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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 Status Student Led?sort descending Category Associated Project(s)
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Automated Waste Sorting via Computer Vision & Robotics: A Feasibility Study Fall 2025 Closed No Food and Waste
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Ecojustice Series Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Bevier Café - Dishroom Sustainability Project Fall 2018 Closed No Energy
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas
KCPA Lighting Replacement Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
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
Campus Community Garden: Fostering Sustainable Food Production and Undergraduate Learning Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Food Practices
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Art and Design Hallway Lighting Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP)
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
An Energy Saving Demonstration for Remolding Old Structures at the ABE Farm – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Energy
Bee Research Facility Sustainable Auxiliary Building Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice Bee Campus USA
Engineering Assessment of HVAC Indoor AirQuality: Performance Verification for Energy Efficient Infection Control Fall 2021 Closed No Energy Energy-Efficient HVAC Infection Control
Preventing Window-Strike Bird Fatalities at Beckman Institute Fall 2025 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Single-day Campus-wide Composting Events Fall 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Plan for Organic Waste
Digital Fashion Design: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future Spring 2024 Active No Education and Justice Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Evaluating the Educational Impact of the SSC-funded Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Competition for Undergraduate Students Fall 2025 Closed No Education and Justice
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Uni High Native Prairie Garden Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Installing Ubiquitous Electric Charging Infrastructure on Campus for UIUC Students Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics

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