WISER Center: Call for Proposals: 2026 (Year 3)
The Center for Weather & Innovation, Smart Energy and Resilience (WISER), led by the University at Albany and the University of Connecticut, is soliciting proposals from prospective principal investigators and co-PIs for Year 3 (2026). Proposals are due December 1-7 and should be directed to Matt Reuter, WISER Program Manager (mreuter@albany.edu). Descriptions of current research projects are also available for reference.
WISER focuses on four major research areas:
- Managing Future Weather Risk
- Grid Resilience
- Outage Management
- Renewable Energy
Proposal resources:
- WISER Center Annual PI Proposal Framework & Expectations - for use when submitting proposal
- 2025 Research Ideas Synthesis for 2026 - research areas identified by WISER industry members in 2025 for 2026 proposals; identifies industry needs and priorities to serve as a guide for developing a proposal