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What is EPSCoR?

The Iowa NSF EPSCoR program aims to improve research competitiveness and build science and engineering infrastructure in Iowa. Led by Iowa State University, the program focuses on bioenergy, wind energy, energy policy, energy utilization, and broader impacts research. The goal is for Iowa to become a global leader in harnessing renewable energy from the biosphere. Collaborating with universities, community colleges, government agencies, and industries, the program aims to optimize wind energy production, investigate bioenergy production, evaluate energy utilization, enhance energy policy, and promote broader impacts. Discover more at iowaepscor.org.

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What is EPSCoR?

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  1. What is EPSCoR? • Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research • $20 million from National Science Foundation • Improve research competitiveness • Build science and engineering infrastructure

  2. Where is Iowa NSF EPSCoR? • Core research • Iowa State University • University of Iowa • University of Northern Iowa • Partnerships • Community colleges • Private colleges • School districts • Government agencies • Industries • Led by Ted Heindel, Iowa State University

  3. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Vision By 2016 Iowa will be a global leader in harnessing renewable energy available in the biosphere instead of mining limited fossil energy.

  4. Iowa NSF EPSCoR Components • Bioenergy • Wind Energy • Energy Policy • Energy Utilization • Broader Impacts

  5. Research: Wind Energy • Optimize wind energy production by making harvest, storage, and transfer technologies more reliable • Construct wind tunnel and turbine models • Improve renewable energy networks • Evaluate impacts on farmland and local microclimates • Partner with wind industries • Offer internships for high school students • Led by Barry Butler, UI

  6. Research: Bioenergy • Investigate bioenergy production technology and scale up this research to pilot plants • Create bioenergy agro-ecosystem research sites • Create open-source virtual engineering tools • Facilitate biomass growth, harvest, and conversion Led by Robert Brown, Iowa State University

  7. Research: Energy Utilization • Evaluate the effects of human behaviors and building systems of energy consumption • Create Green Community Campaign • Energy usage and human behavior data • Model experimental building strategies • Create videos about building science and optimal energy utilization • Target high school physics classes • Led by Ted Heindel, Iowa State University

  8. Research: Energy Policy • Enhance collaboration and investigates policy’s impact on renewable energy • Maintain workshop series • Analyze various impacts • Establish relationships with legislators • Create models for use by the EPA • Led by Bruce Babcock, ISU

  9. Broader Impacts • Collaborate 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 • Strengthen faculty academically and professionally • Led by SriramSundararajan, ISU This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number EPS-1101284.

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  11. iowaepscor.org

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