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FEWSION: Creating more resilient supply chains through nature-inspired design

Posted by Heather Tate on July 7, 2021

Fewsion illustrationA new paper in Nature lays out the way natural ecosystems parallel U.S. supply chains and how American cities can use these tools to strengthen their supply chains.

The paper, “Supply chain diversity buffers cities against food shocks,” is co-authored by Benjamin Ruddell, director of the FEWSION Project and the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Mihaljevic awarded Pilot Project Program research grant for West Nile virus work

Posted by Heather Tate on January 12, 2021

Joseph Mihaljevic writing on a whiteboard

Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently awarded Joseph Mihaljevic a research grant through its Pilot Project Program.

Mihaljevic, an assistant professor in NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS), will work with Crystal Hepp, assistant professor in SICCS and Benjamin Ruddell, director of SICCS, on… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

SRP funding groundbreaking NAU research into forest health, increasing diversity in STEM

Posted by Heather Tate on September 10, 2020

Teki Sankey holding a droneAs part of a five-year research agreement, the Phoenix-based Salt River Project (SRP) is funding several Northern Arizona University projects in 2020-2021 that look into forest health and restoration, renewable energy sources and increasing diversity in STEM fields. These projects build on several studies SRP was already funding.

This five-year partnership, which funds research focusing on applied research activities related to SRP’s core businesses of power and water,… Read more

Filed Under: Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecological Restoration Institute, Monsoon, School of Forestry, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU researchers co-author study that finds water efficiency achievable throughout U.S. without decrease in economic activity

Posted by Heather Tate on August 26, 2020

Lake mead low water level A recent study co-authored by two Northern Arizona University researchers showed that targeted efforts to increase water efficiency could save enough water annually to fill Lake Mead. It could happen without significantly compromising economic production, jobs or tax revenue.

The study, published today in Environmental Research Letters, demonstrates that there is no… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU researcher receives NSF CAREER award to develop drones that operate autonomously in remote environments

Posted by Heather Tate on July 23, 2020

Fatemeh Afghah in front of display screen.Fatemeh Afghah, an associate professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems (SICCS) at Northern Arizona University, has received a $550,000 grant through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, one of the foundation’s most prestigious awards. The funding will support a project developing algorithms that will enable a fleet of smart and autonomous drones to assess situations, change… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

Fallowing cattle-feed farmland simplest way to alleviate western water shortage, FEWSION-based study finds

Posted by Heather Tate on March 2, 2020

Depletion of river flow across the US during summer months. The 17 western states experience much higher levels of depletion during July to September than eastern states, owing to lesser precipitation and greater use of irrigation in the western states. a, Summer depletion during the 2001–2015 model simulation. b, Summer depletion in the… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

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