Three climate resilience projects supported by 2023 CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program
Three climate resilience projects supported by 2023 CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program
Three climate resilience projects supported by 2023 CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program
October 10, 2023
Summary
As a result of a pilot collaboration between CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the Innovation & Business Engagement Hub through its Climate Action Solutions Catalyst Program, this cycle the CITRIS I2P program is collectively able to fund three projects focused on climate resilience and that align with developing solutionsw that address some of the state's most pressing climate challenges.
In addition to seed funding, this novel collaboration provides all three project teams with access to other valuable development and capacity-building elements in the Climate Action Solutions Catalyst Program.
Magy Seif El-Nasr, professor of Computational Media, will lead a project to enhance understanding of how serious games can support sustainable behavior change and effective decision-making for climate resilience.
Behavior change is essential to addressing climate challenges, and many climate adaptation plans anticipate the stakeholders will modify their actions while working towards enhancing resilience.
Yu Zhang, assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will enhance community power resilience against increasing energy demands and climate change impacts by integrating microgrids and battery storage.
Projects must be based around the themes of aviation for a changing planet, sustainability and climate resilience, digital health innovation, people and robots, or semiconductors and systems.
CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz also funds student projects and events through the Tech for Social Good program and invites applications for its technology track until November 15, 2023.
Reference
Three climate resilience projects supported by 2023 CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program. (2023, October 10). UC Santa Cruz News. https://news.ucsc.edu/2023/10/citris-i2p-2023.html
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climate, resilience, action