MUPP Student Shantanu Pai Receives Early Career Investigator Award from Illinois Prairie Research Center

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Congratulations to recent MUPP alumnus Shantanu Pai for receiving the Early Career Investigator award from the Illinois Prairie Research Center. Shantanu has worked with the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), mapping strategy for conducting waste material audits and growing ISTC's Zero Waste Program. "Shantanu has shown his unique skills of collaborating with diverse audiences and securing externally funded, and increasingly  complex, projects with organizations such as Northwestern University, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, a privately held international manufacturing company, etc" says Deb Jacobson, supervisor at ISTC.

Shantanu further demonstrates his commitment to sustainability through volunteering Chicago business incubator, The Plant, as a member of their Technical and Research Advisory Committee and serves on the board of the Illinois Recycling Association.

 

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