Illinois Sustainable Technology Center - University of Illinois
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Sustainability Seminars
Seminars
Seminars are from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CT in the Stephen J. Warner conference room at the ISTC headquarters (directions).
Archives of the seminars will be available on this page within a few days of the seminars completion.
Related Seminars
This will be a year-long series of seminars, usually one or two per month, presented by researchers, policy makers, and corporate executives on various topics related to Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment. This series will be an opportunity to share scientific research with peers in a relaxed, informal environment. Please feel free to bring a lunch. Seminars usually last about an hour and questions are welcome.
Seminar Archives
Spring 2013
Water Soluble Electronics
Dr. John Rogers - Lee J. Flory Founder Chair in Engineering Innovation, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, Director, F. Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
April 25, 2013
New Advances in Proton Conducting Polymer Electrolytes and their Applications in Ultrahigh Rate Solid Electrochemical Capacitors
Dr. Keryn Lian - Asstociate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
April 18, 2013
Systems Informatics and Analysis for Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision
Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Research Asst. Professor, Information Trust Institute, both at University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
April 11, 2013
Biochar: The science behind the hype
Dr. Kurt Spokas - USDA-ARS Soil Scientist
April 5, 2013
Ecology Action Center: New Initiatives in Zero Waste Events and HHW Collection in Bloomington-Normal
Michael Brown - Executive Director, Ecology Action Center and Community Solid Waste Coordinator
March 28, 2013
Ecotoxicology of Antimicrobial PPCPs in Illinois Rivers & Streams
Dr. John Kelly - Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Loyola University Chicago
March 14, 2013
Rock Island Clean Line - Bringing Wind Energy to the Eastern U.S.
Hans Detweiler - Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC
February 28, 2013
Sustainable Use of Algae Biomass for a Swedish Bio-based Economy
Dr. Fredrik Grondahl - Associate Professor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Stockholm Sweden
February 14, 2013
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Cool Plasma Gasification
Kris Skrinak - President of adaptiveARC, Inc.
January 31, 2013
Fall 2012
Sustainable Secondary Aluminum Production and Recycling
Navid Jafari, M.S. - Doctoral Candidate, NSF Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
December 11, 2012
Videos from 2012 International Design Competition and Awards Presentation
Joy Scrogum, M.S. (Emerging Technologies Resource Specialist) and Nancy Holm, M.S. (Sustainable Electronics Initiative Coordinator) both from Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
December 4, 2012
Electronic Recycling in Will County 2012
Marta Keane - Recycling Program Specialist & Green Business Relations Coordinator; Will County Land Use Department - Resource Recovery & Energy Division
November 28, 2012
Sustainable Electronics: Lessons Learned from the RoHS and the Pb-free Transition
Dr. Carol Handwerker - Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr. Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University
November 5, 2012
Closing the Loop on Electronics Devices
Craig Boswell - President, HOBI International, Inc.
October 3, 2012
Adapting Ecological Models for Linking Sustainable Production and Consumption Dynamics in Consumer Electronic Product Systems
Dr. Callie Babbitt, Assistant Professor, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
September 19, 2012
Electronic Waste: Our Problem and What We Should Do About It
William Bullock and Joy Scrogum
September 5, 2012
Spring 2012
A New Life for Laptops
Ehsan Noursalehi - UI Engineering and industrial Design and Kristina Schiller and Rick Maturo - UI Marketing
May 8, 2012
Towards Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Cutting Oils
Dr. Satish V. Kailas - Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science
April 30, 2012
Another Look at Products from Plant Materials - Bio-templates and Bio-fuels
Dr. Chris Byrne, P.E. - Professor, Western Kentucky University
April 12, 2012
Splitting Any Kind Of Water With Global-Scale, Earth-Abundant, Light, Recyclable Metals To Make Hydrogen, Heat And Potable Water On-Demand
Dr. Jerry Woodall, Epstein Distinguished Professor of ECE, Purdue University
April 5, 2012
Water Quality Benefits of Riparian Buffers in Southern Illinois Agricultural Watersheds
Karl W.J. Williard and Jon E. Schoonover, Prof. of Forest Hydrology and Assoc. Prof. of Physical Hydrology Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
March 28, 2012
Water Harvesting For Commercial & Institutional Buildings
Presented by John R. Bauer, President, Wahaso: Water Harvesting Solutions, Inc., Hinsdale, IL
March 6, 2012
Implications of Biofuel Water Footprint in Water Sustainability
Presented by Dr. Yi-Wen Chiu - Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Lab
February 23, 2012
Water Quality Protection and Issues in Illinois
Presented by Amy Walkenbach, Illinois EPA
February 2, 2012
Fall 2011
Comparison of Li-ion Battery Recycling Processes
Presented by Dr. Linda Gaines, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory
November 15, 2011
Waste Heat Harvesting Using Thermoelectrics
Presented by Dr. Sanjiv Sinha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Science & Engineering, UIUC
November 10, 2011
Landfill Methane Emissions and Oxidation
Presented by Dr. Jean Bogner, Research Professor, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois - Chicago; and President, Landfill +, Inc.
