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The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) is one of the nation’s leading institutes in earth and environmental sciences research. Its diverse and world-renowned faculty members are engaged in interdisciplinary, innovative and collaborative research on some of the most compelling problems and issues of our time. EESI is part of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
New EESI-Supported Initiative in Energy and Environmental Economics and PolicyEESI is one of several research units on campus supporting a new cross-College Initiative focused on the study of economic and policy challenges related to energy production and utilization; the management of environmental resources; and the environmental impacts of energy systems. The Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy Initiative (EEEPI) was established during the summer of 2011, following the annual EESI Center Competition. The Initiative also receives support from PSIEE and the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, housed in the College of Agriculture. Seth Blumsack, from the Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering; and Karen Fisher-Vanden, from Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, are the Initiative’s co-Directors. Both are trained economists but work on research problems that cut across disciplinary boundaries. (continued) |