College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Advancing to a carbon negative economy

Imagine a shift from our current petroleum economy—where carbon is pumped out of the ground to generate energy—toward an economy in which energy and other products are generated while putting carbon back into the ground, ultimately reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air. Iowa State’s Robert C. Brown and a group of …Continue reading “Advancing to a carbon negative economy”

Dean’s Research Initiatives see successes in second year

Two years into their work, leaders of the Dean’s Research Initiatives (DRIs) presented their progress in an open forum held April 22. In 2011, the College of Engineering established the initiative and awarded $500,000 to three interdisciplinary teams to help the groups pursue larger funding opportunities in important research areas. Initiative for a Carbon Negative …Continue reading “Dean’s Research Initiatives see successes in second year”

Carbon Negative Effort on Display at Sustainability Meeting

The Initiative for a Carbon Negative Economy (ICNE) will be on hand to explain its vision at the 2012 International Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, & Soil Science Society of America. The event takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21 to 24, 2012. The Initiative for a Carbon Negative …Continue reading “Carbon Negative Effort on Display at Sustainability Meeting”

Open forum highlights progress on Dean’s Research Initiatives

Interdisciplinary teams working on the Dean’s Research Initiatives (DRIs) presented their progress to date in an open forum held May 15. The DRIs, established by the College of Engineering in 2011, awarded $500,000 to three teams to help them pursue larger funding opportunities. ­­ Creating a carbon-negative economy­­ The Initiative for a Carbon Negative Economy …Continue reading “Open forum highlights progress on Dean’s Research Initiatives”

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