Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES)

Profile

The Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES) of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an emerging multi-disciplinary, and cross-college research institute that is organized to:

Conduct cross-disciplinary research and provide technical support to local, state and federal agencies on environmental issues pertinent to urban/regional growth, energy infrastructure development, industrial activities and natural disaster mitigation;

 Establish strong and mutually beneficial collaborations on projects with the private sector, public agencies, community-based organizations and academic institutions;

 Develop research and allied program links with institutions within and outside the United States on critical energy and environmental issues, and lead consortia of universities internationally, in collaborative research and professional activities under the auspices of national and international agencies such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization;

 Enhance the capacities of traditional academic departments at UNC Charlotte to provide high quality research experience to students on critical environmental and energy issues through their involvement in cross-disciplinary research and associate at the institute;

 Operate professional development, outreach and technology transfer activities such as seminar series, international conferences, colloquia and exchange programs, which in combination with intensive research on policy and scientific issues and the instructional programs of academic departments, will establish UNC Charlotte as a leading university in integrated analyses of energy and environmental systems.