Project Profile

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports the development of an interdisciplinary, multicultural graduate education and research program in Bioresource-based Energy for Sustainable Societies. This program provides... more »

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports the development of an interdisciplinary, multicultural graduate education and research program in Bioresource-based Energy for Sustainable Societies. This program provides doctoral students in engineering and forest resources with the tools and insights required to balance the technological, environmental, and social dimensions of a sustainable energy economy. Forest resource-based energy products are emphasized because forests are important economic and cultural drivers for our Native American program partners. A year-long tailored curriculum exposes Ph.D. student participants to forest management, energy and environmental issues, and Native American philosophies. In their second year, each doctoral student cohort will design a sustainable energy and resource management process or product that addresses development needs in the Native American partner communities. This research and educational program is coupled with a recruitment and retention effort to enhance the doctoral participation of underrepresented groups, especially Native Americans/Native Alaskans, in engineering and forest resource studies. « less

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