The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) presents a seminar by Dr. Amit Goyal & Dr. Thomas Thundat, from the institute for Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water (RENEW), University at Buffalo, New York, United States
Abstract
The
University
at
Buffalo
(UB)
recently
established
the
institute
for
Research
and
Education
in
eNergy,
Environment
and
Water
(RENEW
-
https://www.buffalo.edu/renew.html)
in
2015.
The
RENEW
Institute
is
a
university-wide,
interdisciplinary
research
institute
that
focuses
on
complex
energy
and
environmental
issues,
as
well
as
the
social
and
economic
issues
with
which
they
are
connected.
The
institute
unites
researchers
and
builds
upon
the
strengths
of
faculty
from
seven
UB
schools
and
colleges
including
the
School
of
Architecture
and
Planning,
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences,
School
of
Engineering
and
Applied
Sciences,
Law
School,
School
of
Management,
School
of
Public
Health
and
Health
Professions
and
the
School
of
Medicine.
The
goal
is
to
create
transformative
change
through
research,
education
and
community
engagement
activities.
The
institute’s
over-arching
goal
is
to
advance
Energy,
Water
and
Environmental
Sustainability
as
a
foundation
for
a
Regenerative
Economy.
The
institute’s
strategic
planning
process
resulted
in
the
creation
of
five
interdisciplinary
focus
areas
that
leverage
existing
UB
faculty
strengths
and
UB
facilities.
These
are
–
(a)
Next-Generation
Materials
and
Technologies
for
Energy,
Environment
&
Water
Sustainability;
(b)
Freshwater
Coastal
Ecosystems
and
the
Blue
Economy;
(c)
Sustainable
Urban
Environments;
(d)
Environmental
Exposures,
Genomes
and
Health
and
(e)
Climate
Change
and
Social-Economic
Impacts.
About
~20
UB
faculty
are
engaged
in
each
focus
area
or
about
100
faculty
across
the
campus
and
the
institute
has
~
20
new
faculty
positions.
This
talk
will
provide
an
overview
of
the
institute
and
review
ongoing
research
in
the
various
focus
areas
of
the
institute.