Transcript 30th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy

Sustainability Engineering and
Science at NSF
National Science Foundation
ENG/CBET Program Director
Cindy M. Lee
New Zealand Society for Sustainability
Engineering & Science 2007
Outline
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The Case for US Sustainability Research
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Current Issues
Federal Research
Industrial Efforts
NSF Research in Sustainability
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Cross-cutting programs
Directorate level
New programs
“Peak” Oil
Limits on emissions from cars
Limits on emissions from industry
Incentives for fuel-efficient cars
Mandates for renewable power
Incentives for ethanol
Energy efficiency stds for buildings
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The Economist 1/27/07
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Climate Change
“Peak” Water
USGS, 2007
Federal Research
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US Environmental Protection Agency
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US Department of Energy
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Annual P3 Awards
Pollution Prevention
Voluntary Programs
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Biofuels
US Department of Agriculture
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Biofuels
Sun Grants
Top Green Power Purchases (EPA, 2007)
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Wells Fargo & Company
Whole Foods Market
US Air Force
US Environmental Protection Agency
Johnson & Johnson
Starbucks
DuPont
US Department of Energy
Vail Resorts
HSBC North America
Carpet Industry
US Green Building Council
NSF Organizational Structure
$127
OISE
Office of the Director
OCI
Polar Programs
$577
Directorate for
Biological Sciences
Directorate for
Geosciences
$496
Directorate for
Computer and Information
Sciences and Engineering
Directorate for
Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
$797
Directorate for
Education and
Human Resources
Directorate for
Social, Behavioral
And Economic Sciences
$580
$34
$322
$703
$1085
Directorate for
Engineering
(incl. $100 for SBIR/STTR)
Dollar figures: total FY
2006 budgets in millions
$200
Funding Mechanisms
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Research projects
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Investigator initiated
Specific solicitations
CAREER
Workshops
Education reform
Graduate Fellowships
Centers
Dynamics of Coupled Natural & Human
Systems (CNH)
BIO: Carbon in Soils
Free-Air Carbon
dioxide Enrichment
(FACE) Project, Duke
University
CISE: UrbanSim Model
EHR: Curriculum Innovations
Southern Illinois University
GEO: Dam Removal
MPS: Green Chemistry
SBE: Case Studies
Engineering (ENG) Directorate
Office of the Assistant Director
Deputy Assistant Director
(OAD)
Crosscutting Areas
Disciplinary Areas
Emerging Frontiers
in Research and
Innovation
(EFRI)
Chemical, Bioengineering
Environmental and
Transport Systems
(CBET)
Engineering
Education and
Centers
(EEC)
Civil, Mechanical
and Manufacturing
Innovation
(CMMI)
Industrial
Innovation and
Partnerships
(IIP)
Electrical,
Communications
and Cyber Systems
(ECCS)
Materials Use: Science, Engineering &
Society (MUSES)
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Interdisciplinary
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International
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Social scientist(s)
Global in reach
Education
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Integral part of project
Tracking Heavy Metal Life Cycle Pathways with Input-Output
Methods
Faculty:
Lave (Economics), Hendrickson (Civil and Env. Eng.),
Matthews (CEE & Eng. Public Policy), Small (CEE & EPP)
Post-Doc:
Suh (Env. Eng.)
Graduate Students:
Amit Goyal, Troy Hawkins, Cortney Higgins, Paulina Jaramillo
Undergraduate:
Roxanne Bromiley (Summer)
Carnegie
Mellon
Iron cycle: One year stocks and flows, USA, 1999 (Graedel et al., 2004)
STAF Project
© Yale University 2004
Biocomplexity in the Bioeconomy:
The Natural and Industrial Ecology
of Biobased Products
TEAM MEMBERS:
Rob Anex, Biosystems Engineer, ISU
Joe Colletti, Economist, ISU
Suzie Greenhalgh, Economist, WRI
Clare Hinrichs, Sociologist, Penn State
Lee Lynd, Engineer, Dartmouth
Tom Richards, Biological Engineer, Penn State
Important Others:
Ed van Ouwerkerk, ISU
Mindy Selman, WRI
Mark Laser, Dartmouth
Integrated Design Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure
Multi-scale Boundaries:
• Microstructure ECC design
• Macroscale life cycle analysis
Input Materials &
Composition
Multi-disciplinary Expertise:
• Materials Science • Industrial Ecology
• Civil Engineering • Envir. Econ. & Policy
• Geology
• Envir. Health Sciences
Microstructure
Tailoring
ECC Physical
Properties
PROCESS LOOP “A”
Material
Design
Integration
PROCESS LOOP “B”
Infrastructure
Application
Life Cycle Modeling
Multi-project Infrastructure Applications:
• Bridge decks
• Roadways
• Pipes
University of Michigan
Sustainability
Indicators
Multi-criteria Sustainability Indicators:
• Environmental
• Social
• Economic
CBET: Environmental Engineering &
Technology Cluster
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Environmental Engineering (Pat Brezonik)
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Environmental Technology (Cindy Ekstein)
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~$3.5 million in FY2006
Environmental Sustainability (new) (Cindy Lee)
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~$6 million in FY2007
$3 million in FY2007
Energy for Sustainability (new) (Rose Wesson)
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$3 million in FY2007
Environmental Sustainability
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Industrial Ecology
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Green Engineering
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Fundamental approaches
Ecological Engineering
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LCA, MFA, new models
Restoration of ecological function
Earth Systems Engineering
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Large scale projects
Energy for Sustainability
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Renewable sources of energy
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Hydrogen
Bio
Solar
Wind
Hydro
Demand side reductions
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Holistic
Systems
The Future
Questions