Ashlynn Stillwell
@astillwellphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor, CEE at Illinois, water, energy, policy | Wife | Mom | Spiritual Being | Royals Fan | Past Board Chair Girl Scouts of Central Illinois and Faith in Place
Rain finally comin’ down
Foreground: traditional pavement
Background: permeable pavers
Foreground: traditional pavement
Background: permeable pavers
September 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Rain finally comin’ down
Foreground: traditional pavement
Background: permeable pavers
Foreground: traditional pavement
Background: permeable pavers
This was an I-don’t-need-this, but-I’m-so-interested book purchase. And I have zero regrets.
Dinner with the President, by Alex Prud’homme
Fascinating research and stories about food, eating, and politics, with recipes included.
Dinner with the President, by Alex Prud’homme
Fascinating research and stories about food, eating, and politics, with recipes included.
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This was an I-don’t-need-this, but-I’m-so-interested book purchase. And I have zero regrets.
Dinner with the President, by Alex Prud’homme
Fascinating research and stories about food, eating, and politics, with recipes included.
Dinner with the President, by Alex Prud’homme
Fascinating research and stories about food, eating, and politics, with recipes included.
Discharge of warm water from cooling thermal power plants has negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Evidently these jellyfish have had enough and are going on offense. 🏭🪼
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
Jellyfish Shut Down French Nuclear Power Plant
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Discharge of warm water from cooling thermal power plants has negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Evidently these jellyfish have had enough and are going on offense. 🏭🪼
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...
Seattle infrastructure
July 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Seattle infrastructure
After visiting the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville earlier this summer, I wanted to read more about this fascinating man.
Cash: The Autobiography, by Johnny Cash
A beautiful glimpse into a rocky yet rewarding life.
Cash: The Autobiography, by Johnny Cash
A beautiful glimpse into a rocky yet rewarding life.
July 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
After visiting the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville earlier this summer, I wanted to read more about this fascinating man.
Cash: The Autobiography, by Johnny Cash
A beautiful glimpse into a rocky yet rewarding life.
Cash: The Autobiography, by Johnny Cash
A beautiful glimpse into a rocky yet rewarding life.
When rain falls out of blue sky, there is magic
July 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
When rain falls out of blue sky, there is magic
Monday's Illinois Summer Research Symposium marked the end of a quick 8 weeks working with Jordon Shropshire-Sands. He completed a great comparative analysis of traditional construction materials compared to bio-based materials in the context of sustainable supportive housing.
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Monday's Illinois Summer Research Symposium marked the end of a quick 8 weeks working with Jordon Shropshire-Sands. He completed a great comparative analysis of traditional construction materials compared to bio-based materials in the context of sustainable supportive housing.
Nice rainy afternoon to finish a book I borrowed from the library a while ago.
River Jordan by Rachel Havrelock of @thefreshwaterlab.bsky.social
An interesting history of an important and contested river.
River Jordan by Rachel Havrelock of @thefreshwaterlab.bsky.social
An interesting history of an important and contested river.
July 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nice rainy afternoon to finish a book I borrowed from the library a while ago.
River Jordan by Rachel Havrelock of @thefreshwaterlab.bsky.social
An interesting history of an important and contested river.
River Jordan by Rachel Havrelock of @thefreshwaterlab.bsky.social
An interesting history of an important and contested river.
Rarely do I read books right after they release. But this one was a date-night splurge that I enjoyed.
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
A captivating account of global rivers.
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
A captivating account of global rivers.
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Rarely do I read books right after they release. But this one was a date-night splurge that I enjoyed.
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
A captivating account of global rivers.
Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
A captivating account of global rivers.
When students graduate from the Stillwell Research Group, we take selfies. It was such an honor to hood these wonderful researchers as new Ph.D. holders.
Congratulations, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Heydari, and Dr. Sibal!
Congratulations, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Heydari, and Dr. Sibal!
May 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
When students graduate from the Stillwell Research Group, we take selfies. It was such an honor to hood these wonderful researchers as new Ph.D. holders.
Congratulations, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Heydari, and Dr. Sibal!
Congratulations, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Heydari, and Dr. Sibal!
Residential efficiency saves water, energy, and money over the lifetime of the appliance/fixture, as we showed in 2016: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Efficiency is fiscally conservative and responsible. More perspective and quotes in this @nytimes.com piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/c...
Efficiency is fiscally conservative and responsible. More perspective and quotes in this @nytimes.com piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/c...
Making Dishwashers Great Again?
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Residential efficiency saves water, energy, and money over the lifetime of the appliance/fixture, as we showed in 2016: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Efficiency is fiscally conservative and responsible. More perspective and quotes in this @nytimes.com piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/c...
Efficiency is fiscally conservative and responsible. More perspective and quotes in this @nytimes.com piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/c...
