UIC Architect Receives Rome Prize to Explore Energy as Building Material
An architect at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received an international award that began in the 19th century to develop a 21st-century idea: to use energy systems as building materials....
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UIC partner in national energy project led by physics professor
Battery research at Argonne National Laboratory, which will lead the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research. UIC is among the center partners and the project is directed by physics and engineering...
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UIC partner in $120 million energy project
PHOTOS: ROBERTA DUPUIS-DEVLINU.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (right), with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, announces the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, a $120 million federally funded research...
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Perfectly doped quantum dots yield colors to dye for
Quantum Dots doped with copper. Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties with possible uses in dye production, bioimaging, and solar energy production....
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Science complex retrofit to cut energy use 30 percent
An energy retrofit at a science complex at the University of Illinois at Chicago is expected to reduce energy consumption by at least 30 percent and save $1.8 million annually. Science and Engineering...
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Retrofit reduces energy costs in science buildings
An energy retrofit project in five buildings on the east side of campus, including the Science and Engineering labs, could save $18 million a year. (Click on image for a larger file.) An energy...
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University Scholar Sudip Mazumder: on the grid
Sudip Mazumder wants power distribution to be more efficient. Photo: Joshua Clark/UIC Photo Services The University Scholars Program, now in its 29th year, honors faculty members for superior research...
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Superconductors key to expanding energy technology
Physics professor Dirk Morr studies superconductors, which can transport energy over vast distances. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services Arizona has lots of sun, but Chicago has cold gray...
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Innovator of the Year’s work a cool development
“Almost half the energy we use is lost through poor insulation,” says Innovator of the Year Alan Feinerman. Photo: Kathryn Marchetti The Innovator of the Year Award, presented by the Office of...
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Inventor of the Year devises efficient, small power systems
“I literally enjoy my work,” says Inventor of the Year Sudip Mazumder. Photo: Joshua Clark/UIC Photo Services The Inventor of the Year Award, presented by the Office of Technology Management,...
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Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
UIC physicist Dirk Morr, who worked with researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory, says the findings were the result of “the close collaboration of theory and experiment.” Photo: Roberta...
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New catalyst converts carbon dioxide to fuel
Amin Salehi-Khojin, assistant professor of mechanical/industrial engineering.Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago have synthesized a...
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Full steam ahead for UIC Boiler No. 7
Boiler No. 7, which arrived on campus Thursday, will provide 180,000 pounds of steam per hour to heat the UI Hospital and other buildings on the west side of campus. It will fire up in December. Photo:...
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UIC students compete in ComEd innovation contest
Hamsel De La Cruz (from left), Steve Krejcik and Peter Graff are finalists in a ComEd contest. A team of three UIC students is among the top five finalists in ComEd’s Student Innovation Contest....
View ArticleGreen building earns benefits through carbon credit sales
In two years, the operation of Douglas Hall as a green building has reduced UIC’s carbon footprint enough to qualify for a sale of carbon credits to Chevrolet, which will retire the credits, making...
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The power of collaboration in a solitary field
The University Scholar award, now in its 30th year, honors UIC faculty who are among the best in their fields — those who show superior performance and great promise in research and teaching. Winners...
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UIC gets good grades for sustainability
Green building Douglas Hall has reduced UIC’s carbon footprint enough to qualify for a sale of carbon credits to Chevrolet. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services UIC’s work in energy saving...
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Architect looks beyond geometry to think outside the box
Sean Lally considers the waves, particles and chemical properties of energy as a building material. “I think of energy as more than a fuel,” says Lally, assistant professor of architecture. Photo:...
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Catalyst converts carbon dioxide to fuel
Researchers Amin Salehi-Khojin (from left), Mohammad Asadi and Bijandra Kumar. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin UIC scientists synthesized a catalyst that improves their system for converting waste...
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Taking it down to the atomic level with electron microscopy
Robert Klie: “We try to understand what the boundaries look like, how the boundaries can be improved.” Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin/UIC Photo Services The Researcher of the Year Award recognizes 10...
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