Scientific update
Grants and awards
Fellowship winners extend research at IIASA
Four participants in IIASA’s 2014 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) have been awarded fellowships to return to the Institute in 2015 and continue their research. More
ERC grant to support energy poverty & climate research
IIASA energy researcher Narasimha D. Rao has received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for a project on energy, climate change, and decent living standards. More
UN climate award goes to IIASA flood resilience program
A collaborative IIASA project on flood resilience has been chosen by the UN’s Momentum for Change initiative as an exemplary Lighthouse Activity in 2014. More
IIASA researchers win GEO Appathon
Growers’ Nation, a mobile app developed by IIASA researchers, has won the 2014 Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Appathon, a global app development competition aimed at unleashing the power of Earth Observations. More
Wolfgang Lutz elected TWAS Fellow 2014
IIASA World Population Program Director Wolfgang Lutz has been elected to the World Academy of Sciences. More
IIASA ranked as a top global think tank
The International Center for Climate Governance has named IIASA in the top five think tanks for climate change economics and policy worldwide. More
ERC funds
IIASA crowdsourcing project
The European Research Council has awarded a highly competitive Consolidator Grant to Steffen Fritz, leader and creator of IIASA’s citizen science project, Geo-Wiki. More
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