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A collaboration led by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory developed the RADAR framework in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mentioned as: university of illinoisTechnical ProductFeb 3, 2026AI framework links gravitational waves and radio afterglows

Lara Waldrop from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign leads the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission.

Mentioned as: university of illinois at urbana champaignTechnical ProductOct 5, 2025Sonde spaziali NASA lanciate per studiare il Sole e proteggere la Terra

The mission is led by Lara Waldrop from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2025New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth's Invisible 'Halo'

The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission is led by Lara Waldrop from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mentioned as: University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTechnical ProductSep 25, 2025NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space

Cameron Jones, 35, is a U.S. Air Force major with more than 1,600 flight hours and degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2025All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates

Carruthers was one of the few, if not the only, Black student in his science and engineering classes at the University of Illinois after Sputnik.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisNarrative GeneralMay 27, 2025Review: From the Laboratory to the Moon

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsTechnical ProductOct 5, 2023NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award

Rogue Space Systems partnered with the University of Illinois to execute the first Phase II STTR award.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2023Rogue Space Systems Selected by AFWERX to Develop CubeSat Dispenser Prototypes

Rogue Space Systems is partnering with the University of Illinois to produce a prototype dispenser that can host and deploy cubesats with either tabbed or railed frames.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Rogue Space Systems gets US Air Force funds to advance in-orbit servicing tech

Rogue Space Systems partnered with the University of Utah and the University of Illinois to deliver the AFWERX STTR contracts.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Rogue Space Systems awarded USSF Phase 2 contracts

With a Phase II STTR award working with the University of Illinois, Rogue Space Systems plans to develop a functional multi-purpose CubeSat dispenser system prototype to resolve frame style and dispenser system incompatibilities.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Rogue Space Systems awarded USSF Phase 2 contracts

NASA purchased high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsTechnical ProductNov 15, 2022GeoOptics wins NASA Commercial SmallSat Data contract

The eight institutions collaborating at the Taylor Geospatial Institute are Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Harris-Stowe State University, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Saint Louis University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Mentioned as: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2022St. Louis comes together to announce the Taylor Geospatial Institute

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsTechnical ProductJan 28, 2022NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets

Shaowen Wang of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a Distinguished Scholarship Honor for his leading role in developing cyber-based geographic information science (cyberGIS).

Mentioned as: University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignTechnical ProductDec 17, 2021Eleven geographers honored for groundbreaking work

The University of Illinois awarded Blue Canyon Technologies a contract on 2021-05-12 to build two six-unit cubesats for a space science mission funded by the National Science Foundation.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2021Blue Canyon Technologies names new CEO

The University of Illinois is working with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and multiple universities on the VISORS program, including the Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Washington State University, the Ohio State University, Purdue University, the University of California San Diego, New Mexico State University, Montana State University, and the University of Colorado.

Mentioned as: University of IllinoisOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2021University of Illinois taps Blue Canyon for scientific cubesat mission