May 2025: Dr. Yang was selected as one of ISTC’s Researchers to Know for 2025 and a CAST Research Fellow for fall 2025.
May 2025: Abbie received the Larry R Miller Scholarship from the College of Applied Science and Technology. Congratulations.
Apr 2025: Tuba received the department Outstanding Graduate Student Award; Mahadi received the department Rennick Graduate Scholarship; Kate received the ASHS (American Society of Horticultural Science) Outstanding Undergraduate in Horticulture Award and the Holbert Outstanding Agriculture Senior Award. Congratulations.
Apr 2025: Tuba and Abbie presented their posters at the University Research Symposium.
Apr 2025: Shelby successfully passed her defense. Congratulations.
Feb 2025: Tuba won the “People’s Choice” award in the University 3MT competition. Congratulations. News report here.
Feb 2025: Dr. Yang and Dr. Alicia Wodika were selected as the winners of the 2024-2025 Illinois State University Environmental Stewardship Award. News report here.
Feb 2025: Tessa and Abbie were selected for the George Mitchell award. Abbie was also selected for the Heinz Russelmann EH Scholarship. Congratulations!
Jan 2025: Tuba took the second place in the College of Applied Sciences and Technology (CAST) 3MT competition and will represent CAST in the ISU university-wide 3MT on February 27 at the Normal Theatre.
Nov 2024: Tuba presented a poster “Converting cover crop biomass to biogas and volatile fatty acids” at the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA conference in San Antonio, TX.
Oct 2024: Tuba is selected as the Illinois State University October 2024 GradBird Scholar. Read the news here. Her project is “Converting Cover Crop Biomass to Biogas and Volatile Fatty Acids”.
Oct 2024: Abbie presented a poster “Bloomington-Normal Community Air Research and Education” at the 2024 Sustainability Research Conference organized by Illinois Innovation Network.
Oct 2024: Tuba and Caden presented a poster “Converting cover crop biomass to biogas and volatile fatty acids” at the 2024 Sustainability Research Conference organized by Illinois Innovation Network.
Oct 2024: Shelby presented a poster “Nutrients transportation and cycling in Anaerobic Digestion of cover crops” at the 2024 Sustainability Research Conference organized by Illinois Innovation Network .
Sep 2024: Redbird Impact had an article on our sustainable urban farming project, sponsored by the USDA.
Aug 2024: Shelby successfully defended her proposal. Congratulations!
Aug 2024: Tuba successfully defended her proposal. Congratulations!
Jul 2024: Dr. Yang and Shelby presented at the ASABE annual international meeting.
Apr 2024: Shelby, Tuba, and Michael presented their posters at the ISU research symposium and ISU annual cover crop field day. Click here to see Tuba in the symposium.
Apr 2024: Michael Moklak was selected for the college Outstanding Student Researcher award.
Mar 2024: Dr. Yang presented at the CAST College Research and Innovation Networking Event.
Feb 2024: Tuba Yasmin was selected for The Red and White Student Scholarship from the ISU Financial Aid office.
Feb 2024: Dr. Yang rang the bell at the University Founding Celebration.
Dec 2023: Drs. Yang and Kopsell received the University Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Team Research Award. News report here.
Dec 2023: Dr. Yang received the College Outstanding Researcher Award.
Nov 2023: Drs. David Kopsell, Liangcheng Yang, and Maria Boergen were awarded a USDA-HEC grant to work on sustainable urban agriculture ($148,664).
Oct 2023: Dr. Yang presented at the ISU Water Wednesday.
Sep 2023: Dr. Yang and Dr. Rhykerd were awarded an Iowa Soybean Association grant for nutrient cycling research ($199,872).
Aug 2023: Dr. Yang and Dr. Kopsell were awarded a USDA Grant for anaerobic digestion research and education ($149,895).
Aug 2023: Dr. Yang was awarded an EPA grant for air quality research (Co-PI, $440,485).
May 2023: Dr. Yang was recognized as the RSO Faculty Advisor of the Year.
Nov 2022: Dr. Yang was awarded a Shimadzu Equipment Grant ($12,600).
Apr 2022: Rowan presented at the University research symposium and was interviewed.
Oct 2021: Dr. Yang received the Bioresource Technology (Impact factor of 11.88 in 2021) Most Cited Articles Award for 2021.
May 2021: Gabriela Ornelas and Rowan Carroll were selected as the 2021 Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) Student Research Competition winners.
Apr 2021: Rowan and Dr. Yang received a grant for nutrient recovery research.
Oct 2020: Dr. Yang was awarded a grant for N95 mask filtration research.
June 2020: Dr. Yang and Dr. Kopsell were awarded a USDA grant for anaerobic digestion research ($149,968).
May 2020: Dr. Yang was awarded the Scott M. Elliott Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Program Grant (Co-PI)
Apr 2020: Trevar Moran was selected as the 2020 ISU Bone Student Scholar.
Apr 2020: Dr. Yang received the College Outstanding Teacher Award.
May 2020: Dr. Yang was recognized as the Member of the Year by the Illinois Environmental Health Association Central Chapter.
Jul. 2019: Summer Corsolini was selected as a 2019 Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) Student Research Competition winner
Apr 2019: Dr. Yang was awarded a URG grant.
Apr 2019: Summer Corsolini was recognized as the College Oustanding Student Researcher of the Year.
May 2018: Dr. Yang was awarded the Scott M. Elliott Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Program Grant (Co-PI)
Mar 2018: Summer Cosolini presented a research poster at the ISU research symposium.
July 2017: Alisha Kottke was recognized as the Student of the Month by the National Environmental Health Association.
Apr 2017: Dr. Yang was awarded a URG grant.
Mar 2017: Alisha Kottke was recognized as the College Outstanding Student Researcher of the Year.
Nov 2016: Dr. Yang received the Illinois State University Research Initiative Award
Oct 2016: Dr. Yang received the CAST Outstanding Research Award (pre-tenure)
Oct 2016: Dr. Yang was awarded the Illinois State University Cross-disciplinary Grant Development Grant.
Aug 2016: Zhonghua Zheng received the first-place paper award at the AOC annual meeting.
Apr 2016: Eric Dietrich and Alisha Kottke presented a poster at the Illinois State University Research Symposium.
Apr 2016: Dr. Yang was awarded a URG grant.