Elizabeth Meschewski is a research specialist at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Beth earned her B.S. degree in geology and an M.S. degree in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She works on a variety of projects at ISTC including the Illinois Hazardous Waste Research Fund (HWRF) grant program; Sustainable Seminar series; engagement on ISTC’s work via events/conferences, publications, and online; and several laboratory research projects. She is interested in educating the public about sustainability measures that take a balanced approach to the three aspects of sustainability: environment, economic, and social.