Washington University in St. Louis is addressing the challenges of energy and sustainability on a global scale. The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) was created in June 2007 to encourage and coordinate University-wide and external collaborative research on energy, environment, and sustainability that cannot be done by single investigators or by single disciplines alone.

A key goal of I-CARES is to foster institutional, regional, and international research on:

the development and production of biofuels from plant and microbial systems;

the exploration of sustainable alternative energy; and

the exploration of environmental systems and practices. Research at the center will also focus on the region's important coal resources and efforts to:

• mitigate carbon dioxide accumulation,
• improve combustion processes, and
• reduce emissions.

Institutional

At the University, from the application of basic science to the business of greening of America, all faculty from all departments and schools are invited to work in partnership with I-CARES to address the immense energy challenges of the 21^st century.

Regional

I-CARES coordinates research efforts at the University and work with other organizations in the greater St. Louis region to explore alternative energy, sources and to develop novel products, applications, and sustainability practices. Sponsorships will be developed with energy and technology companies and other corporate supporters, as well.

International

I-CARES encourages international collaborative research on energy and environmental issues by working closely with a global partnership of leading universities forged by the University's McDonnell International Scholars Academy. An outgrowth of an international symposium sponsored by the McDonnell Academy, the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environment Partnership (MAGEEP) is a consortium of 25 universities worldwide and corporate partners that supports the development of innovative ideas in collaborative education and a wide range of research activities in energy and environmental areas.

I-CARES Director, Himadri Pakrasi: Wilson Hall 308, phone 935-6853, pakrasi@wustl.edu
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