May 4, 2022 | iSEE Research, News, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
University of Illinois researchers were part of a multi-institutional team that has significantly improved the performance of numerical predictions for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions using novel modeling that combines artificial intelligence and process-based...
Apr 19, 2022 | Levenick Fellows, News, News Releases
Urbana, Ill. — The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has selected eight faculty instructors to be part of the 2022-23 Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellows cohort. Funded by a generous endowment from Illinois Alumnus Stuart L....
Apr 11, 2022 | Campus Sustainability, iSEE Bios, News, News Releases
Jennifer Fraterrigo was named iSEE’s Associate Director for Campus Sustainability effective Jan. 15, assuming a leading role for implementing actions to make the University of Illinois more environmentally sustainable. She plans to partner with students, faculty, and...
Mar 28, 2022 | iSEE Bios, News Releases
Paul Gharzouzi, iSEE’s Graduate Educational Research Intern, played a pivotal role in developing the institute’s new Environmental Leadership Program (ELP). Originally from Lebanon, Gharzouzi attended the American University in Beirut to study civil engineering with a...
Mar 23, 2022 | Campus Sustainability, News Releases
I was welcomed to the Sustainable Student Farm (SSF) team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign a mere seven months ago. I quickly became obsessed with the site, finding solace in tedious weeding, happiness in good company, and a sense of purpose working...
Mar 21, 2022 | News, News Releases, SMARTFARM Project
There is much more carbon stored in Earth’s soil than in its atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic carbon (SOC). Notably, unlike the inorganic carbon in soils, the amount of SOC, and how...