Events

Food and Forest Resilience: CISR Research Discussion


Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 and Zoom. 

Join a discussion on research and engagement opportunities in the thematic area of Food and Forest Resilience. Panelists Valoree Gagnon and Tara Bal (both CFRES) and Maria Janowiak (USDA/NIACS) will seed the conversation. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.


Climate Resilience and Community Partnerships: CISR Research Discussion


Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 and Zoom. 

Join a discussion on upcoming opportunities for team proposals in the thematic area of Climate Resilience and Community Partnerships. Panelists Evan Lanese and Rachael Pressley (WUPPDR); Chris Van Arsdale (Houghton & Keweenaw Counties Emergency Services Coordinator); and  Pengfei Xue (CEGE) will seed the conversation. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.


Mass Timber Research at Michigan Tech and Beyond: CISR Research Discussion


Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 or Zoom. 

Join a discussion on upcoming opportunities for team proposals in the thematic area of Mass Timber Research. Panelists Mark Rudnicki and Xinfeng Xie (both CFRES) will seed the conversation. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.


Wind, Water, and Waves: Technological Innovations in Sustainability and Resilience: CISR Research Discussion 


Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 or Zoom. 

Join a discussion on upcoming opportunities for team proposals in the thematic area of Wind, Water, and Waves: Technological Innovations in Sustainability and Resilience. Panelists Hassan Masoud, Fernando Ponta (both ME-EM) will seed the conversation. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.


Mobility Infrastructure: Sustainability, Resilience, and Current/Future Research Directions: CISR Research Discussion


Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 or Zoom. 

Join a discussion on upcoming opportunities for team proposals in the thematic area of Mobility Infrastructure: Sustainability, Resilience, and Current/Future Research Direction. Panelists will seed the conversation: Jeff Naber (ME-EM), Pasi Lautala, and Tim Colling (both CEGE) will be in-person, and Jamie Leonard and Eric McDonald from Michigan Clean Cities Coalition will join remotely. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.


Hydrogen and Emerging Gas Technologies as Tools of Sustainability and Resilience: CISR Research Discussion


Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Library 103 or Zoom. 

Join a discussion on upcoming opportunities for team proposals in the thematic area of Hydrogen and Emerging Gas Technologies as Tools of Sustainability and Resilience. David Shonnard, Robert Handler (both Chem. Eng.), and Jeff Allen (MEEM) will help seed and moderate the discussion. Attendees will also get a chance to learn more about the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR) resources to support research development. Feel free to bring lunch.