Monitoring Atmospheric Pollution in the Great Lakes Region
Students in the M.S. in Sustainability Analytics and Management (SAM) program have opportunities to work on a long-running environmental research project, the Great Lakes Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN), to monitor pollution in Great Lakes air and precipitation. Over time, this project has produced significant information for both scientists and policy makers.
IADN is a collaboration between the United States and Canada designed to measure and evaluate more than 150 pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere (airborne vapor, airborne particles, and precipitation) at a lake-wide level of detail. A network of stations in the two countries monitors concentrations of persistent toxic chemicals in Great Lakes air and precipitation, as well as gathering valuable information about levels of toxic substances in urban air and precipitation.
Since 1997, one of the monitoring sites has been at Illinois Tech under the supervision of Associate Professor Nasrin R. Khalili. Students can apply for training and part-time jobs with the IADN.
Research Projects for Courses
Here is a sample of projects completed by Stuart graduate students for sustainability and environmental management courses in recent years.
- New Era of Smart Cities and Associated Risks
- Natural Gas Utility Risk Management: A Comparison Study
- Risk Assessment and Management in the Biogas Industry
- End User Impacts of Carbon Regulation: How Electricity Prices Might Rise Under Various Carbon Scenarios
- Plastics Recycling: Saving the Resources or Spending the Resources
- Beyond the Landfill: Processed Engineered Fuel Technology
- Economic and Ecological Impacts of the Zebra Mussels Invasion of the Great Lakes
- Economic Assessment of Environmental Externalities of Biogas: Evaluating Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Waste
- Natural Talc and Borax Processing Plant Pollution Control and Prevention Strategies
- Fundamentals of Energy Auditing/Energy Consulting
- Energy Savings in Buildings through Photovoltaics—An Analysis
- Navy Pier Sustainable Solid Waste Management Strategies
- Analysis of Potential Air Pollution Risks to Gotham Greens Chicago Locations