A little joyful thing while students take a final exam is looking around the room and recalling something about each one of them that gives me hope. The future is bright. 😎
May 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A little joyful thing while students take a final exam is looking around the room and recalling something about each one of them that gives me hope. The future is bright. 😎
Gorgeous day for Chicago Water Week
May 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Gorgeous day for Chicago Water Week
OMG Chex repping Champaign-Urbana!
May 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
OMG Chex repping Champaign-Urbana!
I treasure this man's words and actions for the least of these and creation. May we continue to do such work. Rest in peace.
Breaking News: Pope Francis is dead at 88. The first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff, he championed a more inclusive Catholic Church.
Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I treasure this man's words and actions for the least of these and creation. May we continue to do such work. Rest in peace.
Between silence and shouting, grief and hope, doubt and faith. Death does not have the last word. Happy Easter. Christ is risen.
April 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Between silence and shouting, grief and hope, doubt and faith. Death does not have the last word. Happy Easter. Christ is risen.
Honestly, folks, this showerhead rhetoric is tired. Showerheads are super easy to install; no need for a licensed plumber. You want a higher flow rate? Fine. You want to save water, energy, and money? Great! There are lots of showerheads on the market that will do the job. 🚿
April 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Honestly, folks, this showerhead rhetoric is tired. Showerheads are super easy to install; no need for a licensed plumber. You want a higher flow rate? Fine. You want to save water, energy, and money? Great! There are lots of showerheads on the market that will do the job. 🚿
We had lots of fun this morning hosting Girl Scouts at Abbott Power Plant for the 2025 Girl Power event
⚡️💡🔌🏭
Big thanks to students from the Stillwell Research Group and @arstillwell.bsky.social Stillwell Power Group for hosting hands-on STEM demos
⚡️💡🔌🏭
Big thanks to students from the Stillwell Research Group and @arstillwell.bsky.social Stillwell Power Group for hosting hands-on STEM demos
April 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We had lots of fun this morning hosting Girl Scouts at Abbott Power Plant for the 2025 Girl Power event
⚡️💡🔌🏭
Big thanks to students from the Stillwell Research Group and @arstillwell.bsky.social Stillwell Power Group for hosting hands-on STEM demos
⚡️💡🔌🏭
Big thanks to students from the Stillwell Research Group and @arstillwell.bsky.social Stillwell Power Group for hosting hands-on STEM demos
Spring break, long flights, and a 4-day delay out of Heathrow meant I could start and finish this book from my to-read pile.
The Great River, by Boyce Upholt @boyceupholt.bsky.social
An interesting history and perspective on the Mississippi River
#BookPerMonth
The Great River, by Boyce Upholt @boyceupholt.bsky.social
An interesting history and perspective on the Mississippi River
#BookPerMonth
March 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Spring break, long flights, and a 4-day delay out of Heathrow meant I could start and finish this book from my to-read pile.
The Great River, by Boyce Upholt @boyceupholt.bsky.social
An interesting history and perspective on the Mississippi River
#BookPerMonth
The Great River, by Boyce Upholt @boyceupholt.bsky.social
An interesting history and perspective on the Mississippi River
#BookPerMonth
Stuck in London
But there’s neat infrastructure
But there’s neat infrastructure
March 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Stuck in London
But there’s neat infrastructure
But there’s neat infrastructure
Wow. Just today shared the 36"-main break in Skokie with CEE 350 Water Resources Engineering. And now this 54"-main break in Southwest Detroit.
A 54-inch water main burst in Southwest Detroit, causing massive flooding and leaving hundreds of residents scrambling to find shelter
www.bridgedetroit.com/southwest-de...
www.bridgedetroit.com/southwest-de...
February 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Wow. Just today shared the 36"-main break in Skokie with CEE 350 Water Resources Engineering. And now this 54"-main break in Southwest Detroit.
Friends, today is a great day to backup your files.
February 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Friends, today is a great day to backup your files.
Fans of Sankey diagrams:
This is a good read on water-energy interdependencies.
Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: A multi-sectoral analysis, by Mongird, Rice, Oikonomou, and Homer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PaperPerDay
This is a good read on water-energy interdependencies.
Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: A multi-sectoral analysis, by Mongird, Rice, Oikonomou, and Homer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PaperPerDay
Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: A multi-sectoral analysis
As climate change impacts become increasingly severe, it is critical to have a comprehensive understanding of interactions between climate, energy, an…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fans of Sankey diagrams:
This is a good read on water-energy interdependencies.
Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: A multi-sectoral analysis, by Mongird, Rice, Oikonomou, and Homer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PaperPerDay
This is a good read on water-energy interdependencies.
Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: A multi-sectoral analysis, by Mongird, Rice, Oikonomou, and Homer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PaperPerDay