Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Unspecified
Description:
The purpose of this program is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. Funding will support engineering research that seeks to balance society’s need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions. Research efforts supported by this program typically consider long-time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics.
The four principal general research areas that are supported by this program include: industrial ecology, green engineering, ecological engineering and earth systems engineering.