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.
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September 30, 2024
Dirt, data and determination: one student’s drive to help farmers plant smarter
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September 30, 2024
Student utilizes sustainability grant to give voice to regenerative farmers
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September 30, 2024
USDA supports Ohio State-led team to accelerate climate-smart agriculture
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May 25, 2024
Sustainability Institute Announces 2024 Research Grant Award Winners
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May 23, 2024
Ohio State Students Reflect on 2024 Midwest Climate Summit
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May 22, 2024
Sustainability Institute Announces 2024 Student Grant Award Winners
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May 2, 2024
Green is the New Growth: Columbus Metropolitan Club features SI Faculty Director
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April 9, 2024
Student utilizes sustainability grant to explore, publish heat island research
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January 4, 2024
Ohio State students travel to Dubai for climate conference
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January 3, 2024
In coastal communities, sea level rise may leave some isolated
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January 3, 2024
How technology and economics can help save endangered species
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December 19, 2023
A bigger bang approach to economic development: an application to rural Appalachian Ohio energy boomtowns
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December 14, 2023
Partnerships, collaboration nourish Ohio’s food system
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December 7, 2023
Ohio State study abroad program attends COP28
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October 30, 2023
Bringing new resilient infrastructure to all communities
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October 30, 2023
Sustainability Institute selects the second cohort of Exploratory Research Groups
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September 27, 2023
Enhancing Power Grid Resilience for Navajo Nation
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August 14, 2023
SI fosters interdisciplinary research through FY23 grant awards
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December 13, 2022
Ohio State students establish online environmental professional stakeholder network
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November 16, 2022
Campus Sustainability Goal Update
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October 26, 2022
Smith Lab student gardens continue to flourish
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October 19, 2022
Volunteers Help Beautify Jennings Hall Rain Garden
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July 6, 2022
Food Scraps
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June 23, 2022
Climate changes lead to water imbalance, conflict in Tibetan Plateau
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June 15, 2022
Ohio State Energy Partners makes annual philanthropic awards
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June 6, 2022
Ohio State researchers, industry leaders seek sustainable aviation solutions
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June 1, 2022
Automotive engineering students excel in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge
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May 11, 2022
2020 campus sustainability report now available
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May 10, 2022
Economic Resilience Actions Avert Losses When Disaster Strikes
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March 25, 2022
WestFest, Ohio State faculty shine in Office of Outreach & Engagement’s awards
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March 17, 2022
Wild about sustainability
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March 4, 2022
Power Lines: Comics and the Environment’ exhibit captures human-environment interaction
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February 15, 2022
Ohio State, Rumpke Promote Circular Economy Research, Teaching and Practices
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January 25, 2022
Advanced Drainage Systems, Ohio State Collaborate on Sustainable Water Management, Recycling
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November 1, 2021
Cancer hospital diverts 13.96 tons of plastic from landfills
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October 22, 2021
Growing new roots: student garden planted outside Smith Lab
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October 18, 2021
Bee-yond Campus: The Honeybee Research Collaboration
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September 7, 2021
Officials leading hurricane response need ‘risk literacy’
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August 31, 2021
Sustainability projects receive Ohio State President's Research Excellence Accelerator funding
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August 27, 2021
Wexner Medical Center recognized nationally for environmental excellence
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July 6, 2021
Sustainability, STEAM Factory researcher takes faculty position in Israel
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June 24, 2021
Throwing shade: Measuring how much trees, buildings cool cities
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June 10, 2021
New service learning course features multi-cultural collaboration
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June 8, 2021
Wexner Medical Center faculty, staff make an environmental impact
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May 3, 2021
Improving the Lives of Community Members
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April 28, 2021
COVID-19 in our dust may help predict outbreaks, study finds
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April 19, 2021
Protecting people as well as the environment
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March 24, 2021
Wexner Medical Center Sustainability Successes
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March 23, 2021
Unequal exposure and access: the crisis of environmental injustice
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March 16, 2021
Medical Center Earns Tree Campus Healthcare Recognition
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March 10, 2021
UV radiation kills virus that causes COVID-19 in lab, study finds
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March 8, 2021
Health care and weather distressing farmers
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February 24, 2021
Wexner Medical Center: Telehealth Utilization Results in Significant Emission Reductions
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February 11, 2021
Downscaling the Measurement of Sustainability
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January 26, 2021
Coffee ground, literally
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January 21, 2021
