This workshop seeks to foster collaboration between scholars, experts, community partners from Taiwan and the U.S. Together, they will explore policy recommendations and propose scientific measures to create more inclusive and just societies, economies, and environments in this era of global boiling.

The Energy and Environmental Justice Workshop aims to develop a network of researchers, policymakers, and community partners to develop responses to challenges facing reliable, sustainable, and equitable access to electricity, transportation, communications, and health infrastructures.

A group of potential Engineering Vols from Knoxville area middle-schools enjoyed an array of STEM-related activities in July through a UT Knoxville collaboration between the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS), the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), and the Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT).

Through initiatives such as Global Subnational Zero Carbon Promotion, the Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Partnership, and the Clean Energy and Energy Security Initiative, Japan and the U.S. have collaborated to promote green growth and clean energy. Drs. Mingzhou Jin, Chien-fei Chen, and Kevin Tomsovic are the principal investigators.

Chen researches disparities in the accessibility and affordability of technology, energy, and transportation, then develops community-centered ways to improve equity. In 2022, she partnered with teams from Iowa State University and the University of Michigan to improve energy justice and urban navigation for underserved communities.
The two projects, both funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), total $2.75 million.

UT’s Chien-fei Chen was recently informed that she was among a select group of faculty across the country to be named a Fulbright Global Scholar.