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</header> <div id="content"> <main> <div id="hero" class="container-fluid" data-fancy-caption=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col maxwidth1140"> <h1>CEE Illinois Impact</h1> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content_inner" class="container-fluid"> <div class="tile-list"> <section class="tile w110 white-box " id="tile45780" data-tileid="45780" > <div class="wrapper py-5"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower45780"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > <h2><b>IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSPIRING ILLINOIS' NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS</b></h2> <p>CEE at Illinois is tackling some of the world’s most critical and complex challenges to create a better future not just globally but locally. Illinois isn’t just the home of the department, it is the focus of some of its most innovative, impactful research.</p> <p>Over the years CEE faculty and research centers have made significant achievements in creating sustainable solutions to some of Illinois’ toughest problems. In doing so, they have cultivated a long-standing collaborative partnership with the state, where organizations and agencies rely upon CEE experts to inform policy and programmatic decisions. As Illinois moves into the future, CEE will continue to be a leader and partner in strengthening its water resources, infrastructure, and transportation, while also inspiring a new generation of leaders to create innovative solutions for a brighter tomorrow.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box text-center orangifyborder" id="tile45781" data-tileid="45781" > <div class="wrapper orangeblueify py-6"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower45781"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"></div> <div class="col-md column1 px-md-3 py-3 mx-md-3 white-box" > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">VEN TE CHOW HYDROSYSTEMS LAB</p> <figure class="image "><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=99241&s=339" alt="Garcia stands in one of the massive tunnels that was constructed as part of the Chicago Tunnel and Reservoir Plan." width="339" data-fancy-caption="<p>Garcia stands in one of the massive tunnels that was constructed as part of the Chicago Tunnel and Reservoir Plan.</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Garcia stands in one of the massive tunnels that was constructed as part of the Chicago Tunnel and Reservoir Plan.</figcaption></figure> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Improving Chicago's TARP system to address flooding</strong></h2> <p>Read more about <a href="/directory/profile/mhgarcia">Marcelo Garcia</a>'s collaboration with the MWRDGC and work on an enhanced computer model for Chicago’s $4 billion Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP).</p> <p><a class="button" href="https://vtchl.illinois.edu/tunnel-and-reservoir-plan/">Learn  More</a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="col-md column2 px-md-3 py-3 mx-md-3 white-box" > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION</p> <figure class="image "><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=69884&s=202" alt="Illinois Center for Transportation" width="202" data-fancy-caption="<p>Illinois Center for Transportation</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Illinois Center for Transportation</figcaption></figure> <h2>IDOT-ICT Research Showcase brings together industry, academia</h2> <p>Illinois Center for Transportation researchers shared their Illinois Department of Transportation-sponsored research at the IDOT-ICT Research Showcase on Wednesday, October 9.</p> <p><a class="button" href="https://ict.illinois.edu/news/idot-ict-research-showcase-brings-together-industry-academia">Learn More</a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="col-md column3 px-md-3 py-3 mx-md-3 white-box" > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">VEN TE CHOW HYDROSYSTEMS LAB</p> <figure class="image "><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=99227&s=1904" alt="Boneyard Creek after improvements were made to alleviate flooding in Campustown area." width="1904" data-fancy-caption="<p>Boneyard Creek after improvements were made to alleviate flooding in Campustown area.</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>Boneyard Creek after improvements were made to alleviate flooding in Campustown area.</figcaption></figure> <h2>Boneyard Creek flow restrictor Study</h2> <p>Researchers at the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Lab conducted extensive research to address the flooding impacting the University of Illinois campus and surrounding Champaign-Urbana community. </p> <p><a class="button" href="https://vtchl.illinois.edu/boneyard-creek-flow-restrictor-study/">Start Here</a><br><br></p> </div> <div class="col-12"></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box " id="tile45783" data-tileid="45783" > <div class="wrapper ascend py-5"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 ghost-box " id="lower45783"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"></div> <div class="col-md column1 py-3 " > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION</p> <h2 style="text-align: left;">I-ACT</h2> <p style="text-align: left;">The <strong>Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track (I-ACT)</strong><strong> </strong>is poised to lead the rapidly growing field of smart mobility by expanding our thriving Rantoul-based research facility into a full-fledged, state-of-the-art research arena for the development, integration testing and commercialization of smart, autonomous and multimodal transport. The initiative will combine Illinois' unique strengths and establish necessary partnerships between government agencies, academic institutions, key industry and nonprofit organization partners.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="button" href="https://ict.illinois.edu/i-act">Learn More</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md column2 px-md-4 py-3 mx-md-3 " > <figure class="image "><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=57786&s=1904" alt="The Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track plan" width="1904" data-fancy-caption="<p>The Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track plan</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>The Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track plan</figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="col-12"></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 charcoal-box text-center jarallax" id="tile45782" data-tileid="45782" style="background-image: url(/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=52889&s=0);" data-fancy-caption=""> <div class="wrapper darkify px-md-5 py-6"> <div class="lower maxwidth800 py-6" id="lower45782"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > <p><a href="https://youtu.be/92z9YfpQCZw"><em class="fab fa-youtube fa-3x" aria-hidden="true"></em></a></p> <h2 class="fs250x mb-3"><a href="https://ict.illinois.edu/i-act">Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track (I-ACT)</a></h2> <p class="intro" is=""> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box " id="tile45784" data-tileid="45784" > <div class="wrapper ascend "> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 orange-box py-4" id="lower45784"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"></div> <div class="col-md column1 col-md-6 py-3 platinum-box" > <figure class="image "><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=99229&s=1920" alt="Construction SWZ sign" width="1920" data-fancy-caption="<p>iStock: Albert Pego</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>iStock: Albert Pego</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> </div> <div class="col-md column2 col-md-6 px-md-5 py-3 ghost-box" > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION</p> <h2>Development of Design Guidance for IDOT Smart Work Zone Systems</h2> <p>CEE Professors Khaled El-Rayes and EJ Ignacio lead project to assess design guidance for smart work zone (SWZ) systems in Illinois. IDOT has used these systems for over 20 years to inform motorists, encourage them to take alternate routes, reduce their frustrations, reduce roadway congestion, and enhance safety for motorists and workers in work zones. Despite the benefits of SWZ systems, there is little guidance on standardizing their adoption and implementation to maximize safety.