It is with great sadness that IIASA marks the passing of Nobel Laureate Professor Paul J. Crutzenon 28 January 2021.He was a great friendand supporter ofthe institute. More
Former IIASA Director and CEO, Pavel Kabat, has been announced as the next Secretary-General of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO)starting 1 July 2021. More
Options Winter 2019/20: Miho Kamei was a participant of the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) at IIASA in 2014. More
"Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities" is a recent publication by 1993 YSSPer Katrina Smith Korfmacher. She is currently Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester. Read more about the importance of this work and how the YSSP impacted her career. More
It is with profound sadness that IIASA marks the death of C.S. Holling, who was a researcher at IIASA from 1973-1975 and director from 1981-1984. His work founded the field of Adaptive Ecosystem Policy and Management at IIASA, and he led the institute as director during a time of great uncertainty. More
On 11 July 2019, 1993 YSSPer Susan Cholette visited IIASA to give back to the institute that hosted her two decades ago. She hosted an Alumni/AIR scientific seminar on "Modelling the Transportation Carbon Footprint of a Wine Supply Chain" and a IIASA Women in Science Club (WISC) Meet, Greet, and Eat. Below she shares advice to current and future YSSP participants. More
Gregory F. Nemet is currently Professor of Public Affairs at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He recently published "How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation." Below he shares the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Jessica Jewell recently moved to Sweden to take an Assistant Professor position at Chalmers University of Technology in the Department of Space, Earth and Environment. Below she reflects on what IIASA means to her. More
Dr. Jose Siri was a postdoc at IIASA from 2009-2011 and is currently the Senior Science Lead for Cities, Urbanization and Health for the Wellcome Trust's Our Planet Our Health Programme. Read about his professional journey and the impact IIASA had below. More
Hana Mandova focuses on the techno-economic aspects related to decarbonising the iron and steel industry using bio-CCS in her recent publication. Read more about the importance of this work and how the YSSP impacted her research. More
Fumi Harahap is currentlyis a PhD candidate at the Department of Energy Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden with research focus on sustainable bioenergy development. Below she shares the importance of her recent publication and the impact of the YSSP. More
It is with great sadness that IIASA marks the death of Tibor Vasko on 18 March 2019. As a signatory of the IIASA Charter and later as an IIASA honorary scholar and Dean of the Young Scientist Summer Program, Vasko’s passing is a profound loss to the institute and the field of science diplomacy. More
Prof. Stephen Robinson is a member of the US National Member Organization Committee. He is currently visiting IIASA and engaging with the Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) Program. Below is a recent interview taken during this visit. More
Michael Thompson, currently a Senior Research Scholar in the Risk & Resilience Program, presented the paper "Cities as forces for good in the environment: a systems approach" in an IIASA/OECD Task Force meeting on 29-30 January 2019. More
Dr. Margaret Goud Collins drew on long IIASA experience to convene a session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018 fall meeting in Washington, D.C. last week. Here she gives a personal account of how IIASA was showcased at the meeting. More
Former YSSPer Peter Lohmander currently cooperates with Linnaeus University, Mid Sweden University, and Guilan University and is researching: how should natural resources be managed when we do not know everything about the future? Below he shares how the YSSP impacted his career and the importance of his work. More
During the 2018 November Council Meeting, Dr. Lea Kauppi sat with the alumni office and talked about her professional journey touching on the impacts and importance of IIASA's role in science. More
The research Olugbemisola Samuel worked on during the 2017 YSSP was recently published in the Journal of African Population Studies. Read more about her current work and the impact of the YSSP. More
William D. Nordhaus received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Hislongstanding association with IIASA is closely bound to the issues the Nobel Committee cites in the award. More
Dr. Yuquan W. Zhang, IIASA alumnus and generous supporter of the YSSP Fund, won a prestigious Youth Program grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. More
Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt was IIASA Director form 2009-2012 and recently gave an institute seminar on "Risk and Decision Analysis to Improve Homeland Security." More
Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, IIASA collaborator and committed supporter of the YSSP Fund, was awarded the biannual prize of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. More
IIASA alumnus Prof. Dr.Ören was recently honoured with the Golden Award of Excellence and received the SCS McLeod Founder's Award last year. More
Michel Grenon, Research Scholar and leader of the Resources Group within the IIASA Energy Program and the Resources and Environment Area from 1974 to 1981, passed away in Paris, France on August 15, 2018 shortly before his 90th birthday. He is now united with his beloved wife Catherine, who passed away in 2002. More
"Urban Hospital Location" by Professor Les Mayhew is being republished on the 70th Anniversary of the UK's National Health Service. More
Alumna Prof. Dr. DianaÜrge-Vorsatz recently gave a lecture to the IIASA Women in Science Club on"Disruptive urban energy solutions and their interactions with other societal goals." More
Dr. Sepo Hachigonta tells us about his journey after the 2007 Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP), which led him to the National Research Foundation in South Africa. More
Congratulations to Dr. Dennis L. Meadows on recently being inducted into the Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO and recently publishing The Climate Change Playbook. More
Andrei Rogers, former head of the Human Settlement and Services Program at IIASA, recently published his memoir on his life in the United States and abroad. More
IIASA RISK Guest Research Scholar Jan Sendzimir and Prof. Stefan Schmutz, Head of theInstitute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management at BOKU, recently published "Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future." More
Former World Population Program LeaderAndrei Rogers was awarded the 2018 Mindel Sheps Award at the Population Association of America meeting. More
Nemi Vora is a PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She recently received the runner up prize at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Pitt Competition. Below she describes how she approached communicating her research to a general audience. More
Prof. Shamir is a member of the Israeli Committee for IIASA; though his relationship with IIASA began while Howard Raiffa was Director. Shamir visited the institute on 11 April, and below he shares his IIASA story. More
