Last week, the Trustees of Boston University voted to divest the university endowment from fossil fuels. As part of their deliberations, Peter Fox-Penner, co-director of the BU Impact Measurement & Allocation Program and founding director of the ISE, shared a brief presentation, Climate Change & Responsible Investing: The Opportunities. Cutler Cleveland, ISE interim director and […]
$9,000 in total prize money for BU student teams to create a newly formulated solution to a real-world sustainability problem. Boston University’s College of Engineering is pleased to announce a novel design competition for innovations to impact the global challenge of sustainability, The Born Global Foundation Competition for Innovation in Sustainability. The competition is jointly […]
The faculty, staff, and students at the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy are devastated by the most recent murders of Black Americans. They shine a searing spotlight on the deep changes needed to address systemic racism and to promote healing and change in our communities. The ISE will support these changes in every aspect […]
The Born Global Competition for Innovation in Sustainability, jointly run by the Boston University College of Engineering and the Institute for Sustainable Energy, recently announced the winning BU student project teams. First place, a project by Cathy Cheng (ME ’23) and Lekhya Sathi (SAR ’23) titled Redesigning the Urban Environment Second place, the project BeagleNet […]
As members of the Boston University community, our institute works very closely with many schools and departments across the university. BU President Robert A. Brown and the Questrom School of Business Dean Susan Fournier shared the following responses to recent tragic events, which we are reposting here in solidarity. BU President Robert A. Brown (June […]
Congratulations to ISE Associate Director Emily Ryan, ENG, Mechanical Engineering, who has been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure. Ryan creates computational models of reactive transport, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and electrochemistry to aid in the development of cleaner, more efficient energy systems. Supported by major grants from the NSF and US Department of Energy, […]
The search is underway for the Director of a new sustainability research institute at Boston University. Come help us build a bold initiative bringing together 100+ faculty focused on translational research and leadership in energy and the environment. To apply or nominate a candidate, see the full job description for details. DIRECTOR, New Boston University […]
Funding Opportunity: Seeking students and faculty to advance new research and help catalyze the Boston University community towards climate action. BU Sustainability, in collaboration with the Office of Research, is soliciting ideas for Campus Climate Lab, a new initiative that supports student-faculty research designed to make Boston University’s campus and operations more sustainable. Projects can […]
Boston University’s College of Engineering is pleased to announce a novel design competition for innovations to impact the global challenge of sustainability, The Born Global Foundation’s Competition for Innovation in Sustainability. The competition is jointly run by the College of Engineering and the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University. The competition is open to […]
Sustainability is a pluralistic and inclusive way of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant program is an opportunity for students to be part of this balance. With grant funding and resources offered by sustainability@BU and Innovate@BU, students are empowered […]