Grants & Awards
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Whether we love them or hate them, grants & awards are part of research. Here is a list of some of the research grants and awards we have received.
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International partnerships for accelerating climate-ready, sustainable, and clean urban transportation (2022)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Led by Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) (Press Release)
PRESUR: Planning a Resilient and Equitable State Using Real-time data (2021)
Sponsor: Discovery Partners Institute (DPI)
RAPID/Collaborative Research: Investigating Attitudinal and Behavioral Changes in US Households Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract) (website)
In collaboration with Arizona State University (abstract)
INTERN: Integrating Real-time Water Data, Automation, and Machine Learning into Water Management Operations and Planning (2020)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, supplement to NSF CAREER Award (abstract)
EAGER: SUstainable Material Management Extreme Events Reconnaissance (SUMMEER) Organization (2020)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Smart City Digital Twin Convergence Conference (2019)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Understanding and Forecasting the Impacts of Depopulation in Illinois (2019)
Sponsor: Illinois Department of Transportation (website)
Workshop on Post-Disaster Materials and Environmental Management (2019)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Intelligent Welding: Real Time Monitoring, Diagnosis, Decision and Control using Multi-sensor and Machine Learning (2016)
Sponsor: UI Labs
CyberPhysical Systems: Synergy: Collaborative Research: Mapping and Querying Underground Infrastructure Systems (2016)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
CAREER: Understanding the Fundamental Principles Driving Household Energy and Resource Consumption for Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Communities (2016)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Transportation Systems Modeling for Detroit (2015)
Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory
CyberSEES: Type 2: Feasibility of a Data Integration Framework for Urban Metabolism (2013)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (abstract)
Developing a new GIS tool to calculate the Topological and Fractal Dimensions of Cities (2013)
Sponsor: College of Engineering Annual Fund
Assessing Sustainable Freight Policies Using Microsimulation Approach (2012)
Sponsor: National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research (abstract)
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US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (2023)
Source: National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible (invited participant)
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (2023)
Source: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
President’s Scholarship (2023)
Source: Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Greater Chicago Chapter
Recipient: Uttara Sutradhar
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Support as Vice-Chair of AMR10 Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Protection Committee (2023)
Source: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
David Boyce Graduate Award (2022)
Source: Professor David Boyce
Recipient: Rishabh Chauhan
College of Engineering Advising Award (2021)
Source: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
Finalist in Textbooks – 2020 PROSE Award for Urban Engineering for Sustainability (2020)
Source: Association of American Publishers (AAP)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
Textbook Urban Engineering for Sustainability recognized as one of “12 Must-Read Earth Day Books” in 2020 (2020)
Source: MIT Press – see article here
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
Third Place at 2019 UIC GIS Day (2019)
Source: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Rishabh Chauhan
College of Engineering Teaching Award (2019)
Source: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
David Boyce Graduate Award (2018)
Source: Professor David Boyce
Recipient: Dongwoo Lee
Tillman Scholarship (2018)
Source: Patt Tillman Foundation
Recipient: John Mulrow
University Fellowship (2017-2021)
Source: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Ali Movahedi
College of Engineering Research Award (2017)
Source: College of Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
College of Engineering Teaching Award (2017)
Source: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
UIC Dean’s Scholar Fellowship (2016-2017)
Source: Graduate College, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Nasir Ahmad
David Boyce Graduate Award (2016)
Source: Professor David Boyce
Recipient: Amirhassan Kermanshah
College of Engineering Advising Award (2016)
Source: College of Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) (2015-2018)
Source: National Science Foundation
Recipient: John Mulrow
SIEYP Scholarship (2015)
Source: International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE), to attend the 2015 ISIE conference and Symposium on Industrial Ecology for Young Professionals (SIEYP) in Surrey, United Kingdom
Recipient: Nasir Ahmad
IESP Predoctoral Fellowship (2014-2015)
Source: Institute for Environmental Science and Policy (IESP), University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Nasir Ahmad
College of Engineering Teaching Award (2014)
Source: College of Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
College of Engineering Advising Award (2014)
Source: College of Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Recipient: Sybil Derrible
NTU Winter School Fellowship (2014)
Source: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), to attend the workshop Introduction to Complexity and Complexity Science hosted at NTU in Singapore
Recipient: Nasir Ahmad