Institute for Environmental Science and Policy University of Illinois at Chicago External Advisory Board Meeting October 1, 2014 1 October 2014 524 SPHW 2121 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612
Agenda 8:30am Breakfast and introductions 9:00 “State of the Institute” (T. Theis) 9:30 Discussion and comments 10:00 New IESP predoctoral fellows N. Ahmad (CME) S. Husseini (CME) 10:45 Break 11:00 Response to EAB report and recommendations (T. Theis) and discussion (all) 12:30pm Lunch 1:00 Further discussion, comments from the Board 2:00 Adjourn
IESP Highlights FY 2013-2014 • Emily Minor: promotion to associate professor with indefinite tenure • Research expenditures: $1,592,937 (total $4,996,081) • 40 projects with 75 PIs + co-PIs across 28 units • ICR return $117,912 • 14 active projects (as of 8/31/14) — some examples: – CyberSEES (NSF): “Feasibility of a data integration framework for urban metabolism” (Cruz, Ai, Derrible, Dorevitch, Klein-Banai, Theis) – NCEH: “Building resilience against climate effects in Illinois” ( Dorevitch, Forst, Ibrahim, Turnock) – USEPA (ASU): “Material l ife cycle of nanomaterials” (Theis) – U of Glasgow: “An agent - based model for simulating the process of social exclusion” ( Tilahun, Zellner) – Chicago Wilderness Congress 2014 (Wise) • New large scale collaborative initiatives: – NSF Science and Technology Center: “Sustainability Science and Urban Food Systems” (UIC, UIUC, CSU, PSU, OSU, ASU, VSU) – NSF SRN: “Urban Food System” UIC, UIUC, CSU – NSF PIRE: “Building Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Infrastructures: Aligning Physical Designs with Financial Models” (Theis, Ashton, Minor, Pagano, Schlickman, Weber, Zellner) – EPA ACE: “Air , Climate and Energy: Center for Urban and Regional Vulnerability Evaluation ( ACE:CURVE)” (w/ ANL, U of C, UND, Cornell, USC, CUNY, UIUC) – NSF RIPS “Supporting the resilience of urban food systems through integrated water, food, and institutional infrastructure” ( Zellner, Ai, Ashton, Cruz, O’Connor , Powell, Theis, Weber, Winkle, Zenk) – NSF: "Natives in the Neighborhood:Â Ecological Impacts of Voluntary Conservation Efforts for Urban Biodiversity and STEM Learning“ (Minor, Wise , Portland State, Chicago Wilderness, Field Museum, Conserve Lake County, Morton Arboretum, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Openlands) – Proposal to host the 2017 biennial conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) (UIC, Northwestern, IIT, Argonne, CNT, City of Chicago) • Ph.D. Predoctoral fellowships (2): – N. Ahmad (CME), “Network analysis of resource consumption patterns” – S. Husseini ( CME), “Controls on the accumulation and transformation of semi-volatile halogenated persistent bioaccumulative toxic compounds in the upper great lakes ”
IESP Grant Connections 2010-2014
Joint IESP Faculty Name Depart/Col Expertise Rank Percent Appointed Kathryn Nagy EaES/LAS Env. Geochemistry Professor 40 2002 Nurtan EOHS/SPH Risk Assess/ Env. Professor N/A 2003 Esmen Decision Emeritus Jane Lin CME/COE Transportation Associate 43 2003 Systems/Air Quality Professor Moira Zellner UPP/CUPPA Public Policy/ Associate 50 2006 Sustainability of Professor Natural Resources David Wise Biological Ecosystem Professor 50 2006 Sci/LAS Processes Emily Minor Biological Landscape Ecology Associate 50 2008 Sci/LAS Professor Samuel EOHS/SPH Urban Health Associate 50 2010 Dorevitch Professor Ning Ai UPP/CUPPA Urban Assistant 50 2011 Sustainability Professor Sybil Derrible CME/COE Urban Assistant 50 2012 Infrastructure Professor Systems
Cumulative IESP Allocations by Department (2002-2014) Art & Arch 5,000 Art & Arch Biological Sci 580,404 Economics 30,500 Urban Planning Earth & ES 514,000 Chemical Engr 166,606 Biological Sci Public Adm Civil & Mat Engr 367,834 Mech & Ind Engr 27,008 EOHS 464,465 Epi Bio Epi Bio 32,722 Public Adm 5,000 Urban Planning 283,975 Economics EOHS Mech & Ind Engr Earth & ES Civil & Mat Engr Chemical Engr
“Environmental” Faculty by Department Arch 3 Art 1 Arch Biol Sci 13 Urban Planning Art Urban Trans Chem 2 ChemE 6 CME 8 Public Adm Comp Sci 3 Physics Ea & ES 14 Biol Sci Phil Chem ChemE ECE 4 Econ 2 Medicine MIE EOHS 18 Math Epi Bio 2 History IDS ERC 4 CME Finance 2 Health Adm Health Adm 2 History 2 Comp Sci Finance IDS 1 Math 1 Medicine 2 ERC MIE 6 Phil 1 Epi Bio Ea & ES Physics 1 Public Adm 2 ECE Urban Planning 9 EOHS Econ Urban Trans 5 114
