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SSC Projects

Since 2008, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) has funded hundreds of sustainability projects across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Filter and search the SSC Project listing below to learn more about the initiatives the SSC has supported.

Title Semester Year Started Statussort descending Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Liquid Rocketry at Illinois, Fluid and Internal Structures Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Installing Ubiquitous Electric Charging Infrastructure on Campus for UIUC Students Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Ecojustice Series Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
InSpire Solar Powered Outdoor Table (SPOT) Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Digital Fashion Design: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future Spring 2024 Active No Education and Justice Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Vernal Pool and SAW Improvements Spring 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
The Safe Pyrotechnic Analyzer Reusable Kit (SPARK) Fall 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste
Illini Solar Car Competition 2026 Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
SAW Forestry Mower Rental for Invasive Species Control Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Preventing Window-Strike Bird Fatalities at Beckman Institute Fall 2025 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
UIUC Student Pollinator Garden Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Soil Boring Database for UIUC Students Spring 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Geothermal on Campus
G7E Vehicle Fall 2024 Active Yes Energy
WaggleNet Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Illini Lights Out 2025 Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
Towards Zero Waste: Classification via Spectroscopy Enabled Computer Vision at Campus Waste Transfer Station Fall 2023 Active No Food and Waste Increase Recycling through the WTS
BEACON Home Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Engineering Open House Environmental Education and Sustainability Initiative Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
Uni High Native Prairie Garden Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
InSPIRE Solar Wireless Drone Charging Station Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste

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