Former US NMO secretary and IIASA alumnus Alan McDonald honors the memory of Professor Francis Bator, who passed on 15 March and was instrumental in the creation of IIASA during his role as the deputy national security advisor to President Lyndon Johnson and in transition of US membership in 1982. More
Dr. Ali Kharrazi recently led a two-week study abroad program from The University of Tokyo in Vienna with a two-day workshop at IIASA. Below he describes his program, the workshop and how the YSSP inspired his research. More
Mingshu Wang is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USA. He recently first-authored a paper in Journal of Urban Planning and Development exploring the relationship between urban forms and carbon emissions in 104 Chinese cities. More
The Alumni Association is introducing new staff at IIASA to the alumni community. This editorial on IIASA at this year's AAAS Annual Meeting is by Jan Marco Müller, who is Head of the Directorate Office and Coordinator for Science to Policy and Science Diplomacy since 2017. More
Lu Liu recently first-authored a paper published in Environmental Research Letters studying the potential of large-scale reservoirs to provide reliable surface water yields while also considering environmental flows within 235 of the world’s largest river basins. More
IIASA alumnus and donor Dr. István Sebestyén presents on the first permanent computer network connections for science and research between East and West – during and after the Cold War era and 10 years before the Internet. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Barbara Lübkert - Alcamo's death on 13 February 2018. Below colleague Maximilian Posch and Leen Hordijk pay tribute to Barbara's memory with personal reflections. More
Edoardo Borgomeo co-led the recent World Bank publication Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa. Below he shares what the study shows and how the YSSP contributed to his professional growth. More
Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk has been elected as a foreign member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters(Societas Scientiarum Fennica), which was founded in 1838 and the oldest Finnish Academy of Sciences. More
IIASA alumnus Aviott John writes about his life after IIASA, which has lead him to new initiatives and a question to the IIASA alumni community. More
It is with profound sadness that IIASA marks the death of Professor Ishfaq Ahmad on 18 January. As a former IIASA Council member, former President of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and former Advisor to the Prime Minister, he was a great supporter of IIASA. More
Prof. Norio Okada was first at IIASA from 1978-1980 working on water resource development. He visited the institute to explore further collaborations with IIASA and the Risk and Resilience Program. Read more about his experiences over the last 40 years in below. More
Former YSSPer Ike Umejesi recently visited IIASA to meet with his YSSP supervisor Mike Thompson. Below he writes about their current collaborations and life after the YSSP. More
Dr. Martin Nowak gave an institute seminar onNatural Cooperation. Currently, he is Professor of Mathematics and of Biology at Harvard University and Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. He works on the mathematical description of biology. More details on his seminar and current research below. More
Prof. Dr. Hermann Maurer highlights IIASA research on the Austria-Forum. More on this platform and its goals may be found below. More
Devyani Singh is currently a PhD candidate at the University of British Colombia in Canada. She recently was the lead author on a publication co-authored with her YSSP supervisor Shonali Pachauriand PhD supervisor Hisham Zerriffi.Below she describes the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer started as a research assistant at IIASA in 1972 and today is the Risk and Resilience (RISK) Program Director and Dean of the YSSP. She shares her story as a risk researcher at IIASA over the last 45 years. More
Former YSSPer Lukas Figge will defendhis PhD Connectedness in Times of Ecological Overshoot: A quantitative analysis of the sustainability of globalization on 29 September at Maastricht University. Below he describes the importance of this work and the impact IIASA had. More
Miho Kamei is currently at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan and recently published on socioeconomic scenarios at the city scale for Tokyo. Below she describes the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Prof. Andreas Schäfer gave an institute seminar on Transportation and climate change -- past trends and future prospects. This was his first visit at IIASA in 21 years. More details on his current research below. More
Andreas Zinggl is currently the Program Manager for Pakistan at Caritas, St. Pölten. He recently attended the YSSP 40th Anniversary Event, where he could reconnect with fellow 1994 YSSPers, and below he shares his YSSP experience. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Roderick Shaw's passing on 1 June. He led the Transboundary Air Pollution Program from 1987-1992. Below Leen Hordijk, Matthias Jonas, Sten Nilsson, and Maximilian Posch pay tribute to Rod Shaw's memory. More
Zoe Chafe recently gave a seminar at IIASA on "Household heating with solid fuels (wood, coal, dung, etc): Implications for air pollution, health, and climate change." Below she describes her current work, its importance, and the impact the YSSP. More
Maria Xylia is currently a PhD candidate at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and continues collaborating with colleagues in the IIASAEcosystems Services and Management Program. Below she shares her YSSP experience from the aspect of a female researcher. More
Peter van Grinsven was in theProcesses of International Negotiation Program as a 2003 YSSPer. His experience following IIASA includes a Senior Policy Adviser role to now being the Director of Corporate Development at the Royal Schiphol Group. Below he describes how the YSSP impacted him professionally. More
Jessica first came to IIASA in 2010 as a participant in the YSSP and returned in 2011 joining the IIASA Energy Program. Below she describes the impacts of the YSSP on her work on energy security, nuclear energy and the political economy of energy transitions. More
Congratulations to Firdos Khan Yousafzai on his recent publication:Improved hydrological projections and reservoir management in the Upper Indus Basin under the changing climate. Below he mentions the impact of the YSSP. More
Brian Fath participated in the 1997 YSSP and today is the scientific coordinator of the program as well as a summer Research Scholar within the Advanced Systems Analysis Program. The YSSP impacted not only his career, read more about how it turned his life upside down below. More
IIASA wishes Dr. Marchetti all the best on this special birthday! More
Congratulations to Arne Jernelöv on his recent publication "The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species: Aliens Forever orIntegrated Immigrants with Time?" More
Congratulations to IIASA collaborators Carl Folke and Arild Underdal for being elected as members of the US National Academy of Sciences. More
Prof. Kacprzyk was one of 14 recipients of an honorary doctorate from the Laapeenranta University of Technology in Finland for his work on sustainability, especially in water consumption and waste, decision-making, and big data in digitalisation. More
