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Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project

Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project. Funding: $20 million from National Science Foundation and $2 million from Iowa Power Fund Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy Systems Building research capacity and infrastructure. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project.

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Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project

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  1. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project • Funding: $20 million from National Science Foundation and $2 million from Iowa Power Fund • Harnessing Energy Flows in the Biosphere to Build Sustainable Energy Systems • Building research capacity and infrastructure

  2. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Project • Research conducted at all three Regent universities • Statewide impact through partnerships with community colleges, schools, government, and industry • Led by Ted Heindel, Iowa State University

  3. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Vision • To establish Iowa as a leader in the world-wide transition in energy supply from mining subsurface (fossil) energy stores to harnessing renewable energy flows in the biosphere by 2016 • Build research capacity in renewable energy and energy efficiency • Prepare a diverse, STEM-educated workforce

  4. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Components

  5. Research • Wind Energy • Building infrastructure to research wind energy • Optimizing wind energy production and harvest • Led by Barry Butler, UI

  6. Research • Bioenergy • Investigating bioenergy production technologies • Translational research being performed in pilot plants • Led by Robert Brown, ISU

  7. Research • Energy Utilization • Evaluating human behaviors and attitudes toward energy usage • Modeling and experimental studies in building science • Led by Ted Heindel, ISU

  8. Research • Energy Policy • Collaborations between economists and engineers • Relationships with legislators to educate aboutrenewable energy • Led by Bruce Babcock, ISU

  9. Broader Impacts • Collaboration between universities and external research parties • Increase participation of under-represented groups • Invest in human capital and expand STEM fields • Engage industry and legislators in EPSCoR • Strengthening faculty academically and professionally • Led by Chitra Rajan, ISU This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number EPS-1101284.

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