Climate
Advancing a safer, more stable future by developing knowledge products and tools that inform preparedness and responses to trends and extreme weather events. Our applied research supports efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and helps partners anticipate and adapt to heat waves, floods, sea level rise, shifting ecosystem composition and function, productivity changes, supply chain disruptions, and wildfires.
Sustainability
At the intersection of science, innovation, and community impact, IoEE champions sustainability across the board. We take a systems approach that prioritizes resilience, adaptability, response, and recovery, with solutions that serve people and the planet. From advancing clean energy technologies and sustainable food systems, to harnessing AI for climate-smart decision-making, we empower all kinds of diverse communities to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Artificial Intelligence
Advancing core AI research in machine learning, reasoning, and integrative systems, IoEE also tackles the critical socio-technological challenges posed by AI such as privacy, cybersecurity, and sustainability. Through applications in health, defense, energy, systems science, and transportation, we are committed to developing responsible, resilient technologies that serve society.
Community
Collaborating with community members, leaders, stakeholders, policy makers and tech professionals to build and maintain healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities and ecosystems; and supporting innovative, community-led and need-informed translational-research initiatives to solve complex problems associated with the green energy transition, climate risk and disaster preparedness, environmental quality, socioeconomic sustainability, and community health and wellbeing, while also informing policy efforts to ensure the benefits of research are distributed equitably and effectively on local, regional, and national scales.
Health
Generating cross-disciplinary scientific knowledge that identifies and assesses health risks linked to climate change, pollution, and emerging contaminants such as PFAS. We support integrated planning and cross-sector collaboration that prioritize long-term well-being, public safety, and health equity.
Energy
Informing efforts to advance sustainable, electrified, and zero-carbon systems while addressing grid reliability and long-term energy planning needs. We provide research and analysis to support decisions toward a secure, affordable, and modern energy future.
Ecosystems
The relationships between land use, water cycles, biodiversity, and pollution together shape ecosystem function and resilience. From wetland restoration and watershed biogeochemistry to emerging contaminants and habitat change, our research combines field studies, modeling, and policy-relevant science to inform sustainable practices to support decisions by communities, agencies, and industries and safeguard natural systems while adapting to shifting environmental conditions.
Food Systems
Providing analysis and solutions for science-based, community-driven, and sustainable food systems that address food security, agricultural production, nutrition, affordability, food access, and food assistance. Our focus is on integrated outcomes in health, livelihoods, and environment through collaborative solutions.
