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Pitch and Pilot: Fairfax County Innovation Challenge
Registration is now open for an innovation competition to develop smart city solutions centered on carbon neutrality & climate action.
The goal of the challenge is to find innovative solutions that improve energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable electricity, and accelerate the use of electric vehicles to shift from a carbon-based economy to a carbon-neutral community. The deadline for accepting applications is October 3, 2022, at 5pm ET.
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The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
March 6, 2023 and conclude on May 26, 2023.
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is pleased to announce the 2022 class of Mirzayan Fellows! Click here to learn more about the selected fellows. The 2023 session of the Mirzayan Fellowship will begin on March 6, 2023 and conclude on May 26, 2023.
The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is a full-time hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. This Mirzayan Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to obtain the essential skills and knowledge needed to work in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels.
If you have any questions, please contact: policyfellows@nas.edu.
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MITRE Capstones Project Portal
As part of its University Innovation Exchange (UIX) initiative, MITRE is partnering with universities to offer technical advisors and capstone project ideas that reflect real problems facing the United States government. The MITRE Capstones Project Portal is a web-based platform for university faculty and students to browse, select, and execute capstone projects with a MITRE technical advisor. There are several exciting opportunities currently on the Project Portal. You can review the full list here.
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25Live Guide – Feature Your Sustainability Events
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ISE Faculty Profiles
The ISE faculty directory is a tool for you to find others with complementing expertise and for external and internal audiences to find you! If you haven’t yet submitted your research profile information for the directory, please complete your profile here.
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Bring Down Counterfeiting 2022: Policy Hackathon
George Mason University’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) is pleased to partner with Amazon to co-host the 2022 Bring Down Counterfeiting Public Policy Hackathon, which is now accepting registrants. Tickets are finite so register now!
Annually, counterfeiting and piracy are a $464 billion problem, or 2.5% of global trade, according to the OECD. Counterfeiters deprive brand owners of the value of their intellectual property, compete unfairly with honest entrepreneurs, and may place the health and safety of consumers at risk. Additionally, counterfeiting may intersect with other nefarious activity such as illicit trafficking in narcotics, arms, persons, and wildlife. The methods counterfeiters use and the channels they aim to exploit continue to evolve, and there is wide variability in the investments and impact that different industry stakeholders are having to prevent counterfeiters.
Organized by Blue Clarity, Bring Down Counterfeiting invites teams to register between August 5th and October 7th. This event will challenge teams from U.S. academic institutions, companies, and other affiliations to develop innovative ideas to improve public-private collaborations in the United States against the industry-wide, global challenge of counterfeiting. The final round of the public policy hackathon will be held in-person on November 5th, when teams will compete for more than $20,000 in prizes.
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Narration of History and Transformation of the Conflict Through Shifted Perceptions of the Other - the Case of Georgia
Join the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution for the Malkhaz Saldadze Dissertation Defense hybrid event. Deals with the dynamics of conflict transformation through changed perceptions over Otherness. Aimed his research to understand how identity boundaries are reflected in the narration of history and how transformation through societal, public, and political realms shift them bringing Others into the Us group and transforming the conflict.
Committee Members:
- Professor Susan Allen, Carter School (Chair)
- Professor Karina Korostelina , Carter School
- Professor Solon Simmons, Carter School
- Professor Peter Stearns, GMU
- Professor Paata Zakareishvili, Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Society, Culture, and Environment Series
Please let organizers know if you would like to join the #EnviroSocSci talk series this fall and/or the CHR Environmental Justice Reading Group. By signing up, you will receive event invitations and group information by email.
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AES Energy Innovation Challenge: Faculty Webinars
AES will be hosting two faculty webinars on August 8th & 16th, to highlight greater details of the event and answer any questions (links below). This event is exclusively for faculty, administrators, and student organizations. Additionally, we will be hosting information sessions for students on September 15th & 18th and will be sending information to the students after the application opens on August 30th. The application itself can be accessed on the Energy Innovation Challenge website.
Who Should attend: Faculty, administrators, and student organizations
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Trans-Atlantic Economy at the Local Level: The Case of Northern Virginia & Hamburg, Germany
The United States and Europe remain each other’s most important markets: the transatlantic economy is the largest and wealthiest market in the world with strong ties in foreign direct investment. While there are well documented metrics at the national and state-levels concerning global trade and investment, jobs and tourism, there is practically nothing at the local level. This void make strategic planning and regional marketing difficult for regional and local governments. This discussion will help shed light on experiences in Northern Virginia and Hamburg with foreign direct investment and subnational cooperation.
