Realizing that the growing human population's need for energy will put strains on the world's water supply, climate, and ecosystem, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will be devoting time to developing interdisciplinary solutions to this pressing issue.
Our primary goal is to grow our understanding of the changing future landscape of energy, water, and earth systems, specifically:
Researchers in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and the EMS Energy Institute have considerable experience in these areas. However, there's a need for research and education at the energy-water-landscape nexus due to the major demands for innovation in the energy sectors related to water.
We plan to cluster hire up to eighteen faculty positions, both within EMS and in related joint hiring across the University, whose research will address eighteen topical areas:
With our faculty expertise in energy, earth, materials, and water-related areas, our college is uniquely positioned to take on the challenges to advance the science and engineering that underlie the energy-water nexus.
