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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 Semestersort descending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Local Grains and Locally Processed Foods for Dining Services Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Develop Local Foods Network
Krannert Art Museum-East Gallery Lighting Systems Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Illini Formula Electric SiCVerter & Powertrain Fall 2022 Active Yes Education and Justice
Automated Waste Sorting via Computer Vision & Robotics: A Feasibility Study Fall 2025 Closed No Food and Waste
Gable Home - Permanent Location Fall 2018 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
WaggleNet Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable World Network Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Sustainable World Network
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Illinois Space Society Hybrid Rocket Engine Fall 2019 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
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
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas
Membrane-based Removal of Water from Oil Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy
Bevier Café - Dishroom Sustainability Project Fall 2018 Closed No Energy
Strong Towns lecture by Charles (“Chuck”) Marohn Fall 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Understanding and Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviors on Campus Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
The Safe Pyrotechnic Analyzer Reusable Kit (SPARK) Fall 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste
G7E Vehicle Fall 2024 Active Yes Energy
From Tap to Tributary, Mapping and Evaluating PFAS Concentrations Across Campus and the C-U Water Systems Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
BEACON Home Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
CETACEAN (The Whale) Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Sculptures

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