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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)
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Illini Formula Electric SiCVerter & Powertrain Fall 2022 Active Yes Education and Justice
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
Boring Illini Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
2026 makesmewanna (put art into it) festival Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
CHP Landscape Sustainability Project Spring 2026 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Reusable Rocketry Program Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Illinois Space Society Hybrid Rocket Engine Fall 2019 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Eco Illini Supermileage (2026) Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
SUSTAINAPALOOZA 2026 Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
Expanding Education at the Red Oak Rain Garden through Signage and Photography Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
Illini Lights Out 2026 Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
The Future of Aviation Technology Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
LED Lighting Replacement Project Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
Restoration of the Low Mow Area at Orchard Downs Housing Facility Fall 2019 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Low Mow Zones, Meadow at Orchard Downs
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
Addressing Sustainability in Research: Pipette Tip Box Spring 2024 Active Yes Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Engineered Renewable Nuclease Biocatalyst for Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater. Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
The Safe Pyrotechnic Analyzer Reusable Kit (SPARK) Fall 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste
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
Sustainable Transportation Interns Fall 2024 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts

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