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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)
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Towards a Battery-Free Environment Sensing System for Urban Heat Island Identification Fall 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
WaggleNet Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Ecojustice Series Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Illini Lights Out 2025 Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
UIUC Student Pollinator Garden Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
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
The Safe Pyrotechnic Analyzer Reusable Kit (SPARK) Fall 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste
BEACON Home Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Engineering Open House Environmental Education and Sustainability Initiative Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
Illini Solar Car Competition 2026 Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
InSpire Solar Powered Outdoor Table (SPOT) Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Liquid Rocketry at Illinois, Fluid and Internal Structures 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
Reusable Rocketry Program Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Digital Fashion Design: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future Spring 2024 Active No Education and Justice Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Eco Illini Supermileage (2026) Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Vernal Pool and SAW Improvements Spring 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Installing Ubiquitous Electric Charging Infrastructure on Campus for UIUC Students Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Restoration of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall’s Native Plant Gardens Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Program, LAR Native Plants

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