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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
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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
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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
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Iowa NSF EPSCoR Components
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Research
Wind Energy•Building infrastructure to research wind energy•Optimizing wind energy production and harvest
Led by Barry Butler, UI
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Research
Bioenergy•Investigating bioenergy production technologies•Translational research being performed in pilot plants
Led by Robert Brown, ISU
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Research
Energy Utilization•Evaluating human behaviors and attitudes toward energy usage•Modeling and experimental studies in building science
Led by Ted Heindel, ISU
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Research
Energy Policy•Collaborations between economists and engineers•Relationships with legislators to educate aboutrenewable energy
Led by Bruce Babcock, ISU
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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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