iSEE Research Archives - Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

Lei Zhao Awarded AGU James B. Macelwane Medal

Researcher Lei Zhao, an affiliate of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), has been awarded the AGU James B. Macelwane…

New Site at the Energy Farm Will Accelerate Agrivoltaics Research

A new agrivoltaic system is up and running at the Energy Farm, and will allow researchers to study how solar panels and crops can share space while optimizing energy generation and crop yield.

iSEE Transportation Project Installs Free EV Stations to Study Charging Data

A three-part study will help gather direct user data related to electric vehicle charging on campus, using a readily available charging source: AC outlets.

Gift Establishes Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy

The $10 million gift will support new faculty hires, interdisciplinary research and partnerships to create sustainable solutions that can address climate change.

iSEE Funds Sustainable Low-Carbon Transportation Research Initiative!

Interdisciplinary experts will research infrastructure design and planning, energy sources, integrating transportation in multiple modes, public policy, and regulation.

Study finds atmospheric, economic drivers of global air pollution

Interdisciplinary team received seed funding from iSEE in 2019; paper published in Economic Systems Research.

I-GUIDE Team Examines the Vulnerability of Dams across the United States

Research into this aging infrastructure across the nation can ‘help inform decision-makers, especially for regions most at risk.’

Mapping Tool Will Help Wetland Management in the Midwest

iSEE’s Q&A with Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center grad student Rohini Vembar, who helped build the tool with the Illinois Natural History Survey.

New Funding, New Brand: I-Regen!

With new backing from the Midwest Regenerative Agriculture Fund, the Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative is now I-Regen: Changing the Midwest Landscape.