EAB Recommendations and Responses Overarching recommendation: campus-wide planning and re- visioning of IESP Response: • Excellent idea • Can sharpen the emerging focus on sustainability and sustainable systems, including urban systems, and re-examine the value of IESP • M ust remember that the “environmental” community at UIC is much larger today that 15 years ago • IBHE calls for review of units every 8 years (which for IESP would be 2015)
EAB specific recommendations 1. Expand reach of IESP using mechanisms/partnering from other centers – IESP has co-sponsored activities with other centers and offices (seminars, earth day) and will continue to do so. – Our experience has been that the best motivator for topical working groups is the deadline of a RFP – Over the years IESP has provided “seed” funding for certain activities (proposal prep, retreats and meetings) in response to an identified topic and group. – We view multi-year commitments to faculty as multi-year investments, just as departments do. – We do not view single- faculty fellowships as part of IESP’s mission, although we have supported sabbatical leaves of our jointly appointed faculty. – IESP continually looks for new faculty hiring opportunities – Ph.D. fellowships will continue and may be expanded (e.g. first-year fellows as recruiting tool) 2. UIC facilities as learning laboratories – IESP has no laboratory facilities. – External partnerships are an excellent idea, provided they contribute to IESP’s mission. 3. Create a marketing strategy with outside organizations – Another good idea, but a very different “business” model – New academic programs may be a possibility – Working with UIC Development Office has not yet yielded results – Might be time to rehire an outreach coordinator 4. Relocation of IESP to East campus – Ongoing… 5. Indirect cost recovery – Has been problematic – Original proposal called for a combination of State and ICR funding – Decisions by upper administration have made original plan untenable – OVCR has committed $200K/year in 5 year increments, ending FY2017 – Long term plan uncertain
6. Expand mission of IESP/Urban sustainability as a focus – Yes, an increasingly important part of IESP’s identity – Much of IESP faculty research is urban-centric – BURST initiative – NSF CyberSEES/Urban metabolism – Urban Food SRN – PIRE (Urban financing)/parallel to UK iBUILD – Network concept
LCA-based Networks: Foundation for an Integrative Scientific Methodology
Why Networks? • Networks are intentional constructs, linked together in a web of common purposes • Stress the idea of a community of science as the common element and principle of connection among concepts and ideas • Facilitates interdisciplinary knowledge exchanges • Science-based, hence will grow and adapt in self-correcting ways as knowledge is acquired, exchanged, and transformed • Sustainability is complex with multiple interested parties (technology, economics, public health, government and more); such complexity benefits from the self-integrated structure of a network
LCA-based Manufacturing Networks: Basic Architecture Forecasting Integration Feedback loops of varying complexity and scale Manufacturing, R&D, Acquisition of Costs & Market Consumer Use Fabrication, and Knowledge creation nodes Patterns & Product Materials Supply Assembly Development Demand General Environmental End-of-life Economic & traversal Impacts Disposition Social Impacts of the network Data and information transfers Governance Literature and Patents Value Chain Exploration and Databases Funding Analysis Learning Firms Anticipation Prospecting
Life Cycle Embedded within the Network Forecasting Integration Consumers develop their preferences Manufacturing, and patterns of R&D, Acquisition of Costs & Market Consumer Use Ideas and consumption innovations Fabrication, and Patterns & Product Materials Supply are turned Assembly Development Demand into real products Environmental End-of-life Economic & Sustainability Impacts Disposition Social Impacts impacts emerge Governance Literature and Patents Firms, agencies, and Value Chain Exploration and Databases Funding researchers Governance Analysis Learning establish basis and policy for new issues come Firms products into focus; recommend- ations for action. Anticipation Prospecting
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