Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER)
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The Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) serves as an umbrella organization to enhance and promote research, education, and outreach activities at the Illinois Institute of Technology that are related to energy and sustainability. WISER also coordinates the initiation of research collaboration internally between Illinois Tech faculty and externally with other universities, research laboratories, and industry.
Sustainability Research
WISER's research objective is aimed at fighting climate change and water shortage, which requires a focus on energy efficiency and the gradual movement toward decarbonization of energy. This strategy requires the continuous substitution of carbon-based energy by renewable sources.
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The WISER Approach
WISER implements a least-cost strategy to establish innovative and advanced initiatives in sustainability research
LEARN MORESustainable Electrical Grid and Sustainable Energy Integration Centers
Climate Change and Fundamental Research in Sustainable Energy Systems
Sustainable Development
Seven colleges. One common goal.
Faculty across Illinois Tech make major contributions to sustainability research, and WISER brings this expertise together under one roof.
Faculty Affiliates
WISER brings together faculty across the university working in energy and sustainability to make strides
Seed Fund Grants
WISER supports and enhances new and innovative cross-disciplinary research concepts in areas of national interest related to energy and sustainability through seed grant funding.
Horizontal Structure
WISER brings different disciplines together to solve critical research problems.
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Particle Technology Research in Energy and Sustainability
Hamid Arastoopour, interim dean of Armour College of Engineering, Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering, and director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at Illinois...
Illinois Tech Hosts U.S. Secretary of Energy for Roundtable on Electric Vehicles
Building on its reputation as a hub for pioneering tech advancements and as a nexus to chart the path forward in green energy technology, Illinois Institute of Technology hosted a roundtable...
Distinguished Illinois Tech Professor Receives Prestigious Foreign Fellowship
A widely published distinguished professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology was named a 2022 foreign fellow of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. Mohammad Shahidehpour was given...
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