Colleges and universities play a vital role in helping societies to embrace sustainability through education and innovation. The college's Sustainability Council aims to showcase our work and help our community gain an understanding of the importance of sustainability and adopt sustainability concepts in their everyday practices.
Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, discusses ways Penn State is addressing the push towards sustainability and creating future leaders in the field.
The student committee of the Sustainability Council hosted its first alumni panel discussion, “Be the Change,” from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb 6 in 603 Barron Innovation Hub.
RFP: EMS Sustainability Fund for Research and Innovation
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ Sustainability Council is pleased to announce the 3rd annual request for proposals to an EMS Sustainability Fund for research and innovation. The aim of the fund is to support activities that reduce or offset the carbon and overall environmental footprint of the College, and thereby accomplish the same for the University and society as a whole.
Some examples of potential projects may range from 1) CAUSE-like classes to guide students in providing carbon and energy accounting to groups who wish to minimize emissions and/or increase energy use efficiency, and help them achieve their goal; to 2) research in solar cells, grid stability, battery technology, carbon capture, storage and sequestration, and many other topics not listed here; to 3) changes in operations and infrastructure that lead to lowered emissions and/or greater energy and resource use efficiencies. An outreach component should be considered, at minimum to build a presence on the EMS Sustainability website.
We request one-page proposals that describe the proposed activity, lead and co-leads of the activity, and a single-value budget. We anticipate funding on the order of 5-7 proposals each in the $7000 - $10,000 range though smaller and larger requests will be considered including the possibility of funding a single visionary and ambitious project. Highly ranked proposals may be required to provide a more detailed budget. Proposals that act or build on EMS Sustainability Goals will be prioritized.
Proposal submissions are currently closed. Please check back later for more information.
