Southern Illinois University

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A university promoting access and opportunity. Where outstanding teaching fuels research and creativity. Where students become leaders and transform lives. SIU. Making it real.

Jennifer Pierce and Tia Zimmerman ’s project, “Carbon Down Under,"
Winning an XPRIZE to cut carbon

“Carbon Down Under," a project by students Jennifer Pierce and Tia Zimmerman and professor Scott Hamilton-Brehm, is among only 23 teams in the world to win an XPRIZE for carbon sequestration technology, funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation.

convert used tea leaves and coffee grounds into high-value chemicals
Turning trash into recyclables

Work by SIU researchers to perfect a process to convert used tea leaves and coffee grounds into high-value chemicals used to create a biodegradable, readily recyclable single-use plastic product is underway.

food to astronauts
Sci-fi food

An SIU research team led by microbiologist Lahiru Jayakody is creating tasty, nourishing food using biomass and 3D printing. Striving to ensure food security, NASA chose to fund just a few teams to conceive novel foods with minimal resources.

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11:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
Lower than national average ratio means small class sizes
3,000
Outdoor Education
Over 3,000 acres of hills and forest for outdoor education and adventure
200+
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Grants
$69 million in external grants awarded for research and service last year

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Certified Wilderness First Responder. Leave No Trace master instructor. High ropes course instruction. Not a bad way to make the Dean’s List. Rockette Jaros, Recreation Professions major.

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