November 7, 2011
Life Cycle Analysis of Algal Biofuels
Presented by Dr. Edward Frank, Advanced Biofuels Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
November 2, 2011
Materials Selection for Energy-efficient Systems
Presented by Dr. John R. Abelson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Co-Director, Energy and Sustainability Engineering (EaSE) Initiative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
October 24, 2011
Characterization of Aqueous Phase Produced by Thermochemical Conversion: (Phase One: Nitrogen Compounds)
Presented by Presented by John Scott, Senior Chemist, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
October 11, 2011
Life Cycle of Nanostructured Materials
Presented by Thomas L. Theis, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
October 5, 2011
Getting Started With IDEALS
Presented by Laura L. Barnes, Librarian, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
September 26, 2011
Life Cycle Assessment and the Building Envelope
Presented by James L. Hoff, DBA, TEGNOS Research, Inc.
September 15, 2011
An Ecological Perspective on the Promise and Challenges of Biofuels
Presented by Evan H. DeLucia, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois
September 7, 2011
Spring 2011
An Economic Perspective on Fuel Economy Policy
Presented by James Sallee, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
April 26, 2011
Tambora 1815: How Climate Change Shaped the Nineteenth-Century World
Presented by Gillen Wood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign English Dept. and Director of the Sustainabililty Studies Initiative in the Humanities
April 20, 2011
Social Science Modeling and Sustainability
Presented by Scott Butner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Knowledge Systems Group
April 4, 2011
Politics & Science in Confronting Environmental Change
Presented by Steve Seitz, University of Illinois Computational Modeling Lab, LAS & Department of Political Science
January 27, 2011
Fall 2010
Developing a Value Chain: Biomass & Biofuels in Haiti
Presented by Kathleen Robbins - Co-founder, Jatropha Pepinye
December 1, 2010
Animal Conservation and Habitat Preservation
Presented by Norah Fletchall, Vice President of Conservation, Indianapolis Zoo
November 17, 2010
Save the Plants; Save the Planet
Presented by Kay Havens - Director, Plant Science and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden
November 3, 2010
Creating a Sustainable City Center
Presented by Mercy Davison, Town Planner in Normal, IL
October 20, 2010
Sustainable Local Landscapes
Presented by Dr. John C. Marlin, Research Affiliate, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
October 13, 2010
Sustainability Lessons from the Past: Classic Maya Water Management
Presented by Lisa Lucero, UI Associate Professor of Anthropology
September 8, 2010
Slides are unavailable for this presentation.
Spring 2010
Reducing Fresh Water Use in Dry-Grind Ethanol Manufacture
Presented by Kishore Rajagopalan, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center - UIUC
May 5, 2010
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Creation and Application of Community-Scale Water Budgets
Presented by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Lab
April 21, 2010
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Stormwater Best Management Practices
Presented by William Eyring, Senior Engineer, Center for Neighborhood Technology - Chicago; Steve Wise, Natural Resources Program Manager, Center for Neighborhood Technology - Chicago.
April 6, 2010
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Sustainable Benefits of Green Roofs
Presented by William Retzlaff, Assoc. Professor & Chair of Biological Sciences - SIUE; Susan Morgan, Professor & Chair of Civil Engineering - SIUE; Serdar Celik, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering - SIUE.
March 18, 2010
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The Role of Carbon Markets and Conservation Incentives in Agriculture
Presented by Ryan Anderson, Delta Institute - Chicago
February 25, 2010
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New Environmental Footprint for Agriculture in Illinois
Presented by Richard Breckenridge, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisor from IL EPA
February 11, 2010
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Environment-Enhancing Energy - Third Generation Biofuel
Presented by Dr. Yuanhui Zhang of UI Agricultural & Biological Engineering
January 21, 2010
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Fall 2009
Emerging Hybrid & Electric Vehicles & their Impact on Energy and Emissions
Presented by Philip Krein, Director of the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics, UI Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
December 2, 2009
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Railroads and Energy Efficiency
Presented by Chris Barkan, UI Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
November 18, 2009
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Agronomic Experiences with Biomass Feedstocks at the University of Illinois
Presented by Presented by Tom Voigt, UI Dept. of Crop Sciences & Energy Biosciences Institute
November 10, 2009
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Nanofarming (with algae): Multifunctional Mesoporous Nanoparticles for Biofuel Production
Presented by Victor Lin, Iowa State University Dept. of Chemistry & Director of the Chemical and Biological Sciences Program at Ames Laboratory
October 26, 2009
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Air Pollution and the Climate System: Sustainability Now and Later
Presented by Dr. Tami Bond, UI Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
October 13, 2009
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Evaluating the Importance of Aviation on Climate Change
Presented by Donald Wuebbles, UI Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences & Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
October 8, 2009
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Sustainability at the University of Illinois
Dick Warner, Director, UI Office of Sustainability
September 29, 2009
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Sustainable Transportation - Mobility in the 21st Century
Cynthia Hoyle, Transportation Planning Consultant, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
September 17, 2009
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Spring 2009
The Center for Neighborhood Technology and its work with the Illinois Smart Grid Initiative
Anthony Star, Director of Policy and Evaluation, CNT Energy
April 22, 2009
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MGSC/ISGS Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project
Dr. Rob Finley, Director, ISGS Energy and Earth Resources Center
April 15, 2009
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Retrocommissioning at UIUC - Saving the Planet One Building at a Time
Karl Helmink and Damon McFall, UIUC Facilities and Services Dept.
