Welcome to Illinois CURES

The University of Illinois, through its longstanding tradition of excellence in science, engineering, technology, design, human capital, and human welfare, launches CURES in 2018 to help cities resolve many of the most pressing problems they are facing. CURES envisions using the U of I’s unique capabilities to develop and deploy the research, education, and outreach capabilities that cities will need to make them more livable, prosperous, sustainable and resilient. The center will improve community-wide health and well-being through helping cities improve their planning for the future.

Principles of Illinois CURES

• Implement integrated, multi-faceted analyses as a comprehensive center for cities to improve their resilience and sustainability.
• Establish and foster strong collaborations between Illinois CURES and cities to help them address the issues that matter most to them.
• Design to meet the needs of both large and small communities.
• Develop partnership relationships with other university, research institutions, NGOs and private sector interests.
• Leverage emerging technologies with pragmatic solutions to improve urban resiliency and sustainability.
• Engage in both fundamental and applied research with a focus on advancing sustainable urban practices and innovations, including the use of smart technologies and sensors.
• Establish and strengthen training and education programs related to urban sustainability within the University of Illinois system.

Key Principles

• The Center’s work is based upon best available (sound) science to inform both policies and practices;
• Urban systems are interconnected;
• Sustainability initiatives must integrate human, natural, and technological features of the systems at hand;
• Sustainability solutions must be place-based, and are best developed in conjunction with local stakeholders;
• Education, science, engineering, research, and stakeholder engagement are synergistic.

Become a Member

Join our team and help the world to be more sustainable!

 

 


Our Team

 

    Amy W Ando
    Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
    Madhu Khanna
    Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
    Stacy L Gloss
    Research Specialist of Applied Research Institute
    Morgan B. White
    Associate Director of Sustainability, Facilities and Services
    Ximing Cai
    Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Megan Konar
    Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Sarah Lovell
    Undergraduate Program Coordinator of Crop Science
    Scott Tess
    Environmental Sustainability Manager at City of Urbana, Illinois
    Julie Cidell
    Associate Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Science
    Shaowen Wang
    Professor and Department Head of Geography and Geographic Information Science
    Sally Ann McConkey
    Section Head of Coordinated Hazard Assessment and Mapping Program at Illinois State Water Survey
    Min-Soo Kim
    Associate Professor of Information and Communication Engineering
    Kaiyu Guan
    Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
    Frances E Kuo
    Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

 

 

    Emily Minor
    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
    Sarah L O'Brien
    Assistant Environmental Microbiologist of Biosciences Division
    Jessica BKursman
    Economic Development Planner of Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement
    Said Al-Hallaj
    Visiting Research Professor/CEO of AllCell Technologies LLC
    Sybil Derrible
    Associate Professor of Civil and Materials Engineering
    Jane Lin
    Associate Professor of Civil and Materials Engineering
    Bo Zou
    PhD of Civil and Materials Engineering
    Michael Pagano
    Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
    Kathryn L. Nagy
    Professor and Department Head of Earth and Environmental Sciences
    Ning Ai
    Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
    Kate Lowe
    Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Policy

 

 

    Atul Agrawal
    Associate Professor of Management Information Systems

Resources

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Lindsey, T.C. (2010) “Conversion of Existing Dry-Mill Ethanol Operations to Biorefineries”. in Biofuels from Agricultural Wastes and By-products. Hans Blaschek, Jurgen Schefran, and Thaddeus Ezeji, ed. (Wiley-Blackwell: Indianapolis.) 262 pp.


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Lindsey, T.C. Restoring Natural Infrastructure: Strategies for Thriving Communities, Businesses and Ecosystems. A Report on Participant Observations and Recommendations from the Restoring Natural Infrastructure Summit New York, New York November 4, 2015 Hosted by Caterpillar Inc.


Lindsey, T.C. (2018). Headwinds of Opportunity: A Compass for Sustainable Innovation. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. London England and New York, NY. 227 pp.


Lindsey, T.C., (1998). "Diffusion of P2 Innovations: How does Pollution Prevention compare with Other Innovative Ideas?" Pollution Prevention Review., 8(1), 1 - 14.


Transportation and Mobility

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Lindsey T.C. (2007). Metal Finishing and Electroplating in Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing p. 123-142. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.


Lindsey, Tim, Scott Neese, and David Thomas (1996). "Implications of Pollution Prevention for Water Pollution Control," Water Quality International. April.


Lindsey, T.C., (1998). "Utilization of Publicly Owned Treatment Works to Promote Pollution Prevention," Journal of Cleaner Production. 6(3-4), 261 – 268.


