The Prairie Research Institute presents the fifth annual
Naturally Illinois Expo on March 8-9, 2013, on the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Families, teachers, and students of all ages are invited to attend and enjoy exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities that showcase the work of the Institute, home of the State Scientific Surveys (
Illinois Natural History Survey,
Illinois State Archaeological Survey,
Illinois State Geological Survey,
Illinois State Water Survey, and
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center).
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center will be exhibiting:
- Supercapacitors for energy storage and water purification
- Waste plastics to oils
- Home ventilation demonstration and infrared portrait studio
- Compressed natural gas (CNG)/methane conversion to biodiesel
- Environmental fate of pharmaceuticals and hormones and their uptake by vegetables
- Zero waste initiative
- Making clean water using membranes
- Water flows through concrete
- Sustainable electronics: defining the problem, considering solutions
Exhibits from other surveys include:
- Floodplain Simulation
- Kids’ Fossil Dig
- Buggin the Dinosaurs: 3D Reconstruction of Fossil Insects
- Animal Bones of Illinois
- And much more!