Sabine Fuss works at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change in Berlin, Germany, but her first research position was with the IIASA Forestry Program. Below she describes her experiences at IIASA and how they have shaped her path and what she is working on today. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Oleg F. Vasiliev's death on 7 March 2017.He led the Resources & Environment Area and was Deputy Director at IIASA from 1977-1981. Below alumni Jesse Ausubel and M. Bruce Beck pay tribute to his memory. More
Below David Victor looks at how his 1989 YSSP experience impacted him. More
Join Luis J. Castro at the "Migration and Urban Systems Engineering Analysis on the Mexico-USA Border" conference on Thursday, 9 March, at the Engineering Institute of the National University in Mexico City at 5 pm. More
In The Power of Systems: How Policy Sciences Opened Up the Cold War World, Dr. Egle Rindzeviciute introduces readers to one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War: the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. More
IIASA alumni and former YSSPers are cordially invited to a reception at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University on Sunday,February 19th. We are looking forward to seeing those in the area! More
2013 YSSPer Talha Manzoor describes below how the YSSP enabled him to pursue his current work and the impact it had on his research. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Agneta (Silfver) Newton's death on 2 February 2017. Below alumna Ruth Steiner pays tribute to Silfver's memory with personal reflections following from Roger and Carla Levien, Monica de Janosi, and Sebouh Baghdoyan. More
Emilio L. Cano recently published a paper in Springer's TOP journal and began a new position at the University of Castilla-La Mancha as Assistant Professor. Below he describes the impact the Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP) had on these achievements. More
In his retirement Aviott John, the former chief librarian at IIASA, joined a project to develop a sustainable school in a village in Tamil Nadu. Below he gives an update on this project. More
The Academy of Finland granted funding to 101 research projects under the key project funding scheme "Forging ahead with Research." Below Mari describes her research project that recently received this funding. More
Prof. Kacprzyk received the 2016 Individual Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Computational Intelligence by theInternational Neural Network Society, Indian Chapter as well as an honorary doctorate at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary. More
2016 YSSP Alumna describes below a new project at the New School in cooperation with the Parsons School of Design and the Harvard Law School, which was influenced by her YSSP experience. More
IIASA alumna Dr. Isolde Prommer extends an invitation to a vernissage featuring her artwork on 10 December 2016 at 6 pm at Galerie ARTOPIA in Vienna. More
Former IIASA Director Dr. Crawford Stanley Buzz Holling recently published his memoir, Bubbles and Spirals. More
Congratulations to former IIASA Director Professor Detlof von Winterfeldt for his recent appointment recognizing his exceptional distinction as a faculty memberin the University of Southern California. More
It is with great sadness and respect that IIASA marks the death of Professor Ralph J. Cicerone, president emeritus of the National Academy of Sciences, who passed away on the 5th of November. More
Congratulations to former IIASA Council Member Prof. Carlos Nobre. His pioneering efforts in the understanding and protection of the Amazon are honored by the Volvo Environment Prize. More
This October, IIASA celebrated it's 44th Birthday. For this occasion, quotes from the first IIASA Conference held in May 1976, in honor of the Institute's 3rd Birthday, are featured. More
The Harvard Kennedy School held a memorial service in honor of Howard Raiffa on Monday evening, 17 October 2016. More
Howard Kunreuther, former Director of IIASA’s RISK program from 1980-1982, spoke at IIASA on"Adaptation to Extreme Climate Events: Challenges and Opportunities." A video of the lecture may be found below. More
Nzalalemba Serge Kubanza recently co-authored a paper exploring the concept of environmental justice in solid waste management in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. More
The Systems Analysis: Modeling and Control conference was held from the 03 - 08 October, in memory of Arkady Kryazhimskii. Below participants share their impressions from this memorable event. More
Yue Qin traveled from Princeton to spend this past summer at IIASA to work on environmental implications of China's natural gas policies. Below she shares her YSSP experience. More
IIASA congratulates our former IIASA Council Member on his recent appointment with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. More
Detlof von Winterfeldt pays tribute to Howard Raiffa's memory, not only for his tremendous accomplishments but also the person. Personal reflections follow further enriching the story from Roger Levien, Tibor Vasko, Martha Wohlwendt, Ruth Steiner, Ralph Keeney, and Judith Raiffa. More
IIASA Alumnus Christoph Schneider invites alumni to an economic symposium on 30 August - 01 September at the European Forum Alpbach 2016. More
Zachary Brown recently co-authored a paper published in Ecological Economics studying the links between urban development patterns and individual well-being. More
The Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS) recognizes Dr.Ören, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. More
The US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is hosting a symposium in honor of Robert M. White on Tuesday afternoon, June 14th, in Washington, DC, in which alumnus Jesse Ausubel will participate as one of the moderators. More
Anastasia Emelyanova’s involvement with IIASA transformed from three months during the YSSP to joining the World Population Program for joint work with the Arctic Futures Initiativeas a Research Scholar. Below she describes this journey and her current work on Arctic populations. More
President Obama awarded Simon Levinthe U.S. National Medal of Science—the nation’s highest honor for achievement and leadership in science. More
Geoffrey M. Heal, currently the Donald C. Waite Professor of Social Enterprise at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, has been elected as a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. More
Professor Donald F. Costello returns to IIASA to speak about "Applied Systems Support for Distributed Data Driven Analysis." Below he describes his current collaboration with the Advanced Systems Analysis Program. More
During the IIASA Director General and CEO Prof. Dr. Pavel Kabat official visit to Egypt, he met with IIASA Alumnus Prof. Abdel-Hamid El-Kassas who is now the President of the Institute of National Planning in Cairo. More
Luis J. Castro returned to IIASA in February and March to re-visit the models he worked on at IIASA from 1977-1982. Below he shares with us his professional experience over the last 40 years. More
IIASA's former Chief Librarian Aviott John held a book reading on Thursday, 21 April, bringing alumni together in Vienna. More
Supporting IIASA has just become easier! Every time you shop on Amazon Smile, you can choose Friends of IIASA as your selected charity and 0.5% of every dollar you spend will be donated to support innovative research projects at IIASA! More