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2022 Geo-Resolution Conference
Registration for the 2022 Geo-Resolution Conference is now available. Please visit our registration page for further info and to register for the conference. This year’s conference theme is “Geospatial Perspectives on Climate Change: Predicting and Mitigating Effects”
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Saint Louis University (SLU) co-sponsor Geo-Resolution 2022 to provide a venue for collaboration among geospatial experts and students in government, academia and industry and to lay the foundation for innovative solutions to combat the effects of climate change.
Geo-Resolution is structured to provide students access to experts in geospatial science and technology. In addition to the four panels and two keynote speakers, the conference features remarks from the NGA director and president of Saint Louis University, a “Young Mentors” panel for high-school students, a student poster session, career fair and networking activities.
Climate change is global; everyone has a role to play. Students, academics, government and industry are all invited to join the conversation during this one-day event at Saint Louis University Sept. 28, 2022.
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- Debut writers dominate immigrant writing award shortlist, Campus News, August 12, 2022.
- Community approach to reducing single-use plastic beverage bottles wins EPA award, College of Science News, August 9, 2022.
- TraCCC and Amazon team up for policy hackathon to stop counterfeiters, Campus News, August 8, 2022.
- Area high school students shadow researchers in Quantum Pathways summer program, College of Science News, August 8, 2022.
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Smithsonian Fellowships Focus on Climate Change and Environmental
Through a new initiative, Our Shared Future: Life on a Sustainable Planet, the Smithsonian aims to advance solutions that fill us with optimism for our planet and all species that call our planet home. As part of this initiative, the Smithsonian is launching two new fellowship programs: Smithsonian Climate Change Fellowship and Smithsonian Environmental Justice Fellowship. Each program will support a cohort of 2-5 fellows for a period of two years. Fellows will receive a stipend to conduct independent research that utilizes Smithsonian resources (e.g., data, facilities, expertise). Fellows with research projects that have the potential to produce rapid results and impact are especially encouraged to apply.
- Application Deadline: August 31, 2022.
- Eligibility: Applicants for Postdoctoral Fellowships must have or will have received the Ph.D. by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must propose to conduct research in-residence for a period of no less than 12 months and no more than 24 months. Preference given to applicants with start dates before March 1, 2023.
- Term: 24 months.
- Stipend: Candidates will receive a stipend of $62,000 per year for Postdoctoral Fellows. Stipends are prorated for periods of less than 24 months. A maximum research allowance up to $5,000 is available.
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Future Earth's Postdoctoral Grants
To address the multifaceted challenges involved in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Future Earth’s Science-Based Pathways for Sustainability Initiative seeks to support the production of knowledge and enhance the understanding of systemic interactions, competing development agendas, and transformations in concrete contexts across diverse temporal and spatial scales. The Pathways Initiative aims to promote pathways research and develop and support agenda-setting, synthesis, and capacity building activities around pathways for sustainability. Governing these actions is the overall objective of fostering an active international research community making a strong contribution to pathways for sustainability in practice.
Applicants who have any questions regarding the EOI should submit their questions by email to: natalie.chong@futureearth.org
Expressions of Interest must be submitted by the Principal Scientific Co-lead. The deadline to submit the EOI is 11 September 2022, 23:59 CEST
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Gulf Research Program: Early-Career Research Fellowship
The Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship supports emerging scientific leaders as they take risks on research ideas not yet tested, pursue unique collaborations, and build a network of colleagues who share their interest in improving offshore energy system safety and the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystemsBecause the early years of a researcher’s career are a critical time, the $76,000 in relatively unrestricted funds and mentoring this fellowship provides help recipients navigate this period with independence, flexibility, and a built-in support network.
- Application
- Applications Deadline: August 24, 2022, 5pm ET
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Dear Colleague Letter: Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Chemistry (CAS-SC)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the establishment of the Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Chemistry Program (CAS-SC), under the CAS metaprogram umbrella. The CAS-SC Program recognizes the importance of sustainable chemistry in addressing many societal challenges and aims to encourage the expansion of the Nation’s research capacity in this topic area through submissions of research proposals. Proposals that emphasize a detailed and quantitative understanding of sustainable chemistry and include industrial partnerships are of particular interest.
