The following is a special contribution to this blog by Karsten Steinhaeuser, a Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota involved with a National Science Foundation Expeditions in Computing on Understanding Climate Change: A Data Driven Approach and the Planetary Skin Institute. Karsten describes the Expeditions effort here. Climate change is a defining environmental challenge facing our planet as rising temperatures, increased severity and frequency of extreme events, and transformation of the global ecosystems are placing unprecedented stress on society, natural resources and man-made infrastructure. A team of researchers led by Vipin Kumar at the University of Minnesota is exploring ways in which computer scientists can help answer […]

The following is a special contribution to this blog by Krishna Kant, a Program Director in the Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) within the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Krishna is CISE’s point person for the Foundation-wide Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) initiative. Here he provides guidance to the computing research community about the various SEES solicitations NSF has released in recent weeks. If you have questions or comments, post them below or e-mail Krishna directly. Sustainability has been defined as the ability to meet the needs of current and future generations while preserving earth’s ecosystems. Meeting this challenge requires a […]