DOE Grants $2.5 Million for Pioneering Study on Energy Justice in US Offshore Wind Development, Led by the University of Rhode Island, Boston University, and the University of Delaware
From Boston University, research will be led by IGS’s Executive Director Rebecca Pearl-Martinez and Director Benjamin Sovacool.
Clearing the Air
IGS core faculty Joerg Werner receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to make material that captures carbon dioxide.
Born Global Foundation Competition for Innovation in Sustainability
Sign up for a project by October 31, 2023. $4,000 for first prize.
IGS Presents 2023 Sustainability Awards
Recognizing significant Boston University faculty and student contributions to research or practice in sustainability and climate change, as well as equity and justice.
Inaugural IGS Sustainability Research Awards Announced
Congratulations to our Boston University sustainability “superheroes,” recipients of the inaugural IGS sustainability research awards presented on October 27, 2022.
Funding Awarded for Inaugural Focused Research Program
The Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy is excited to announce our inaugural Focused Research Program (FRP), awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year in partnership with the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. The program is designed to evolve and advance Boston University’s research in computing and data science around […]
Vote Now: Help Name BU’s Newest Institute
The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is evolving into a new institute with a broader sustainability focus—and we need a new name. Vote for your favorite names from the shortlisted ideas submitted by BU students to tell us which ones you like most. The top-ranking “people’s choice” names will help guide university decision-making, plus the […]
Apply Now: ISE Graduate Student Summer Fellows Program
The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is seeking research proposals for a project geared towards one academic paper from students with interests in planetary health and human well-being, the governance and politics of sustainability transitions, and energy systems of the future. Overview: 10-week (May 16, 2022 – July 22, 2022) fellowship includes a financial stipend […]
New Sustainability Research Funding Opportunity for BU Faculty
Seeking proposals up to $125,000 for AY22-23 Focused Research Program on data and misinformation in sustainability and/or climate change BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Hariri Institute for Computing are jointly seeking to fund a year-long, multi-disciplinary research program related to misinformation/disinformation campaigns that leverage social or emerging media to influence social attitudes and […]
Boston University to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Last week, the Trustees of Boston University voted to divest the university endowment from fossil fuels. As part of their deliberations, Peter Fox-Penner, co-director of the BU Impact Measurement & Allocation Program and founding director of the ISE, shared a brief presentation, Climate Change & Responsible Investing: The Opportunities. Cutler Cleveland, ISE interim director and […]