FREEZER CHALLENGE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Urbana Champaign

In 2018, the University of Illinois came in 1st place in the International Freezer Challenge competition.

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Due to their amazing efforts, the 2018 University of Illinois team members were published in Nature Magazine, Lab Management Magazine, and the S-Labs Short List. Additionally, Illinois was awarded a plaque for gaining the title of 2018 Organizational Winner. 

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Our top four labs were awarded gift certificates to high-end dining establishments in the Champaign-Urbana area, as well as Certificates in Leadership in Sustainable Lab Practices.

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As a whole, the labs that participated in 2018 saved 720kWh/day, amounting to 262,600kWh annually. This was enough energy to power 25 U.S. standard homes.