Our Mission
The Center for a Sustainable Water Future is an interdisciplinary initiative that brings together academically diverse faculty from across campus to advance research, creative expression, teaching, and outreach activities promoting and enhancing effective and viable water solutions and stewardship within Illinois and with our regional, national, and global partners. Through action research, our interdependence and relationship with water will be explored, investigated, and shared promoting a broader sustainable water ethic for the future.
Learn more about some of the water research projects in McLean County.
Announcement
Water Sustainability Minor
The Water center proudly announces the new Water Sustainability Minor.
Water is a global resource and water security is crucial. Sustainable water management has profound implications for a variety of sectors. Meet and learn from professionals whose work focuses on water.
Events
Water Resources Management And Environmental Sustainability – A Global Perspective
3 P.M., NOVEMBER 10
Dr. Kalita is a professor of agricultural and biological engineering and the director of the Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Spring 2021
Title TBA
Dr. John Schwartz, University of Tennessee
February 24, 2021
Water, Climate Change, and the Risk of Violent Conflict
Dr. Ken Conca, American University
March 24, 2021
Check out the full videos of our previous speakers:
Dr. Caroline Gottschalk Druschke, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
News
Innovation Consulting Community team proposes sustainable farming container at ISU
In just a few months, a team of motivated students put together a proposal to implement a shipping container farm on Illinois State’s campus.
Hands in the water: Hydrogeology students investigate local fish kills
Dissolving oxygen in water is vital for aquatic life. Illinois State University’s hydrogeology students found real-world experience by exploring whether depleted oxygen levels impacted fish at a local lake.
Student project on sustainable construction wins EPA grant
A team of students led by Illinois State University’s Pranshoo Solanki has been awarded a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for efforts to make construction materials more sustainable.
Contact Us
Dr. Noha Shawki
Professor and Co-Director
Department of Politics and Government
309-438-3861
Dr. Joan M. Brehm
Professor and Co-Director
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
309-438-7177