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

• 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

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

Iowa NSF EPSCoR Components

Research

Wind Energy•Building infrastructure to research wind energy•Optimizing wind energy production and harvest

Led by Barry Butler, UI

Research

Bioenergy•Investigating bioenergy production technologies•Translational research being performed in pilot plants

Led by Robert Brown, ISU

Research

Energy Utilization•Evaluating human behaviors and attitudes toward energy usage•Modeling and experimental studies in building science

Led by Ted Heindel, ISU

Research

Energy Policy•Collaborations between economists and engineers•Relationships with legislators to educate aboutrenewable energy

Led by Bruce Babcock, ISU

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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