April 8, 2009
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A Systematic Approach to Renewable Energy: Growing Jatropha curcas for Biodiesel Production in Haiti
Tim Lindsey and Joe Pickowitz, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
March 18, 2009
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Carbon - The Currency of the Future
Eric Jackson, Senior Carbon Expert at the UIUC Environmental Change Institute and CEO of CP Holdings, LLC (dba Carbonless Promise)
March 10, 2009
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Wind Farms in Central Illinois
Randall Lloyd, Agricultural Awareness Coordinator for the University of Illinois Extension, McLean County
February 5, 2009
Design and Operation of a Conditioning Energy Recovery Ventilator (CERV) for Passive Houses
Ben Newell, Newell Instruments, Inc.
January 22, 2009
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Fall 2008
Open Geothermal Systems
Dr. Fred Michel, Director of the Institute of Environmental Science at Carleton University
December 8, 2008
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Seeing the Light: Campus Lighting Retrofits at UIUC
Eva Sweeney, Facilities and Services Dept., UIUC.
December 2, 2008
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Straw Bale Construction: A Path to Sustainability
Julie Vogel Birdwell, New Prairie Construction
November 18, 2008
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The University of Illinois Business Instructional Facility: What we know and what we don't yet know about the Campus' First Green Building
Jean Ascoli, Architect
November 10, 2008
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Sustainable Building Design and Projects for the US Army
Annette Stumpf, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
November 3, 2008
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Passive House Concept - A Guide to Ultra Low Energy Buildings
Katrin Klingenberg, Co-Founder and Director of Ecological Construction Laboratory & Passive House Institute US
October 28, 2008
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Overview of the Path to Curbing Global Warming: Becoming Carbon Neutral
Gary Miller, Interim Director, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
October 14, 2008
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Spring 2008
How Sustainable is Organic Agriculture?
Daniel Anderson, UIUC Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
May 14, 2008
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Energy Use History and Management Initiatives at the Urbana-Champaign Campus
Terry Ruprecht, Director of Energy Management, UIUC
May 5, 2008
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Sustainability - Practical Approaches for Business and Universities
Bill Blackburn, William Blackburn Consulting, Ltd.
April 16, 2008
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Business Perspective on Sustainability Issues
Jenni Cawein, Manager of Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Engineering, Baxter Healthcare Corp.
March 27, 2008
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Multi-Objective Decision Model for Urban Water Use: Planning for a Regional Water Reuse Ordinance
Dr. Paul Anderson, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
March 12, 2008
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Land Use and Sustainability
Dr. Brian Deal, Urban & Regional Planning
March 5, 2008
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Feasibility of Composting Organic Residuals Generated at the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Campus
Dr. Leslie Cooperband, UI Dept. of Human & Community Development
February 27, 2008
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The Business of Sustainable Development
John Disharoon, Sustainable Development Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.
February 19, 2008
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Megadisasters: Natural vs. Stealth
Dr. Susan Kieffer, Center for Advanced Studies, Professor of Geology and Physics
February 8, 2008
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Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
Jennifer Davis, Illinois Dept. of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health
January 30, 2008
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Water Quantity and Sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer
Dr. Al Wehrmann, Illinois State Water Survey
January 16, 2008
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Fall 2007
The Calumet Region of Chicago: Nature, Industry and Community
Nicole Kamins, Chicago Dept. of Environment
December 7, 2007
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Sustainability, Energy, and the Energy/Water Nexus
Don Fournier, Chair Building Research Council; Program manager SEDAC
November 28, 2007
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Sustainability within Illinois State Government
Marc Miller, IL Lt. Governor's office
November 19, 2007
Ethanol Production
Dr. Vijay Singh, Associate Professor, UI Dept. of Ag. & Biological Engineering
October 17, 2007
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Sustainability on the UI Campus
Dr. William Sullivan, Director of the Environmental Council; Associate Professor in UI Dept. of Landscape Architecture
October 5, 2007