{"id":6660,"date":"2020-08-26T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T17:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/?page_id=6660"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:24:33","slug":"annual-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/about-igs\/annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We are thrilled to share highlights from our third year at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability.<\/h2>\n<p>In 2025, we launched major interdisciplinary research projects and continued to build a robust community from 13 schools and colleges across Boston University. As we grow, we&#8217;ve collaborated with partners on research initiatives now totaling $24.4 million in funding.<\/p>\n<p>This year also marked President Gilliam&#8217;s arrival at BU, which inspired us to continue our efforts to advance a sustainable and equitable future and build convergent research designed for national and global impact.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>IGS By the Numbers<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-4 bu-stat-theme-override-default bu-stat-aligncenter \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-16662 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">105<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tfaculty affiliates across the University\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-has-image bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-16665 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tBU schools and colleges with faculty affiliates\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-stat-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"285\" src=\"\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/Full-width_CELT-636x285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aerial image of Commonwealth Avenue.\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-16663 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-prefix bu-stat-has-prefix-dollar bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-M\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-prefix bu-stat-prefix-dollar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">24.4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-M\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">M<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tresearch funding awarded to IGS and partners to date\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-has-image bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-16664 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-prefix bu-stat-has-prefix-dollar bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-K\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-prefix bu-stat-prefix-dollar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">156<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-K\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tallocated in student funding in FY25\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bu-stat-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/igs\/files\/2024\/03\/student-stat_2_featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"2025 IGS Graduate Student Summer Fellow presenting research at poster session.\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2025 Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded IGS and partners $5.7 million for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/celt\/\">Clean Energy &amp; Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative<\/a> to advance an equitable energy transition in Massachusetts, empower communities, and train the next generation of climate leaders.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded BU a $3 million Training Grant (NRT) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/energize\/\">ENERGIZE Program<\/a>, a collaborative effort between IGS and the Rafik B. Hariri Center for Computing and Computational Science &amp; Engineering, to train PhD students across disciplines in sustainable energy conversion and storage.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Ongoing research projects focused on topics such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/offshore-wind\/\">energy justice in offshore wind development<\/a>, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/justice-in-renewable-energy-supply-chains\/\">vulnerabilities in renewable energy supply chains<\/a>, funded by the Sloan Foundation; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/next-generation-batteries\/\">stable and safer batteries<\/a>, partially funded by NSF; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/meep\/\">energy efficiency programs in Massachusetts<\/a>, funded by Eversource; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/limits-to-digitalization\/\">sustainable AI infrastructure<\/a>, funded by the Research Council of Norway; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/digital-twins\/\">disaster response<\/a> and coastal zone hazards, funded by NSF.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>We continued to deepen our partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/schneider-electric\/\">Schneider Electric<\/a> on building decarbonization and other topics.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Since our start, we have provided hundreds of students with the opportunity to lead research through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/graduate-student-summer-fellows\/\">Graduate Student Summer Fellows<\/a> program and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/campus-climate-lab\/\">BU&#8217;s Campus Climate Lab<\/a>.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re proud of our growing national and international engagement with organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/nrel\/\">National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)<\/a>, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the Sandia National Laboratories, and the European Research Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/09\/BU-IGS-AR2025_9.8_FINAL.pdf' class='button button-tertiary'>Read 2025 Annual Report<\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Annual Report Archive<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Institute for Global Sustainability<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2024\/12\/BU-IGS-AR2024_final_083024.pdf\">2023-24<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2023\/09\/IGS-Annual-Report-2023_FINAL.pdf\">2022-23<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Institute for Sustainable Energy (now IGS)<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2021\/09\/Boston-University-Institute-for-Sustainable-Energy_Annual-Report_2021.pdf\">2020-21<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2020\/09\/ISE_Annual_Report_2020_FINAL.pdf\">2019-20<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2019\/09\/BU-Institute-for-Sustainable-Energy-2018_2019-Annual-Report_FINALweb.pdf\">2018-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2020\/08\/ISE-FY18-annual-report-public.pdf\">2017-18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2017\/08\/ISE-FY17-Annual-Report-Public.pdf\">2016-17<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2016\/09\/ISE-FY16-Annual-Report_For-Publication.9.29.16.pdf\">2015-16<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to share highlights from our third year at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability. In 2025, we launched major interdisciplinary research projects and continued to build a robust community from 13 schools and colleges across Boston University. 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