Elena Irwin honored as Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellow
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January 5, 2021
Energized: Student Entrepreneurs Share Portable Battery Invention
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November 24, 2020
Smart and Resilient Communities Research Leaders Detail Research Initiatives
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November 20, 2020
Pandemic has surprising impacts on public transit demand
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November 13, 2020
Ohio State Recognized in Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition
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November 13, 2020
Ohio State, SWACO to Test Improved Waste Management Strategies
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November 5, 2020
A Dose of Sustainability
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October 30, 2020
COVID Lessons for U.S. Food Supply Chain Resilience
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October 16, 2020
Online Dashboard Helps Track Region’s Sustainability Efforts
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October 15, 2020
12 Things You Can Do to Help Save Coral Reefs
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October 9, 2020
Dare to be a Force of Nature: Connecting Sports and Climate Change
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September 23, 2020
Rebuild, Renew, Reshape to Study COVID-19 Recovery
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September 8, 2020
Curbing Sediment through Construction Design
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August 12, 2020
Why walking to work may be better for you than a casual stroll
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August 10, 2020
It’s Hot in the City: Understanding the Urban Heat Island Effect on Ohio State’s Campus
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August 6, 2020
Growing Community through the Mansfield Microfarm
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July 30, 2020
For urban conservation, local resident involvement is key
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July 28, 2020
A rising weapon against the coronavirus? Sewage.
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July 27, 2020
Study identifies top reasons for sewer line failure
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July 10, 2020
Mobility Research Published in SAGE Journals
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June 18, 2020
Ohio State researching, testing polymer face masks to protect against COVID-19
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June 18, 2020
Environmentalism Drives Electric Vehicle Adoption, Study Shows
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June 5, 2020
Ohio State researchers testing breathalyzer to detect COVID-19
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May 28, 2020
Curtis named faculty fellow in the Office of Outreach and Engagement
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May 26, 2020
Chinese, American scientists leading efforts on COVID-19
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May 22, 2020
Declines in public transit demand show essential workers’ reliance on COTA and similar services
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May 6, 2020
Final round of COVID-19 seed funding supports 11 new projects
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May 5, 2020
'Boots on the ground'
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April 30, 2020
Acoustic Technology Saves Water
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April 30, 2020
Office of Research awards second round of COVID-19 seed funding
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April 23, 2020
Office of Research backs new scientific study into COVID-19 pandemic
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March 16, 2020
3 things to avoid if you want to keep your carpets mold-free
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March 5, 2020
Medical Center Earns Tree Campus Healthcare Recognition
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February 11, 2020
Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
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December 16, 2019
Heat or eat? How one energy conservation strategy may hurt vulnerable populations
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November 26, 2019
Quenching water needs in Gambia
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November 19, 2019
First look at thermostat wars suggests women may be losing these battles
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October 21, 2019
The Ohio State University Recognized Nationally as Bicycle-Friendly Campus
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October 21, 2019
Smartphone app-device combo detects harmful chemical in the home
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October 21, 2019
Global Water Institute taps College of Engineering to expand impact
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October 16, 2019
Climate change lessons from Bangladesh's disappearing farms
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October 15, 2019
New projects focus on improving aluminum recycling
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August 30, 2019
Creating batteries that could help power air travel
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August 29, 2019
Much fridge food ‘goes there to die’
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August 21, 2019
Interns share experiences from ENGIE opportunities
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August 6, 2019
New Mobility and Cities Workshop
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July 29, 2019
Howlett Green Roof
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July 5, 2019
Climate change converges with humanities at Louisiana field school
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June 27, 2019
To increase bike commuters, look to neighborhoods
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June 21, 2019
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
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May 22, 2019
The Ohio State University Earns Gold Status in Sustainability Rating System
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May 10, 2019
Ohio State Gives Seed Funding to Spur Transportation Innovations
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April 9, 2019
Ohio Water Resources Center funds Perena Gouma
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March 28, 2019
STEAM Factory Post-Doc Research Program
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March 13, 2019
Farmers need to gear up for more rain
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March 8, 2019
The Women Leaders of Ohio State’s Sustainability Institute
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January 28, 2019
Conference presents challenges, solutions for sustainable communities
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December 18, 2018
Researchers Unveil Climate Change Action Plan for Columbus
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July 8, 2016
Economic Diversity and Community Resilience
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