{"675459":{"#nid":"675459","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winners of the Seed Grant Challenge for Climate Solutions Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENine early-career professors will pursue cutting-edge climate mitigation research during the upcoming year as part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/seibbissclimatechallenge\u0022\u003ESeed Grant Challenge for Climate Solutions\u003C\/a\u003E created by\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SEI) and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/sustainability\u0022\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (BBISS).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELaunched in April during the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/2024-frontiers-science-climate-action\u0022\u003EFrontiers in Science: Climate Action Conference and Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E, the Challenge \u201cprovides seed funding for climate mitigation and adaptation research led by ambitious early-career faculty eager to work across disciplines,\u201d explains\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/directory\/faculty\/toktay\/index.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeril Toktay\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor and interim executive director of BBISS.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOne goal of the Challenge is to facilitate research collaboration across the Institute. \u201cTransitioning to a sustainable, clean energy system requires concerted collaboration across diverse disciplines,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/timothy-charles-lieuwen\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETim Lieuwen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor,\u0026nbsp;David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair, and executive director of SEI. \u201cInitiatives like this are instrumental in paving the way for such groundbreaking interdisciplinary work.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe four selected proposals include researchers from five different schools and two centers, and will investigate biodiversity, coral reef resilience, lithium-ion battery recycling, and coastal resilience. \u201cI am pleased with the range of proposals submitted by our assistant professors,\u201d adds\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair and professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u201cEach proposal represents an opportunity to combine expertise from across the Institute to deepen our understanding of climate challenges and uncover possible solutions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEach of the following projects will receive a $15,000 seed grant to be used during the 2025 fiscal year:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClimate Solutions in the Most Biodiverse Regions on Earth: Testing Whether Warming Temperatures have set in Motion an \u201cEscalator to Survival\u201d in Tropical Rainforests\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Freeman\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Stroud\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESaad Bhamla\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmirali Aghazadeh\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe research team seeks to test the \u201cescalator to survival\u201d concept, which theorizes that lowland tropical species will only be able to persist in the face of rising temperatures if they are able to shift their ranges to nearby foothills and mountains, where temperatures remain cooler.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMacro- and Microscale Drivers of Coral Reef Resilience in a Changing Climate\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIsaiah W. Bolden\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELauren Speare\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences and the\u0026nbsp;Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe research team will develop transformative tools to evaluate reef health and resilience; detect impending compositional changes; determine the capacity for reef regeneration; and elevate mitigation strategies that preserve reef diversity and ecosystem services.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Workforce and Community-Engaged Team Building Approach for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in the U.S. Southeast: Addressing Social and Ecological Implications\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoe F. Bozeman III\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Hirsch\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior director of the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis project will build a transdisciplinary team to determine how to effectively unite community stakeholders, industry, social scientists, and engineers when applying for external grants to establish a U.S. southeastern hub for EV-battery lithium recycling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding Coastal Resilience: Science-based Adaptive Solutions to Mitigate Hurricane-Induced Compound Flooding in the Southeast U.S.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAli Sarhadi\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis project will quantify the risks associated with hurricane-induced compound flooding in a warming climate by developing physics-based hydrodynamic and AI models. 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