting in teaching the next generation of automation professionals?  Please consider becoming an instructor.  The posting for the position can be found at the link below. https://employment.jjc.edu/postings/286

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Major Donation to Edward Meyers Scholarship

The ISA Will-DuPage Section recently met with Joliet Junior College to rename of the ISA Chicago/Will-DuPage Section Scholarship in honor of our friend and colleague, Edward Meyers.   The scholarship’s new name is “The International Society of Automation Chicago/Will-DuPage Sections Edward Meyers Scholarship”. During this meeting, the ISA Will-DuPage Section also made a donation of $5000.00 … Read more

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Eddie T. Meyers Scholarship

Dear ISA Will-DuPage Section Members and Friends, The sudden loss of our fellow Board of Directors member and friend, Eddie Meyers, has had a profound impact to our instrumentation community. Eddie was a great contributor to our section, having worked at Citgo in instrumentation for 45 years, as a member of the ISA Will-DuPage Section … Read more

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