Ville-Veikko Paunu's relationship with IIASA spans far beyond the three months of YSSP. Read more about his current research on the Arctic. More
A Public Lecture by IIASA's Director General and CEO Pavel Kabat at Peking University brought together former YSSPers and their former supervisors. More
Dr. Korfmacher recently visited her YSSP supervisor from 23 years ago and presented her current research to the RISK Program. More
Three alumni were among the 68 participants of The World in 2050: second workshop that took place at IIASA on 7-9 March 2016. More
The new Jacques Perrin/Galatee film, The Seasons, opened in French theaters this past January and is now showing in Austria and Germany. More
During the recent AAAS Conference, IIASA hosted a symposium and reception, a conference session, and three 2015 YSSPers presented posters. The video from the symposium is now available, and YSSPerFranziska Gaupp tells us about the experience. More
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IIASA alumni are cordially invited to a symposium and reception in Washington, DC during the AAAS Conference on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 1:00 pm. More
Expanded awards for young scientists will enable a growing number of outstanding researchers to conduct research at IIASA. More
IIASA’s Systems Analysis Conference 2015 was in honor of Howard Raiffa, with one session dedicated to Howard’s work and vision for the future of systems analysis. The following is based on an interview with Ralph, who together with Detlof, visited Howard to record Howard’s welcoming message on video. More
"Understanding experts’ views and risk perceptions on carbon capture and storage in three European countries" has recently been published based on Farid's work during his 2014 YSSP. More
We're proud to announce that IIASA's former chief librarian Aviott John has re-published his novel 'Sudarshan's Gift'. Join us for a book reading and refreshments in IIASA's Library at 1:15 pm on 12 November. More
It was great seeing so many familiar faces at the Systems Analysis Conference 2015 in honor of Howard Raiffa. For those of you who couldn't make it, check out fellow alumni presentations. More
IIASA Alumnus Christoph Schneider invites alumni to a discussion at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce on 5 November. More
The Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute presents the Woodrow Wilson Award to Petr Aven in recognition of his contributions to corporate service related to United States of America and Russia relations. More
IIASA announces the success of its one million dollar fundraising campaign to support a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Institute in honor of former IIASA Director Peter Engel de Jánosi. More
The Thomas C. Schelling Award, bestowed annually to an individual whose remarkable intellectual work has had a transformative impact on public policy, named after the recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics, IIASA Endowment Fund donor and alumnus, Prof. Thomas Schelling is returning to the IIASA family this year! More
Four young scientists have won an award from the Ukrainian president for their forest and land use research in collaboration with IIASA. More
Prof. Robert U. Ayres, a former IIASA scholar describes the roots of our bubble economy, the role of energy in the economy, climate change and the failures of austerity. More
The European Geophysical Union will award the 2014 Alfred Wegener Medal to Prof. Eric F. Wood for his pioneering contributions to hydrology and to its interactions with meteorology and climate change. From 1 March 1974 to 31 August 1976 Prof. Wood was a Research Scholar, Water Project (WAT) at IIASA. More
IIASA Alumni are cordially invited to the next IIASA seminar on Thursday, 20 March. More
Additional opportunities in IIASA’s post-doctoral fellowship program and Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) will give more young scientists the chance to conduct research at the Institute. More
to discuss the current situation in the banking sector as well as Alfa Bank's activities. More
IIASA Alumnus Sten Nilsson gave a Keynote address at the PaperWeek Conference last week. More
The IIASA Alumni Association is sending best wishes to Prof. Howard Raiffa for his 90th birthday! More
IIASA is saddened to hear about the passing of alumnus Philip Aspden. More
Thank you to those who already have shown their support! Your gift can make a difference to the future of an exceptional young scientist from a developing country. More
IIASA Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic joins the Nobel Week Dialogue on 10 December, which this year focuses on the future of Earth's energy systems and how to kick our dependence on fossil fuels. More
Join IIASA staff and local visitors for the last IIASA gallery vernissage of the year. More
The English version of this documentary has been released with the translation provided by Aviott John. More
2012 YSSP participant Pheakkdey Nguon has won a fellowship from the IPCC to fund his research on REDD+ in Cambodia. He accepted the award yesterday from Prince Albert II of Monaco. More
Wolfgang Lutz at the National Academy of Sciences workshop "Sustainability Science: Can Earth’s and Society’s Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?" More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Robert E. (Ted) Munn's death on 7 September 2013 at the age of 94. More
has been re-issued as a Kindle and iTunes book edition More
Martha Wohlwendt,Fredy Jäger, and Alan McDonald appointed to IIASA's Alumni Board. More
IIASA board of trustees chairman Norman Neuriter has been honored by the President of Poland for his achievements in connecting Polish and American science. More
IIASA researcher, Dr. Anthony Patt, will give a talk on "Water and the Developing World" at the The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Falmouth, Mass. on May 17th. More
Anatoliy I. Yashin, Scientific Director of the DuPRI Center for Population Health and Aging, received the Mindel C. Sheps Award on May 4, 2012, in San Francisco for his contributions to the methodological foundations of demography. This is one of the most prestigious international awards in demography. More
Article by IIASA Scholar Morgan Bazilian along with Alan Miller and Daniel M. Kammen More
Norman P. Neureiter, Chairman of IIASA's Endowment Fund Board of Trustees and senior adviser to the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy, speaks at an international seminar on Forest and Landscape Restoration held at the People's Palace of Culture. More
David Wiberg speaks at the World Water Forum held in Marseille, France More
IIASA's World Population Program is referenced by David Brooks in his NY Times Column More
Former IIASA Director Leen Hordijk and IIASA alumnae Jill Jäger speak about the RESCUE Synthesis Report More
Howard Raiffa, IIASA's first Director, recently published his autobiography, Memoir:AnalyticalRoots of a Decision Scientist. More
The 2012 presidential candidates aren’t likely to mention nuclear power during their campaigns, according to IIASA's former Director and current professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. More
We are saddened to inform you that Linda Kneucker, Honorary Secretary of the IIASA Society, passed away on Monday, 23 January 2012. More
The IIASA Society transitions into the Institute forming the IIASA Alumni Association. More