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a class="button" href="https://apps.ict.illinois.edu/projects/getfile.asp?id=10809">Learn More</a></p> </div> <div class="col-12"></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box " id="tile46151" data-tileid="46151" > <div class="wrapper ascend py-5"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 orange-box " id="lower46151"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"></div> <div class="col-md column1 px-md-2 py-2 mx-md-3 platinum-box" > <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><strong><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=81458&s=368" alt="" class="image" data-fancy-caption="<p>The constructed test site for a joint Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) and Illinois Department of Transportation project at ICT in Rantoul, Ill., on May 19, 2023. The 450-foot-long site consists of six pavement sections made with different stone-matrix asphalt mixtures using aggregates available in Illinois.</p>" width="368" loading="lazy" />ICT, IDOT sign $48M agreement to transform transportation system</strong></p> <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><span class="fs080x">Illinois Department of Transportation has signed a six-year, $48 million agreement with the Illinois Center for Transportation for their joint research program, starting July 1, 2024. At the top of their list is developing and implementing next-generation mobility technologies, while ensuring a safe, resilient and net-zero emission transportation system by 2050.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ict.illinois.edu/news/newsletters/more-newsletters/august-2024/ict-idot-sign-agreement-to-transform-transportation-system">Full Story →</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md column2 px-md-2 py-2 mx-md-3 platinum-box" > <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=99259&s=1334" alt="" class="image" data-fancy-caption="" width="1334" loading="lazy" /><strong>Advancing Air Mobility in Illinois</strong></p> <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><span class="fs080x">ICT’s Advancing Air Mobility (AAM) in Illinois project is proactively preparing Illinois for the emergence and advancement of highly automated aircraft operations in the lower altitudes of the National Airspace System. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://apps.ict.illinois.edu/projects/getfile.asp?id=10857" aria-invalid="true">Learn More →</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md column3 px-md-2 py-2 mx-md-3 platinum-box" > <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><img src="/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=99261&s=368" alt="" class="image" data-fancy-caption="" width="368" loading="lazy" /><strong>Quantifying Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ridership of CTA Rail and Bus Systems in Chicago"</strong></p> <p class="mb-1" style="text-align: left;"><span class="fs080x">Yanfeng Ouyang lead a special “fast-turn-around” project to analyze the pandemic’s impacts on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Metra ridership, and provide IDOT and the CTA with insights to make effective policy decisions and identify planning resources for any future disruptions. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://apps.ict.illinois.edu/projects/getfile.asp?id=10496" aria-invalid="true">Learn More →</a></p> </div> <div class="col-12"></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box " id="tile46232" data-tileid="46232" > <div class="wrapper py-4"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower46232"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box text-center jarallax" id="tile46102" data-tileid="46102" style="background-image: url(/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=71584&s=0);" data-fancy-caption=""> <div class="wrapper orangify px-md-5 py-6"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower46102"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > <h2>ILLINOIS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION</h2> <p><a class="button" href="https://ict.illinois.edu/research">Research Overview</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 orange-box " id="tile46230" data-tileid="46230" > <div class="wrapper py-4"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower46230"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 white-box " id="tile46367" data-tileid="46367" > <div class="wrapper py-4"> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 " id="lower46367"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md column1 " > </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="tile w110 navy-box jarallax blueifyborder" id="tile46150" data-tileid="46150" style="background-image: url(/_sitemanager/viewphoto.aspx?id=61881&s=0);" data-fancy-caption="<p>Spatially distributed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) frequency of occurrence in Chicagoland area based on CSO activity monitoring data from 01/2007-12/2016 by MWRDGC, 2018. Image provided by Hao Luo.</p>"> <div class="wrapper blueify "> <div class="lower maxwidth1140 py-5" id="lower46150"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"></div> <div class="col-md column1 col-md-6 px-md-5 py-3 white-box" > <p class="fs125x orange-text mb-2" style="letter-spacing: 3px;">VEN TE CHOW HYDROSYSTEMS LAB</p> <h2>Chicago sewer system used as testbed to develop new MetroFlow framework</h2> <p>An innovative framework makes modeling integrated urban drainage systems at the city level simpler and more flexible, allowing easier identification of problematic areas as well as predicting the effects that infrastructure improvements and expansion may have on a city’s overall resilience to severe storms-induced vulnerabilities. The framework, called MetroFlow, was developed in a multi-year study led by civil and environmental engineering professor <a aria-label="Marcelo H. Garcia" href="/directory/profile/mhgarcia">Marcelo H. 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Image provided by Hao Luo.</p>" loading="lazy" /><figcaption>MetroFlow’s structural layer-based  modular architecture allows simulation of the dynamic interaction between surface waters, green infrastructure, local sewer backups, connecting structures, deep tunnels and combined sewer flows. 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