Ashlynn Stillwell

 Ashlynn Stillwell
Ashlynn Stillwell
  • Elaine F. and William J. Hall Excellence Faculty Scholar
  • Associate Professor
(217) 244-6507
3030 Civil Eng Hydrosystems Lab

Primary Research Area

  • Water Resources Engineering and Science

Research Areas

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Biography

Dr. Ashlynn S. Stillwell is an Associate Professor and the Elaine F. and William J. Hall Excellence Faculty Scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on creating sustainable water and energy systems in a policy-relevant context. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri (2006), and an M.S. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (2010), M.P.Aff in Public Affairs (2010), and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2013) from The University of Texas at Austin. She received the National Science Foundation CAREER award and the UCOWR Early Career Award for Applied Research for her research work on the energy-water nexus. She was honored with the 2015 Girl Scouts of Central Illinois Woman of Distinction Award in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the 2018 Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, and the 2018 AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science. Dr. Stillwell has also been included on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students at Illinois. She previously served as Chair of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of Central Illinois and Faith in Place. 

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013
  • M.P.Aff. Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010
  • M.S. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006

Professional Societies

  • American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute; 2012-present; Past Chair of Sustainability Committee (Chair of Sustainability Committee 2016-2017); Past Chair of Environmental and Water Resources Systems Committee (Chair of Environmental and Water Resources Systems Committee 2020-2021); Member of Energy & Environment Nexus committee

Service on Department Committees

  • CEE Curriculum Committee, 2017-present; (Chair 2019-present)

Service on College Committees

  • AE3 Education Innovation Fellow, 2022-2025

Other Outside Service

  • Faith in Place; Chair (2016-2019), Board of Directors (2013-2019)
  • Girl Scouts of Central Illinois; Chair (2020-2022), Board of Directors (2015-2023), Coordinator for annual "Girl Power" STEM event at Abbott Power Plant (2015-2022), National Council Session Delegate (2020-2022)

Research Interests

  • Energy, water, and carbon policy analysis / technoeconomic analysis and life-cycle assessment
  • Green stormwater infrastructure
  • Electricity and water resources
  • Urban/rural water and energy sustainability

Primary Research Area

  • Water Resources Engineering and Science

Research Areas

Selected Articles in Journals

Teaching Honors

  • Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science (8/14/2018)
  • Rose Award for Teaching Excellence (4/23/2018)

Research Honors

  • Elaine F. and William J. Hall Excellence Faculty Scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering (5/28/2019)
  • Early Career Award for Applied Research (4/5/2019)

Public Service Honors

  • Girl Scouts of the USA Thanks Badge (for outstanding performance that benefits the entire council or the entire Girl Scout movement) (4/25/2023)
  • Amy L. Devine Award (for contribution to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, engineering students, and the engineering profession) (1/22/2018)