It is with great sadness that IIASA marks the passing of Nobel Laureate Professor Paul J. Crutzenon 28 January 2021.He was a great friendand supporter ofthe institute. More
Former IIASA Director and CEO, Pavel Kabat, has been announced as the next Secretary-General of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO)starting 1 July 2021. More
Options Winter 2019/20: Miho Kamei was a participant of the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) at IIASA in 2014. More
"Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities" is a recent publication by 1993 YSSPer Katrina Smith Korfmacher. She is currently Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester. Read more about the importance of this work and how the YSSP impacted her career. More
It is with profound sadness that IIASA marks the death of C.S. Holling, who was a researcher at IIASA from 1973-1975 and director from 1981-1984. His work founded the field of Adaptive Ecosystem Policy and Management at IIASA, and he led the institute as director during a time of great uncertainty. More
On 11 July 2019, 1993 YSSPer Susan Cholette visited IIASA to give back to the institute that hosted her two decades ago. She hosted an Alumni/AIR scientific seminar on "Modelling the Transportation Carbon Footprint of a Wine Supply Chain" and a IIASA Women in Science Club (WISC) Meet, Greet, and Eat. Below she shares advice to current and future YSSP participants. More
Gregory F. Nemet is currently Professor of Public Affairs at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He recently published "How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation." Below he shares the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Jessica Jewell recently moved to Sweden to take an Assistant Professor position at Chalmers University of Technology in the Department of Space, Earth and Environment. Below she reflects on what IIASA means to her. More
Dr. Jose Siri was a postdoc at IIASA from 2009-2011 and is currently the Senior Science Lead for Cities, Urbanization and Health for the Wellcome Trust's Our Planet Our Health Programme. Read about his professional journey and the impact IIASA had below. More
Hana Mandova focuses on the techno-economic aspects related to decarbonising the iron and steel industry using bio-CCS in her recent publication. Read more about the importance of this work and how the YSSP impacted her research. More
Fumi Harahap is currentlyis a PhD candidate at the Department of Energy Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden with research focus on sustainable bioenergy development. Below she shares the importance of her recent publication and the impact of the YSSP. More
It is with great sadness that IIASA marks the death of Tibor Vasko on 18 March 2019. As a signatory of the IIASA Charter and later as an IIASA honorary scholar and Dean of the Young Scientist Summer Program, Vasko’s passing is a profound loss to the institute and the field of science diplomacy. More
Prof. Stephen Robinson is a member of the US National Member Organization Committee. He is currently visiting IIASA and engaging with the Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) Program. Below is a recent interview taken during this visit. More
Michael Thompson, currently a Senior Research Scholar in the Risk & Resilience Program, presented the paper "Cities as forces for good in the environment: a systems approach" in an IIASA/OECD Task Force meeting on 29-30 January 2019. More
Dr. Margaret Goud Collins drew on long IIASA experience to convene a session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018 fall meeting in Washington, D.C. last week. Here she gives a personal account of how IIASA was showcased at the meeting. More
Former YSSPer Peter Lohmander currently cooperates with Linnaeus University, Mid Sweden University, and Guilan University and is researching: how should natural resources be managed when we do not know everything about the future? Below he shares how the YSSP impacted his career and the importance of his work. More
During the 2018 November Council Meeting, Dr. Lea Kauppi sat with the alumni office and talked about her professional journey touching on the impacts and importance of IIASA's role in science. More
The research Olugbemisola Samuel worked on during the 2017 YSSP was recently published in the Journal of African Population Studies. Read more about her current work and the impact of the YSSP. More
William D. Nordhaus received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Hislongstanding association with IIASA is closely bound to the issues the Nobel Committee cites in the award. More
Dr. Yuquan W. Zhang, IIASA alumnus and generous supporter of the YSSP Fund, won a prestigious Youth Program grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. More
Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt was IIASA Director form 2009-2012 and recently gave an institute seminar on "Risk and Decision Analysis to Improve Homeland Security." More
Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, IIASA collaborator and committed supporter of the YSSP Fund, was awarded the biannual prize of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. More
IIASA alumnus Prof. Dr.Ören was recently honoured with the Golden Award of Excellence and received the SCS McLeod Founder's Award last year. More
Michel Grenon, Research Scholar and leader of the Resources Group within the IIASA Energy Program and the Resources and Environment Area from 1974 to 1981, passed away in Paris, France on August 15, 2018 shortly before his 90th birthday. He is now united with his beloved wife Catherine, who passed away in 2002. More
"Urban Hospital Location" by Professor Les Mayhew is being republished on the 70th Anniversary of the UK's National Health Service. More
Alumna Prof. Dr. DianaÜrge-Vorsatz recently gave a lecture to the IIASA Women in Science Club on"Disruptive urban energy solutions and their interactions with other societal goals." More
Dr. Sepo Hachigonta tells us about his journey after the 2007 Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP), which led him to the National Research Foundation in South Africa. More
Congratulations to Dr. Dennis L. Meadows on recently being inducted into the Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO and recently publishing The Climate Change Playbook. More
Andrei Rogers, former head of the Human Settlement and Services Program at IIASA, recently published his memoir on his life in the United States and abroad. More
IIASA RISK Guest Research Scholar Jan Sendzimir and Prof. Stefan Schmutz, Head of theInstitute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management at BOKU, recently published "Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future." More
Former World Population Program LeaderAndrei Rogers was awarded the 2018 Mindel Sheps Award at the Population Association of America meeting. More
Nemi Vora is a PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She recently received the runner up prize at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Pitt Competition. Below she describes how she approached communicating her research to a general audience. More
Prof. Shamir is a member of the Israeli Committee for IIASA; though his relationship with IIASA began while Howard Raiffa was Director. Shamir visited the institute on 11 April, and below he shares his IIASA story. More
