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  • Open positions: We are hiring with two open positions! Come work with our dynamic and interdisciplinary team at the Institute of Data, Energy, and Sustainability: 

    •  If you are looking for a PhD position as a Teaching and Research Associate and have a background in data science / artificial intelligence / machine learning or any related areas and want to apply it to climate action and energy innovation, apply here.  

    • If you are looking for an IT system administrator position as a Research Operations Assistant, apply here. 

  • Accelerating Innovation in the Global Value Chains of Clean Energy Technologies (May 22, 2024): Prof. Surana was invited to give a talk at the ETH Zurich Colloquium on Science, Technology, and Policy. Her talk focused on how countries can achieve both climate and economic goals through innovation and industrial policy, drawing on lessons from the wind energy industry.  

  • The effects of corporate investment and public grants on climate and energy startup outcomes (May 15, 2024). Prof. Surana’s new co-authored paper in Nature Energy highlights that startups matter for scaling climate and energy innovation, and public funding matters for startups especially in challenging sector. In addition, strategic corporate investors play a key role in complementing publicly funded startups and improve IPO / M&A rates by 155% compared to 78% from other private / venture capital investors. Read the press release here.

  • Modeling direct air carbon capture and storage in a 1.5 °C climate future using historical analogs (May 6, 2024): Prof. Surana’s new co-authored paper in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) finds that direct air capture with carbon storage could be a key tool to combat climate change and help remove nearly 5 Gt of CO2 by 2050 if it follows the path of rapid-growth tech such as solar PVs. Read the press release here.

  • A Software Billionaire Is Betting Big on a Wild Climate Fix (April 16, 2024): Prof. Kavita Surana was quoted in an article in Bloomberg on Mike Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of software giant Atlassian, and his plans for climate and energy innovation that could transform power grids.   

  • Leading for a sustainable future (February 29, 2024): Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and panelists, including Prof. Kavita Surana, discussed sustainability in technology and technology for sustainability at a WU event titled “Leading for a Sustainable Future”. They highlighted the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, the role of academia and businesses, and the potential of AI and digital technologies to improve quality of life and reduce environmental impact. Read more here. 

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  • Institute launch (February 1, 2024): The Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability was launched on February 1, 2024!