Ambient air pollution is a significant global cause of mortality. We conduct multidisciplinary modeling to quantify the relationship between international trade and air pollution-related deaths. Our study employs two multi-regional input-output models: GTAP and EORA, which encompass economic transactions across 26 and 65 sectors in 188 and 140 country-based regions, respectively, coupled with a global pollution emissions inventory (CEDS) with 10 anthropogenic sectors. Full Abstract and Speaker Bio - Flyer

Speaker: 
Shiyuan Wang, PhD Candidate (Advisor Christopher Tessum)

Team Registration Deadline: Monday, November 18, 2024

The 4th Annual IWEA Intelligent Water Systems (IWS) Challenge will be hosted in conjunction with the 2025 IWPC Conference (March 17-19, 2025). The purpose of the challenge is to encourage water/wastewater professionals, academic institutions, and college students (both undergraduate and graduate) to develop solutions for real-world environmental problems with the use of advanced data analytics via AI and ML.

Solution goals:

• Leverage the best available tools to better understand data and make decisions.
• Showcase how advanced predictive AI/ML algorithms can transform traditional operational practices into intelligent decision support systems. 

Finalists will be invited to present their solutions at the 2025 Illinois Wastewater Professionals Conference (IWPC) conference. The Challenge will recognize the best solutions developed by Challenge participants, offering a top prize of $1,300, second price of $800, and third prize of $400. Teams will work to address individual challenges through innovative analytics applied to data from the water and environmental system (e.g., data from utilities and/or university research project(s)).

Guidance Document: Eligibility, Timeline, Requirements, Submission
Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Aryan Emaminejad (EmaminejadA@bv.com).

RailTEC at Illinois is hosting the Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC) October 29-30, 2024 at the iHotel Illinois. This conference brings over 400 professionals from the railroad environmental engineering community to campus. Per discussions with our stakeholders, we wanted to reach out and extend an invitation to any environmental student interested in participating in this year’s event.

The program will feature technical presentations from railroaders, consulting engineers, academics, and others involved in all aspects of railroad environmental topics including Environmental Management Systems; Environmental Permitting and Planning; Incident Management; Remediation; Sustainability and Resilience; and Water & Wastewater.

The complete program is available here. Students are welcome to attend any portion of the conference. Advance registration is requested for our planning purposes. Students can register for free by entering discount code “uiuc24” on the Registration Summary page at Registration Form.

Our attendees are eager to engage with students on campus and this will be a great networking opportunity for any of your members.

Excerpts from the Welcome Letter

Welcome to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and to the BS in Environmental Engineering. We are excited to have you join us as you embark on this journey to learn how to tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing our world today.

As a student in this program, you will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities and the chance to participate in groundbreaking projects. We can organize lab tours to introduce you to our main research themes. We encourage you to explore these opportunities, which will allow you to apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world challenges, build your resume, and contribute to meaningful research. Undergraduate research experiences provide opportunities to explore various specialties in environmental engineering and science while you are completing the foundational courses of the BS in Environmental Engineering degree.

Welcome Letter of October 17, 2024

The Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) provides 2 to 3 years of independent research funding for qualified recent and upcoming PhD graduates in science and engineering who wish to conduct research on a project of their choice. Applications are open now through November 10, 2024 at 5 p.m. PDT. More information about the fellowship is available here, or click here to apply!