Former US NMO secretary and IIASA alumnus Alan McDonald honors the memory of Professor Francis Bator, who passed on 15 March and was instrumental in the creation of IIASA during his role as the deputy national security advisor to President Lyndon Johnson and in transition of US membership in 1982. More
Dr. Ali Kharrazi recently led a two-week study abroad program from The University of Tokyo in Vienna with a two-day workshop at IIASA. Below he describes his program, the workshop and how the YSSP inspired his research. More
Mingshu Wang is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USA. He recently first-authored a paper in Journal of Urban Planning and Development exploring the relationship between urban forms and carbon emissions in 104 Chinese cities. More
The Alumni Association is introducing new staff at IIASA to the alumni community. This editorial on IIASA at this year's AAAS Annual Meeting is by Jan Marco Müller, who is Head of the Directorate Office and Coordinator for Science to Policy and Science Diplomacy since 2017. More
Lu Liu recently first-authored a paper published in Environmental Research Letters studying the potential of large-scale reservoirs to provide reliable surface water yields while also considering environmental flows within 235 of the world’s largest river basins. More
IIASA alumnus and donor Dr. István Sebestyén presents on the first permanent computer network connections for science and research between East and West – during and after the Cold War era and 10 years before the Internet. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Barbara Lübkert - Alcamo's death on 13 February 2018. Below colleague Maximilian Posch and Leen Hordijk pay tribute to Barbara's memory with personal reflections. More
Edoardo Borgomeo co-led the recent World Bank publication Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa. Below he shares what the study shows and how the YSSP contributed to his professional growth. More
Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk has been elected as a foreign member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters(Societas Scientiarum Fennica), which was founded in 1838 and the oldest Finnish Academy of Sciences. More
IIASA alumnus Aviott John writes about his life after IIASA, which has lead him to new initiatives and a question to the IIASA alumni community. More
It is with profound sadness that IIASA marks the death of Professor Ishfaq Ahmad on 18 January. As a former IIASA Council member, former President of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and former Advisor to the Prime Minister, he was a great supporter of IIASA. More
Prof. Norio Okada was first at IIASA from 1978-1980 working on water resource development. He visited the institute to explore further collaborations with IIASA and the Risk and Resilience Program. Read more about his experiences over the last 40 years in below. More
Former YSSPer Ike Umejesi recently visited IIASA to meet with his YSSP supervisor Mike Thompson. Below he writes about their current collaborations and life after the YSSP. More
Dr. Martin Nowak gave an institute seminar onNatural Cooperation. Currently, he is Professor of Mathematics and of Biology at Harvard University and Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. He works on the mathematical description of biology. More details on his seminar and current research below. More
Prof. Dr. Hermann Maurer highlights IIASA research on the Austria-Forum. More on this platform and its goals may be found below. More
Devyani Singh is currently a PhD candidate at the University of British Colombia in Canada. She recently was the lead author on a publication co-authored with her YSSP supervisor Shonali Pachauriand PhD supervisor Hisham Zerriffi.Below she describes the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer started as a research assistant at IIASA in 1972 and today is the Risk and Resilience (RISK) Program Director and Dean of the YSSP. She shares her story as a risk researcher at IIASA over the last 45 years. More
Former YSSPer Lukas Figge will defendhis PhD Connectedness in Times of Ecological Overshoot: A quantitative analysis of the sustainability of globalization on 29 September at Maastricht University. Below he describes the importance of this work and the impact IIASA had. More
Miho Kamei is currently at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan and recently published on socioeconomic scenarios at the city scale for Tokyo. Below she describes the importance of this work and the impact of the YSSP. More
Prof. Andreas Schäfer gave an institute seminar on Transportation and climate change -- past trends and future prospects. This was his first visit at IIASA in 21 years. More details on his current research below. More
Andreas Zinggl is currently the Program Manager for Pakistan at Caritas, St. Pölten. He recently attended the YSSP 40th Anniversary Event, where he could reconnect with fellow 1994 YSSPers, and below he shares his YSSP experience. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Roderick Shaw's passing on 1 June. He led the Transboundary Air Pollution Program from 1987-1992. Below Leen Hordijk, Matthias Jonas, Sten Nilsson, and Maximilian Posch pay tribute to Rod Shaw's memory. More
Zoe Chafe recently gave a seminar at IIASA on "Household heating with solid fuels (wood, coal, dung, etc): Implications for air pollution, health, and climate change." Below she describes her current work, its importance, and the impact the YSSP. More
Maria Xylia is currently a PhD candidate at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and continues collaborating with colleagues in the IIASAEcosystems Services and Management Program. Below she shares her YSSP experience from the aspect of a female researcher. More
Peter van Grinsven was in theProcesses of International Negotiation Program as a 2003 YSSPer. His experience following IIASA includes a Senior Policy Adviser role to now being the Director of Corporate Development at the Royal Schiphol Group. Below he describes how the YSSP impacted him professionally. More
Jessica first came to IIASA in 2010 as a participant in the YSSP and returned in 2011 joining the IIASA Energy Program. Below she describes the impacts of the YSSP on her work on energy security, nuclear energy and the political economy of energy transitions. More
Congratulations to Firdos Khan Yousafzai on his recent publication:Improved hydrological projections and reservoir management in the Upper Indus Basin under the changing climate. Below he mentions the impact of the YSSP. More
Brian Fath participated in the 1997 YSSP and today is the scientific coordinator of the program as well as a summer Research Scholar within the Advanced Systems Analysis Program. The YSSP impacted not only his career, read more about how it turned his life upside down below. More
IIASA wishes Dr. Marchetti all the best on this special birthday! More
Congratulations to Arne Jernelöv on his recent publication "The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species: Aliens Forever orIntegrated Immigrants with Time?" More
Congratulations to IIASA collaborators Carl Folke and Arild Underdal for being elected as members of the US National Academy of Sciences. More
Prof. Kacprzyk was one of 14 recipients of an honorary doctorate from the Laapeenranta University of Technology in Finland for his work on sustainability, especially in water consumption and waste, decision-making, and big data in digitalisation. More