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RFA-ES-22-003: Research Coordinating Center to Support Climate Change and Health Community of Practice
RFA-ES-22-003: Research Coordinating Center for the Climate Change and Health Community of Practice (U24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The Research Coordinating Center (RCC) will support the development of an inclusive Community of Practice (COP) of climate change and health researchers and trainees that fosters collaboration, capacity building, innovation, and research.
- Application Due: August 25, 2022
- Earliest Start Date: March 2023
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NOSI ES-22-009: STTR Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health
NOSI to develop or adapt practical technologies for capturing the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on human health and to reduce the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan.
- First Available Due Date: September 5, 2022
- Expiration Date: April 6, 2023
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NOSI ES-22-010: SBIR Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health
NOSI to develop or adapt practical technologies for capturing the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on human health and to reduce the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan.
- First Available Due Date: September 5, 2022
- Expiration Date: April 6, 2023
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OJP FY2022 Solicitations: Strengthen public safety, prevent gun violence, and increase community trust
This year, the Office of Justice Programs is making significant resources available to reduce violence, including $50 million in new grant funding to support street outreach initiatives, group call-in programs, hospital-based trauma interventions, and other Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies designed to reach those most at risk of committing or experiencing violence. A companion solicitation from OJP’s National Institute of Justice is also available to support research and evaluation of CVI programs. We are also inviting communities to take advantage of funding opportunities designed to strengthen the bonds of trust within communities while ensuring public safety.
Please click here for more information, and click on the links below to check out OJP’s other solicitations focused on:
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Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences National Science Foundation
The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics necessary to answer questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need to promote research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences. This program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support innovative activities by existing teams. The joint DMS/NIGMS initiative offers two submission tracks: Track 1 - for projects with a total budget of up to $600,000 for an award duration of 3 years, and Track 2 - for projects with a total budget of up to $1,200,000 for an award duration of 3-4 years.
- Closing Date for Applications: September 19, 2022
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,200,000
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Dear Colleague Letter: Design for Sustainability in Computing
This recently issued Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 2022-60) Design for Sustainability in Computing encourages the submission of novel and high impact proposals that advance sustainability in all aspects of computing to the CISE Core programs (NSF 21-616). The DCL invites transformative, cross-disciplinary and potentially clean slate approaches to enable sustainability across all levels of the entire computing stack from hardware to networking to software applications. Proposals should consider diverse notions of sustainability and propose suitable metrics for quantifying impact. Traditional energy efficiency and power savings methods alone are not in scope for this DCL. Computing techniques for sustainability in other fields are not in scope for this DCL. This DCL seeks ambitious and forward-thinking proposals on Design for Sustainability in Computing along multiple dimensions that go beyond energy efficiency.
This DCL neither constitutes a new competition nor a new program. Rather, interested proposers should prepare and submit proposals in accordance with the instructions in the CISE Core program solicitation (NSF 21-616) and the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Additionally, to call attention to responsiveness to this DCL, the Project Summary should include "SustainabilityDCL" in the keyword list. Proposals submitted to this DCL will count towards the proposal limits imposed in the CISE Core program solicitation.
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NSF Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change
This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation's goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and developing approaches for adapting to the change that is already occurring. CAS: Innovative Solutions to Climate Change is a call to action that encourages the submission of certain types of proposals to appropriate existing NSF core programs to lay the foundation for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and to answer fundamental questions related to novel approaches and solutions to climate change.- Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Anticipated funding amount: Up to $100,000
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Approaching Event Horizons Exhibition
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Mason Exhibitions Arlington Gallery, Off Campus
An event horizon alludes to a boundary in space around a black hole beyond which nothing, including light, can escape. Acknowledging the current climate crisis of our planet, Approaching Event Horizons: Projects on Climate Change by Atlantika Collective resists the idea that the future of planet Earth is reaching a point of no return. The seven artists in this exhibition illustrate the present environmental crisis and inspire actions to help mitigate the critical consequences of climate change.
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The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Internship Opportunities
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The Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) aims to connect members of the Mason community with others across the Mason community–and with other communities, policy-makers, businesses and organizations–so that, together, we can more effectively address the world’s pressing sustainability and resilience challenges.
The ISE Newsletter provides up-to-date information on conferences, funding opportunities, and research pertaining to environmental science and sustainability. The biweekly newsletter aims to facilitate information sharing among researchers, practitioners, and relevant local, national, and international organization.
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