Lindsey, T.C. (2011) “Sustainable Principles: Common Values for Achieving Sustainability.” Journal of Cleaner Production. 19 (2011) 561-565.


Lindsey T.C. (2007). Metal Finishing and Electroplating in Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing p. 123-142. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.


Bartholemew, K.M., T.C. Lindsey, J.O. Sparks, and D. McKinldy. (2008) “Multi-state Initiative to Enhance Pollution Prevention Technology Diffusion Using the ADOP2T Model.” Journal of Cleaner Production. 16 (6).


Lindsey, T.C., (2000). “Key Factors for Promoting P2 Technology Adoption: How-to knowledge is the key.” Pollution Prevention Review 10(4), 1-12.


Rajagopalan, N. T. Lindsey, and J. Sparks (1999) “Recycling Aqueous Solutions: Using Membrane Filtration to Recycle Aqueous Cleaning Solutions”, Products Finishing, July.


Lindsey, T.C., (1999). “Accelerated Diffusion of P2 Technologies (ADOP2T)” Pollution Prevention Review, 9(2), 33 – 37.


Rajagopalan, N., T. Lindsey, and J. Sparks. (1998). “Recycling of Aqueous Cleaning Solutions with Membrane Filtration: Issues and Practice." Parts Finishing. 3, 105 - 110.


Lindsey, T.C., (1998). "Evaluation of Ultrafiltration for In-Process Recycling of Cleaning Solution at Ford's Chicago Stamping Plant", Illinois Waste Management and Research Center. TN98-060.


Andes, R.P., K. Rajagopalan, T. Lindsey, J. Pickowitz, and C.L. Barkan, (1997) "Extending the Life of Railroad Shop Cleaners with Ultrafiltration", Association of American Railroads: Risk Management Division. TD97-043.


Lindsey, T.C., A.G. Ocker, and G.D. Miller. "Recovery of an Aqueous Iron Phosphating/Degreasing Bath by Ultrafiltration," Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 1994. 44, 697 - 701.


Lindsey, T.C. and P.M. Randall (1993). Recycling Nickel Electroplating Rinse Waters By Low Temperature Evaporation and Reverse Osmosis. United State Environmental Protection Agency. Technical Report EPA/600/R-93/160 (NTIS 93-218865).


Lindsey, T.C. and Randall, P.M. (1993). Recycling Nickel Electroplating Rinse Waters By Low Temperature Evaporation and Reverse Osmosis. Illinois Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources, Champaign, IL (United States). Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center. Technical Report PB-93-218865/XAB.


Miller, G.D., Lindsey, T.C., Ocker, R.G., Miller, M. (1993). Evaluation of Ultrafiltration to Recover Aqueous Iron Phosphating/Degreasing Bath. United States Environmental Protection Agency Technical Report 600/SR-93-144.

Our Impact

(This section is for future use)

500

trees planted

6

billion kWh energy saved

500

M gallons of stormwater filtered

1000

water level

Approaches

Sustainability Challenges

 

1.Resilience to global change

2.Resource provisioning

3.Health

4.Economic prosperity

5.Equity, justice, and social mobility



Urban System Solutions

 

To develop solutions to the key challenges, Illinois CURES will harness existing expertise and catalyze new research on several interconnected elements of the urban system that are critical to questions of sustainability. Our study of these urban system elements will adhere to the principles of Illinois CURES -- the system elements are interconnected; system research will integrate human, natural, and technological dimensions; and system elements are best understood by incorporating place-specific knowledge. The vertical space within urban centers (e.g., retail, office, commercial and industrial, residential) consume substantial energy, materials, and water, and influence health through air quality, lighting, circulation patterns, and other conditions. Utilizing best practices and innovation in design, construction, maintenance, and operational management, especially as use patterns change, can have profound impact on the cities attractiveness to workers and residents, and the cities sustainability, or environmental footprint. The key system elements defined at this point include the following


1. Energy Management and Access

2. Transportation and Mobility

3. Water and Sanitation

4. Waste and Recycling

5. Housing and Neighborhoods

6. Land and Natural Systems

7. Health

Tools

 

Cities can solve the key sustainability challenges through strategic use of a number of different tools to shape the network of urban systems. Illinois CURES will develop sustainability strategies that deploy combinations of the following types of tools.


1. Technology

2. Entrepreneurship

3. Policy

4. Planning

5. Infrastructure

events

ILLINOIS CURES Planning Workshop

August 20-21, 2018 in Champaign
I Hotel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Agenda

ISEE CONGRESS 2018: SUSTAINABLE CITIES

October 3-5, 2018 in Champaign

Illini Union Rooms A/B/C, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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