COMMUNITY UPDATE: IHAPS Sustainability Research Grant Awards Announced
The vision for the Institute for Human and Planetary Sustainability (IHAPS) is to meet serious challenges affecting our society. The Sustainability Research Grant allows multi-disciplinary teams of faculty, students, staff, and community partners to work together in addressing these challenges. The grant will serve to promote a vibrant and resilient interdisciplinary and collaborative applied research community that highlights the integrated impacts of the four dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental, and educational).
We are pleased to announce the following recipients for the inaugural 2021-2022 IHAPS Sustainability Grant:
Awarded Proposals
UHCL Campus Habitat Restoration Project
Principal Investigator: Wendy Reistle, Environmental Education Coordinator, Environmental Institute of Houston
Building a UHCL Campus Geographic Information System (GIS)
Principal Investigator: Jeff Lash, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Geography, College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Strategic Conservation Management Planning for the Matagorda Bay Estuary System: Assessing Community and Stakeholder Attitudes
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Garland, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Environmental Management, College of Business
Building Sustainable Education and Research Partnerships Abroad
Principal Investigator: Maria Curtis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies, College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Sustainable Stories Film Fest
Principal Investigator: Michael Brims, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Communication and Digital Media, College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Economic Feasibility of Mitigating Methane Emissions by Supplementing Cow Feed With Seaweed
Principal Investigator: Sarah Bingham, Student, Environmental Management, College of Business (Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Kathleen Garland, College of Business, and Ms. Patricia Trubl, College of Science and Engineering)
3-D MINDSET-ID: 3D Printing for Mentoring and Innovation Towards the Development of Sustainable Education and Training for Individuals with Disabilities
Principal Investigator: Robert Maddalozzo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Special Education, College of Education
Scalable Eco Data Visualization With AI & IoT
Principal Investigator: Liwen Shih, Ph.D., Professor, Computer Engineering, College of Science and Engineering
Congratulations again on behalf of IHAPS and the Selection Committee!
Sincerely,
Institute for Human and Planetary Sustainability
Grant Review and Selection Committee
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