Sabine Fuss works at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change in Berlin, Germany, but her first research position was with the IIASA Forestry Program. Below she describes her experiences at IIASA and how they have shaped her path and what she is working on today. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Oleg F. Vasiliev's death on 7 March 2017.He led the Resources & Environment Area and was Deputy Director at IIASA from 1977-1981. Below alumni Jesse Ausubel and M. Bruce Beck pay tribute to his memory. More
Below David Victor looks at how his 1989 YSSP experience impacted him. More
Join Luis J. Castro at the "Migration and Urban Systems Engineering Analysis on the Mexico-USA Border" conference on Thursday, 9 March, at the Engineering Institute of the National University in Mexico City at 5 pm. More
In The Power of Systems: How Policy Sciences Opened Up the Cold War World, Dr. Egle Rindzeviciute introduces readers to one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War: the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. More
IIASA alumni and former YSSPers are cordially invited to a reception at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University on Sunday,February 19th. We are looking forward to seeing those in the area! More
2013 YSSPer Talha Manzoor describes below how the YSSP enabled him to pursue his current work and the impact it had on his research. More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Agneta (Silfver) Newton's death on 2 February 2017. Below alumna Ruth Steiner pays tribute to Silfver's memory with personal reflections following from Roger and Carla Levien, Monica de Janosi, and Sebouh Baghdoyan. More
Emilio L. Cano recently published a paper in Springer's TOP journal and began a new position at the University of Castilla-La Mancha as Assistant Professor. Below he describes the impact the Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP) had on these achievements. More
In his retirement Aviott John, the former chief librarian at IIASA, joined a project to develop a sustainable school in a village in Tamil Nadu. Below he gives an update on this project. More
The Academy of Finland granted funding to 101 research projects under the key project funding scheme "Forging ahead with Research." Below Mari describes her research project that recently received this funding. More
Prof. Kacprzyk received the 2016 Individual Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Computational Intelligence by theInternational Neural Network Society, Indian Chapter as well as an honorary doctorate at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary. More
2016 YSSP Alumna describes below a new project at the New School in cooperation with the Parsons School of Design and the Harvard Law School, which was influenced by her YSSP experience. More
IIASA alumna Dr. Isolde Prommer extends an invitation to a vernissage featuring her artwork on 10 December 2016 at 6 pm at Galerie ARTOPIA in Vienna. More
Former IIASA Director Dr. Crawford Stanley Buzz Holling recently published his memoir, Bubbles and Spirals. More
Congratulations to former IIASA Director Professor Detlof von Winterfeldt for his recent appointment recognizing his exceptional distinction as a faculty memberin the University of Southern California. More
It is with great sadness and respect that IIASA marks the death of Professor Ralph J. Cicerone, president emeritus of the National Academy of Sciences, who passed away on the 5th of November. More
Congratulations to former IIASA Council Member Prof. Carlos Nobre. His pioneering efforts in the understanding and protection of the Amazon are honored by the Volvo Environment Prize. More
This October, IIASA celebrated it's 44th Birthday. For this occasion, quotes from the first IIASA Conference held in May 1976, in honor of the Institute's 3rd Birthday, are featured. More
The Harvard Kennedy School held a memorial service in honor of Howard Raiffa on Monday evening, 17 October 2016. More
Howard Kunreuther, former Director of IIASA’s RISK program from 1980-1982, spoke at IIASA on"Adaptation to Extreme Climate Events: Challenges and Opportunities." A video of the lecture may be found below. More
Nzalalemba Serge Kubanza recently co-authored a paper exploring the concept of environmental justice in solid waste management in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. More
The Systems Analysis: Modeling and Control conference was held from the 03 - 08 October, in memory of Arkady Kryazhimskii. Below participants share their impressions from this memorable event. More
Yue Qin traveled from Princeton to spend this past summer at IIASA to work on environmental implications of China's natural gas policies. Below she shares her YSSP experience. More
IIASA congratulates our former IIASA Council Member on his recent appointment with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. More
Detlof von Winterfeldt pays tribute to Howard Raiffa's memory, not only for his tremendous accomplishments but also the person. Personal reflections follow further enriching the story from Roger Levien, Tibor Vasko, Martha Wohlwendt, Ruth Steiner, Ralph Keeney, and Judith Raiffa. More
IIASA Alumnus Christoph Schneider invites alumni to an economic symposium on 30 August - 01 September at the European Forum Alpbach 2016. More
Zachary Brown recently co-authored a paper published in Ecological Economics studying the links between urban development patterns and individual well-being. More
The Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS) recognizes Dr.Ören, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. More
The US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is hosting a symposium in honor of Robert M. White on Tuesday afternoon, June 14th, in Washington, DC, in which alumnus Jesse Ausubel will participate as one of the moderators. More
Anastasia Emelyanova’s involvement with IIASA transformed from three months during the YSSP to joining the World Population Program for joint work with the Arctic Futures Initiativeas a Research Scholar. Below she describes this journey and her current work on Arctic populations. More
President Obama awarded Simon Levinthe U.S. National Medal of Science—the nation’s highest honor for achievement and leadership in science. More
Geoffrey M. Heal, currently the Donald C. Waite Professor of Social Enterprise at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, has been elected as a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. More
Professor Donald F. Costello returns to IIASA to speak about "Applied Systems Support for Distributed Data Driven Analysis." Below he describes his current collaboration with the Advanced Systems Analysis Program. More
During the IIASA Director General and CEO Prof. Dr. Pavel Kabat official visit to Egypt, he met with IIASA Alumnus Prof. Abdel-Hamid El-Kassas who is now the President of the Institute of National Planning in Cairo. More
Luis J. Castro returned to IIASA in February and March to re-visit the models he worked on at IIASA from 1977-1982. Below he shares with us his professional experience over the last 40 years. More
IIASA's former Chief Librarian Aviott John held a book reading on Thursday, 21 April, bringing alumni together in Vienna. More
Supporting IIASA has just become easier! Every time you shop on Amazon Smile, you can choose Friends of IIASA as your selected charity and 0.5% of every dollar you spend will be donated to support innovative research projects at IIASA! More
