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UA Researcher Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford Publishes High-Profile Study

A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions led by UA biogeographer Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford.
Link to full paper here
Dine College Student Larry Moore demonstrates the water filtration unit on Navajo Nation

Indige-FEWSS students working together to solve Energy-Water-Food insecurity issues

"Trainees in the Indige-FEWSS program are not doing research to be put on the shelf, but we're doing research to have real impact and solve real problems that our community has," said Chief, who grew up on the Navajo Nation. The Indige-FEWSS program is only a first step towards addressing food, energy and water insecurity among indigenous communities.
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AZSEC 2019 Heads Back to Biosphere 2

AzSEC 2019 welcomes students and faculty from NAU, UA, AUS and Universidad Nacional Autónoma (UNAM) and Universidad de Sonora, Mexico. Keynote speakers, industry mentors, poster sessions, student policy panel and Grand Challenge interdisciplinary team competition confronting issues along the Energy-Water-Food nexus. November 13-15th, Biosphere 2 | Pre-Conference November 12th at UA campus & accessible via video streaming. Seating is limited! Register before September 30th. More information and registration at https://energy.arizona.edu/azsec-2019
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2019 IES Summer Fellowship Symposium

Join the Institute for Energy Solutions at the IES Summer Fellowship Symposium were the five graduate student awardees from the department of Physics, Materials Science & Engineering, Systems and Industrial Engineering, and Biosystems Engineering will discuss their energy-water projects conducted at research laboratories across the United States. Each student will present for 15-20 minutes followed by a poster presentation. Refreshments will be served. Located at UA Campus ENR2 Building, Conference Rm 604, on October 1st from 1-3pm.
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IES September Energy Talks

IES Energy Talks | Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 5:30pm | "Printing our energy future: sunlight into electricity and fuel" - Erin Ratcliff, PhD; Assistant Prof. of Materials Science and Engineering; Director, Laboratory for Interface Science of Printable Electronic Materials & "Big Machines and Big Science: Peering into the Atomic World of the Next Solar Cells" - James Stanfill, PhD Candidate, Chemistry & Biochemistry
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SBAR Teachers and Fellows prepare emerging water resource topics for K-12 classrooms

WRRC Director Gives Talk to SBAR Educators     

On July 8, UA's Water Resources Research Center Director Dr. Sharon B. Megdal presented "Water Challenges and Solutions in Arizona and the West" to educators with UA Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR). Dr. Megdal touched on many topics such as the importance...
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Lighting Up the Energy Storage Market

As federal energy tax credits begin to expire this year, Congress is looking at new incentives to promote decarbonization technologies to address climate change and market demand. As more utilities, companies and states pursue new clean and renewable energy goals, research is focused on better storage solutions and bringing the costs down.
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Industry Spotlight

Tucson Electric Power’s partnerships with IES pave the way for a new era of renewable energy

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Fellows at Hogan in Blue Gap, AZ

Indige-FEWSS Spring Break Immersion in Navajo Country

“It was an incredible honor to be allowed to learn some of the oral histories of the Navajo people,” said Indige-FEWSS fellow, Kyle Boyer.

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Industry Spotlight

Coca-Cola’s Sustainability Work at the University of Arizona Campus

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CEAC off-grid greenhouse

UA Food-Energy-Water Research Teams With AZ Navajo Tribal Education

Titled Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty (Indigi-FEWSS), the goal of this project is to educate and engage students, with an emphasis on recruitment of first-generation and minority students seeking opportunities, to make a difference in developing communities.

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IES - Leading the Way in Biofuel & Bioproduct Research

IES has been awarded a $15 million grant that includes a new Center for Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR).   The 5-year grant is a multidisciplinary, intercollegiate research project awarded by USDA-NIFA that will help to address the nation's need for biofuel and bioproducts.  The re

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