
NSF Org: |
BCS Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences |
Recipient: |
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Initial Amendment Date: | September 13, 2019 |
Latest Amendment Date: | September 2, 2021 |
Award Number: | 1934346 |
Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
Program Manager: |
Jeffrey Mantz
jmantz@nsf.gov (703)292-7783 BCS Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences SBE Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences |
Start Date: | October 1, 2019 |
End Date: | September 30, 2025 (Estimated) |
Total Intended Award Amount: | $2,723,647.00 |
Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $1,250,341.00 |
Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2021 = $237,466.00 |
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Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
1400 TOWNSEND DR HOUGHTON MI US 49931-1200 (906)487-1885 |
Sponsor Congressional District: |
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Primary Place of Performance: |
1400 Townsend Drive Houghton MI US 49931-1295 |
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NSF Program(s): | GCR-Growing Convergence Resear |
Primary Program Source: |
01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 010V2122DB R&RA ARP Act DEFC V |
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Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.075 |
ABSTRACT
The objective of this Growing Convergence Research project is to lay the foundations for a convergent, transdisciplinary field of study focused on understanding transitions in socio-technological systems. This project aims to converge social science theories of values and motivation with engineering and economics understandings of technological feasibility to develop a comprehensive understanding of how and why energy systems, in particular, are reconfigured to include renewable energy resources. This project brings together scholars from resource management, chemical and materials engineering, electrical engineering, sociology, energy policy, philosophy of science, and regional planning to simultaneously explore the social, cultural, and technological dimensions of energy system transitions.
The project will investigate energy system transitions in eight case communities (two Anishinaabe Tribal Nations and six non-tribal Michigan communities) that vary along characteristics key to understanding energy transitions - including rural vs. urban, renewable energy sources, degree of transition, governance, and type of utility provider. Project sub-teams will a) engage with community partners to explore how communities understand and envision energy transitions; b) examine risks, barriers, and opportunities for energy transitions; and c) develop an integrated spatial model and decision support tool to study the trade-offs between strategies, spaces, and futures.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
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