Supported Projects

UVA’s Environmental Institute supports interdisciplinary research and training that is both great and good at the intersection of climate change and human well-being. The EI connects faculty, students, and citizens to create solutions for a more equitable, resilient, and sustainable future.

Please browse over 70 projects the Institute has funded and/or supported in some way.

For more information on funding and grant opportunities, including submissions and deadlines, click here.

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Sisal, Mexico

Managed Retreat, Cultural Change, and Community Planning

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frickin lasers

Resilient Recycling of Battery Materials Using Laser Processing

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mycelium

Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction

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bubbles

Clean Energy and Chemical System via Emerging Electrochemical Devices and Materials

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Seagrass meadow

Legacy blue carbon – long-term storage in seagrass meadows and potential to mitigate climate change

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community mapping

Integrating scenario analysis, model simulation, and design techniques to inform the scaling and siting of nature-based solutions to support multiple ecosystem services.

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Turkey Earthquake

Quantifying Seismic Resilience and Environmental Impacts of Base Isolated Buildings Near Active Faults

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reading

Environmental Humanities for Public Advocacy and Policy: Leveraging Stories of Climate, Displacement, Migration

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earth at night

Clean Energy Transition Under Technological and Climate Change Uncertainty

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wood

Biomass and Industrial Waste-based Printable Materials for Circular and Carbon-Free Construction

Funded Projects