HBCU-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Educational Infrastructure in Climate Change Impact Analysis for Critical Infrastructure Systems Protection Using Game Theory

Information

• NSF Award
• 2219532

Owner

• UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• Award Id

  2219532

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2022 - 2 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2025 - 7 months from now

• Award Amount

  $ 1,000,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

With support from the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) program, this project aims to establish a Center of Climate Change Analytics at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The center aims to create an important educational and research platform that will train undergraduate and graduate students to become diverse next-generation leaders that will address emerging contemporary issues of climate change. The research of this center aims to advance our basic understanding of the impacts of climate change on coastal communities and urban infrastructure through the use of game theory. The central idea of the research is to advance predictive capabilities of the effects of climate-driven sea level rise and extreme storm events by mapping potential future climate scenarios and identifying robust decision strategies that best protect the critical infrastructure systems that support everyday life.<br/><br/>The establishment of a center of climate change analytics at UDC will enable multidisciplinary research by creating a unifying hub for faculty, industry, and agency partners to focus on addressing the growing concerns surrounding our changing climate. The key goals of the center are to integrate climate change issues into the curriculum, enhance UDC faculty research capabilities, and to develop cross-industry connections. The research objectives of the center include (a) mapping of potential future climate scenarios and associated probabilities, (b) identifying critical thresholds for critical infrastructure protection, (c) developing robust decision strategies, and (d) establishing an interdisciplinary research infrastructure to train faculty researchers and a diverse group of graduate and undergraduate students. The CREST HBCU-RISE awards support the development of research capability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

• Program Officer

  Luis Cubanolcubano@nsf.gov7032927941

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/12/2022 - 2 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  8/12/2022 - 2 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  University of the District of Columbia

• City

  WASHINGTON

• State

  DC

• Country

  United States

• Address

  4200 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW

• Postal Code

  200081122

• Phone Number

  2022746260

• First Name

  Pradeep

• Last Name

  Behera

• Email Address

  pbehera@udc.edu

• Start Date

  8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Hossain

• Last Name

  Azam

• Email Address

  hossain.azam@udc.edu

• Start Date

  8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Thabet

• Last Name

  Kacem

• Email Address

  thabet.kacem@udc.edu

• Start Date

  8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Lei

• Last Name

  Wang

• Email Address

  lei.wang@udc.edu

• Start Date

  8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Bryan

• Last Name

  Higgs

• Email Address

  bryan.higgs@udc.edu

• Start Date

  8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  Centers for Rsch Excell in S&T

• Code

  9131

• Text

  CENTERS FOR RSCH EXCELL IN S&T

• Code

  9131