We help communities assess the trade-offs of distributed digital technologies to improve efficiencies and decisions, while ensuring those improvements are sustainable and socially just. We work with Columbus, Ohio, and places around the world to improve community resilience through better urban planning, data analytics, predictive modeling and participatory processes.
SI Research Leads
Steven Quiring (quiring.10@osu.edu), Department of Geography
Abdollah Shafieezadeh (shafieezadeh.1@osu.edu), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
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SMART URBAN SYSTEMS
Our researchers are designing new operating models for public transportation, shared mobility systems and freight systems that make use of connected vehicle and automation technologies.
URBAN PLANNING
By engaging with diverse communities vulnerable to natural hazards in the United States, Mexico, Haiti and Indonesia, Ohio State researchers work to improve the design and implementation of housing and post-disaster projects.
CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
Using data analytics and integrated models, we assess the impact of hurricanes, winter storms and other weather events on power infrastructure under conditions of a changing climate.
Enhancing Power Grid Resilience for Navajo Nation
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Call for student posters and student, faculty flash talks
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SI fosters interdisciplinary research through FY23 grant awards
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Ohio State students establish online environmental professional stakeholder network
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Campus Sustainability Goal Update
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Smith Lab student gardens continue to flourish
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Volunteers Help Beautify Jennings Hall Rain Garden
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Food Scraps
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Climate changes lead to water imbalance, conflict in Tibetan Plateau
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Ohio State Energy Partners makes annual philanthropic awards
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Ohio State researchers, industry leaders seek sustainable aviation solutions
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Automotive engineering students excel in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge
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2020 campus sustainability report now available
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Economic Resilience Actions Avert Losses When Disaster Strikes
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WestFest, Ohio State faculty shine in Office of Outreach & Engagement’s awards
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Wild about sustainability
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Power Lines: Comics and the Environment’ exhibit captures human-environment interaction
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Ohio State, Rumpke Promote Circular Economy Research, Teaching and Practices
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Ohio State Collaborate on Sustainable Water Management, Recycling
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Cancer hospital diverts 13.96 tons of plastic from landfills
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Growing new roots: student garden planted outside Smith Lab
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Bee-yond Campus: The Honeybee Research Collaboration
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Officials leading hurricane response need ‘risk literacy’
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Sustainability projects receive Ohio State President's Research Excellence Accelerator funding
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Wexner Medical Center recognized nationally for environmental excellence
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Share your climate story!
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Sustainability, STEAM Factory researcher takes faculty position in Israel
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Throwing shade: Measuring how much trees, buildings cool cities
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New service learning course features multi-cultural collaboration
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Wexner Medical Center faculty, staff make an environmental impact
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Improving the Lives of Community Members
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COVID-19 in our dust may help predict outbreaks, study finds
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Protecting people as well as the environment
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Wexner Medical Center Sustainability Successes
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Unequal exposure and access: the crisis of environmental injustice
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Medical Center Earns Tree Campus Healthcare Recognition
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UV radiation kills virus that causes COVID-19 in lab, study finds
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Health care and weather distressing farmers
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Wexner Medical Center: Telehealth Utilization Results in Significant Emission Reductions
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Downscaling the Measurement of Sustainability
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Coffee ground, literally
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Elena Irwin honored as Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellow
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Energized: Student Entrepreneurs Share Portable Battery Invention
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Smart and Resilient Communities Research Leaders Detail Research Initiatives
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Pandemic has surprising impacts on public transit demand
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Ohio State Recognized in Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition
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Ohio State, SWACO to Test Improved Waste Management Strategies
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A Dose of Sustainability
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COVID Lessons for U.S. Food Supply Chain Resilience
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Sustainability Research Seed Grant Program Seeks Pre-Proposals
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Online Dashboard Helps Track Region’s Sustainability Efforts
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12 Things You Can Do to Help Save Coral Reefs
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Dare to be a Force of Nature: Connecting Sports and Climate Change
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Rebuild, Renew, Reshape to Study COVID-19 Recovery
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Curbing Sediment through Construction Design
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Why walking to work may be better for you than a casual stroll
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It’s Hot in the City: Understanding the Urban Heat Island Effect on Ohio State’s Campus
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Growing Community through the Mansfield Microfarm
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For urban conservation, local resident involvement is key
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A rising weapon against the coronavirus? Sewage.
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Study identifies top reasons for sewer line failure
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Mobility Research Published in SAGE Journals
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Ohio State researching, testing polymer face masks to protect against COVID-19
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Environmentalism Drives Electric Vehicle Adoption, Study Shows
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Ohio State researchers testing breathalyzer to detect COVID-19
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Curtis named faculty fellow in the Office of Outreach and Engagement
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Chinese, American scientists leading efforts on COVID-19
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Declines in public transit demand show essential workers’ reliance on COTA and similar services
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Final round of COVID-19 seed funding supports 11 new projects
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'Boots on the ground'
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Acoustic Technology Saves Water
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Office of Research awards second round of COVID-19 seed funding
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Office of Research backs new scientific study into COVID-19 pandemic
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3 things to avoid if you want to keep your carpets mold-free
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Medical Center Earns Tree Campus Healthcare Recognition
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Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
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Funding Available for New Interdisciplinary Research Teams
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Heat or eat? How one energy conservation strategy may hurt vulnerable populations
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Quenching water needs in Gambia
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First look at thermostat wars suggests women may be losing these battles
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The Ohio State University Recognized Nationally as Bicycle-Friendly Campus
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Smartphone app-device combo detects harmful chemical in the home
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Global Water Institute taps College of Engineering to expand impact
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Climate change lessons from Bangladesh's disappearing farms
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New projects focus on improving aluminum recycling
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Creating batteries that could help power air travel
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Much fridge food ‘goes there to die’
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Interns share experiences from ENGIE opportunities
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New Mobility and Cities Workshop
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Howlett Green Roof
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Climate change converges with humanities at Louisiana field school
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To increase bike commuters, look to neighborhoods
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9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
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The Ohio State University Earns Gold Status in Sustainability Rating System
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Ohio State Gives Seed Funding to Spur Transportation Innovations
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Ohio Water Resources Center funds Perena Gouma
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STEAM Factory Post-Doc Research Program
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
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The Women Leaders of Ohio State’s Sustainability Institute
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Conference presents challenges, solutions for sustainable communities
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Researchers Unveil Climate Change Action Plan for Columbus
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