Ville-Veikko Paunu's relationship with IIASA spans far beyond the three months of YSSP. Read more about his current research on the Arctic. More
A Public Lecture by IIASA's Director General and CEO Pavel Kabat at Peking University brought together former YSSPers and their former supervisors. More
Dr. Korfmacher recently visited her YSSP supervisor from 23 years ago and presented her current research to the RISK Program. More
Three alumni were among the 68 participants of The World in 2050: second workshop that took place at IIASA on 7-9 March 2016. More
The new Jacques Perrin/Galatee film, The Seasons, opened in French theaters this past January and is now showing in Austria and Germany. More
During the recent AAAS Conference, IIASA hosted a symposium and reception, a conference session, and three 2015 YSSPers presented posters. The video from the symposium is now available, and YSSPerFranziska Gaupp tells us about the experience. More
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IIASA alumni are cordially invited to a symposium and reception in Washington, DC during the AAAS Conference on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 1:00 pm. More
Expanded awards for young scientists will enable a growing number of outstanding researchers to conduct research at IIASA. More
IIASA’s Systems Analysis Conference 2015 was in honor of Howard Raiffa, with one session dedicated to Howard’s work and vision for the future of systems analysis. The following is based on an interview with Ralph, who together with Detlof, visited Howard to record Howard’s welcoming message on video. More
"Understanding experts’ views and risk perceptions on carbon capture and storage in three European countries" has recently been published based on Farid's work during his 2014 YSSP. More
We're proud to announce that IIASA's former chief librarian Aviott John has re-published his novel 'Sudarshan's Gift'. Join us for a book reading and refreshments in IIASA's Library at 1:15 pm on 12 November. More
It was great seeing so many familiar faces at the Systems Analysis Conference 2015 in honor of Howard Raiffa. For those of you who couldn't make it, check out fellow alumni presentations. More
IIASA Alumnus Christoph Schneider invites alumni to a discussion at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce on 5 November. More
The Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute presents the Woodrow Wilson Award to Petr Aven in recognition of his contributions to corporate service related to United States of America and Russia relations. More
IIASA announces the success of its one million dollar fundraising campaign to support a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Institute in honor of former IIASA Director Peter Engel de Jánosi. More
The Thomas C. Schelling Award, bestowed annually to an individual whose remarkable intellectual work has had a transformative impact on public policy, named after the recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Economics, IIASA Endowment Fund donor and alumnus, Prof. Thomas Schelling is returning to the IIASA family this year! More
Four young scientists have won an award from the Ukrainian president for their forest and land use research in collaboration with IIASA. More
Prof. Robert U. Ayres, a former IIASA scholar describes the roots of our bubble economy, the role of energy in the economy, climate change and the failures of austerity. More
The European Geophysical Union will award the 2014 Alfred Wegener Medal to Prof. Eric F. Wood for his pioneering contributions to hydrology and to its interactions with meteorology and climate change. From 1 March 1974 to 31 August 1976 Prof. Wood was a Research Scholar, Water Project (WAT) at IIASA. More
IIASA Alumni are cordially invited to the next IIASA seminar on Thursday, 20 March. More
Additional opportunities in IIASA’s post-doctoral fellowship program and Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) will give more young scientists the chance to conduct research at the Institute. More
to discuss the current situation in the banking sector as well as Alfa Bank's activities. More
IIASA Alumnus Sten Nilsson gave a Keynote address at the PaperWeek Conference last week. More
The IIASA Alumni Association is sending best wishes to Prof. Howard Raiffa for his 90th birthday! More
IIASA is saddened to hear about the passing of alumnus Philip Aspden. More
Thank you to those who already have shown their support! Your gift can make a difference to the future of an exceptional young scientist from a developing country. More
IIASA Deputy Director Nebojsa Nakicenovic joins the Nobel Week Dialogue on 10 December, which this year focuses on the future of Earth's energy systems and how to kick our dependence on fossil fuels. More
Join IIASA staff and local visitors for the last IIASA gallery vernissage of the year. More
The English version of this documentary has been released with the translation provided by Aviott John. More
2012 YSSP participant Pheakkdey Nguon has won a fellowship from the IPCC to fund his research on REDD+ in Cambodia. He accepted the award yesterday from Prince Albert II of Monaco. More
Wolfgang Lutz at the National Academy of Sciences workshop "Sustainability Science: Can Earth’s and Society’s Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?" More
IIASA was saddened by the news of Robert E. (Ted) Munn's death on 7 September 2013 at the age of 94. More
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Martha Wohlwendt,Fredy Jäger, and Alan McDonald appointed to IIASA's Alumni Board. More
IIASA board of trustees chairman Norman Neuriter has been honored by the President of Poland for his achievements in connecting Polish and American science. More
IIASA researcher, Dr. Anthony Patt, will give a talk on "Water and the Developing World" at the The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Falmouth, Mass. on May 17th. More
Anatoliy I. Yashin, Scientific Director of the DuPRI Center for Population Health and Aging, received the Mindel C. Sheps Award on May 4, 2012, in San Francisco for his contributions to the methodological foundations of demography. This is one of the most prestigious international awards in demography. More
Article by IIASA Scholar Morgan Bazilian along with Alan Miller and Daniel M. Kammen More
Norman P. Neureiter, Chairman of IIASA's Endowment Fund Board of Trustees and senior adviser to the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy, speaks at an international seminar on Forest and Landscape Restoration held at the People's Palace of Culture. More
David Wiberg speaks at the World Water Forum held in Marseille, France More
IIASA's World Population Program is referenced by David Brooks in his NY Times Column More
Former IIASA Director Leen Hordijk and IIASA alumnae Jill Jäger speak about the RESCUE Synthesis Report More
Howard Raiffa, IIASA's first Director, recently published his autobiography, Memoir:AnalyticalRoots of a Decision Scientist. More
The 2012 presidential candidates aren’t likely to mention nuclear power during their campaigns, according to IIASA's former Director and current professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. More
We are saddened to inform you that Linda Kneucker, Honorary Secretary of the IIASA Society, passed away on Monday, 23 January 2012. More
The IIASA Society transitions into the Institute forming the IIASA Alumni Association. More
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