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NCER's mission is to support high-quality research by the nation's leading scientists and engineers that will improve EPA’s scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues. NCER supports leading edge extramural research in exposure, effects, risk assessment, and risk management through competitions for STAR grants, fellowships, and research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program. Learn More
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Follow the Green Nano Road
Dr. Barbara Karn of USEPA’s National Center for Environmental Research promotes green nanotechnology in an article in the current issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology. Dr. Karn points out that a combined total of over $9 billion is being spent annually by government and industry, but only 0.6% of this total expenditure ($60 million) is directed toward research for the protection of people and the planet.
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Growing a Garden of Future Environmental Leaders - 54 Students Receive EPA Research Fellowships
How do you grow future leaders to develop sustainable energy solutions for America? Start with the sun and the wind. That's what EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grantee Matthias Fripp is doing at the University of California at Berkeley with his three-year award.
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6th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
EPA and its partners invite submissions to the 6th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability. EPA is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society.
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Nanotechnology: A Brave New World Requires Bold New Research Approaches
Nanotechnology opens new worlds of possibilities for important computer, medical and environmental applications. To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and EPA awarded $38 million to establish two Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEINs).
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Selected for $500K EPA Research Grant
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of Woods Hole, Mass. has received a $508,494 grant for the development and use of a new technology to detect and count harmful algal bloom cells in drinking water. Woods Hole is one of five recipients of EPA research grants to improve the detection of known and emerging drinking water contaminants, including potent toxins produced by blue-green algae.
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New Book Chapter on the Educational Benefits of EPA’s P3 Award
EPA’s P3 Award has received accolades as an innovative program that is developing new, sustainable technologies. Because the program is designed for student teams, and includes a requirement to educate students about sustainability, there is an obvious link to education.
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Follow the Green Nano RoadDr. Barbara Karn of USEPA’s National Center for Environmental Research promotes green nanotechnology in an article in the current issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology. Dr. Karn points out that a combined total of over $9 billion is being spent annually by government and industry, but only 0.6% of this total expenditure ($60 million) is directed toward research for the protection of people and the planet.
[Read More]
Integrated Design, Modeling, and Monitoring of Geologic Sequestration of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide to Safeguard Sources of Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science To Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to conduct research to support the development of sound risk management strategies for the underground injection of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in candidate subsurface geologic formations.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science To Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to conduct research to support the development of sound risk management strategies for the underground injection of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) in candidate subsurface geologic formations.
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Growing a Garden of Future Environmental Leaders - 54 Students Receive EPA Research FellowshipsHow do you grow future leaders to develop sustainable energy solutions for America? Start with the sun and the wind. That's what EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grantee Matthias Fripp is doing at the University of California at Berkeley with his three-year award.
[Read More]
6th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the PlanetEPA and its partners invite submissions to the 6th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability. EPA is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society.
[Read More]
Nanotechnology: A Brave New World Requires Bold New Research Approaches Nanotechnology opens new worlds of possibilities for important computer, medical and environmental applications. To ensure nanotechnology is developed in a responsible manner, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and EPA awarded $38 million to establish two Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEINs).
[Read More]
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Selected for $500K EPA Research Grant The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of Woods Hole, Mass. has received a $508,494 grant for the development and use of a new technology to detect and count harmful algal bloom cells in drinking water. Woods Hole is one of five recipients of EPA research grants to improve the detection of known and emerging drinking water contaminants, including potent toxins produced by blue-green algae.
[Read More]
2009 Academic Year EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study.
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New Book Chapter on the Educational Benefits of EPA’s P3 AwardEPA’s P3 Award has received accolades as an innovative program that is developing new, sustainable technologies. Because the program is designed for student teams, and includes a requirement to educate students about sustainability, there is an obvious link to education.
[Read More]
Upcoming Events
- EPA Region 2 ETV-SBIR Workshop - October 7 - 8, 2008
- International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applications and Implications - October 7 - 9, 2008
- Interagency Environmental Nanotechnology Grantees Workshop - November 19 - 21, 2008