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Contextual Engineering Faculty Workshop
July 1, 2020Contextual Engineering at University of Illinois is emerging as a critical discipline for globally minded engineers, as is demonstrated by multi-disciplinary research efforts that extend beyond campus to universities on six continents. But how do we evolve traditional pedagogies to meaningfully bring together the social science and humanitarian disciplines within engineering education? Join your faculty colleagues from across campus in exploring the potential for cross-campus collaborations to transform the technical process.
Contextual Engineering Leverages Local Knowledge to Guide Water System Design
July 1, 2020The sustainability and durability of drinking water systems is as dependent on an understanding of place and people as it is on technical design.
The “why” of drinking water system operation (context) must precede the “what” and “how” (content) in design.
The expertise of drinking water professionals is only as effective as the awareness they bring to the design of the end-user experience.
The Customizable Sensor Packages for Healthy Homes Workshop
June 16, 2020On November 14, 2019, the “Customizable Sensor Packages for Healthy Homes” project team convened a stakeholder workshop to discuss the potential opportunities, uses, and needs of a customizable sensor system approach for indoor air quality measurements. In addition to the UIUC team, attendees represented broad city and state interests. These attendees included home performance contractors, a community action agency, Cook County Department of Public Health, Carle Foundation Hospital, the Mayor of the Village of Burnham, and U.S. EPA Region 5. In total, 17 people participated in the workshop. The agenda can be found following this workshop summary.
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ARI awarded REMADE grant to recycle aerospace scrap
November 13, 2019 The Arizona desert is home to several aircraft graveyards. Planes that are no longer in circulation are left abandoned there. The Applied Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hoping to give these planes a second chance by recycling their aluminum alloys (principally the high-end AA7075).
GE, Illinois Engineering celebrate installation of DMLM system at ARI
April 26, 2019 Representatives from GE and the University of Illinois gathered Thursday for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of the Concept Laser Mlab 100R direct metal laser melting (DMLM) additive manufacturing system.
First 9 recipients of Discovery Partners Institute seed grants announced
March 28, 2019 The UI announced the first nine recipients Wednesday, saying they represent the kind of work the Chicago-based research institute wants to focus on — solutions to "grand challenges" in areas such as the environment and health, quantum computing, education and urban resilience.
Illinois Awarded a DMLM Additive Manufacturing System from GE
September 6, 2018 GE Additive concluded the 2018/19 cycle of its Additive Education Program (AEP) by announcing that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of five universities in Europe and the United States that will receive a Concept Laser Mlab 200R direct metal laser melting (DMLM) additive manufacturing system.
Virtual Supply Chain Creates Digital Twin for Simulations and Optimization
June 14, 2018 The Applied Research Institute has partnered with Mechanical Sciences and Engineering at Illinois and Digital Manufacturing Design (DMDII) to develop an Operating System for Cyberphysical Manufacturing (OSCM).
ICRT finds simple solutions to indoor air quality
June 12, 2018 Researchers in the Illinois Applied Research Institute ‘s Indoor Climate Research & Training (ICRT) division have completed a field study to better understand the indoor air quality (IAQ) impacts of having an attached garage and how to best minimize the consequences.
ARI, team seek to improve corrosion prevention treatments
June 12, 2018 Corrosion remains a crucial problem to the Department of Defense (DoD). It costs the DoD $22.9 billion annually based on 2010 data and weighs on the global economy as a whole.
ARI manages summer internship program with Sandia National Laboratories
June 12, 2018 As a part of the continued alliance between the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ARI managed a summer internship pilot project through Sandia's internal funding sources.
Software development looks to provide tools for cancer detection
June 12, 2018 The Illinois Applied Research Institute (ARI) has partnered with the University of Illinois Chemical Imaging and Structures Laboratory (CISL) to develop image processing software tools for cancer detection in human tissue samples.
ARI develops sensor-agnostic model to measure track uncertainty
June 12, 2018 The defense and intelligence communities have a lot of interest in accurately tracking vehicles and dismounts. While there are many tracking algorithms for a variety of sensors, there has been little research into measuring the inherent uncertainty of tracked trajectories and how to combine these trajectory uncertainties with other sensor information.