{"id":850,"date":"2024-06-27T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:30:10","slug":"faculty-innovation-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/faculty-innovation-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Innovation Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Seeding the Future of Sustainability Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\">Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Awards provide seed funding for innovative, original research that accelerates the development of new solutions to global environmental challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Applications for the 2025-2027 award cycle are closed, but you may <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/04\/2025-Faculty-Innovation-Award-RFP-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the 2025 RFP<\/a> to see what kinds of proposals we encourage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have questions about the program, please contact Wrigley Institute Executive Director <a href=\"mailto:jmdutton@usc.edu\">Jessica Dutton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/faculty-grad-student-microscope-FIA-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/faculty-grad-student-microscope-FIA-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/06\/faculty-grad-student-microscope-FIA-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A professor speaks as he gestures toward a large screen showing a live, blue-and-white image of microbes. He is standing next to a graduate student, who is seated in a chair in front of a large white microscope and is looking at the screen as she listens to what he says.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>About Faculty Innovation Awards<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Wrigley Institute Faculty Innovation Awards each provide up to $50,000 in support of USC faculty research that improves our knowledge about, or offers solutions for, global environmental and sustainability challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the 2025-2027 award cycle are closed, but you may <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/04\/2025-Faculty-Innovation-Award-RFP-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the 2025 RFP<\/a> or review the information below to see what kinds of proposals we encourage.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Award Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Research must align with one of the Wrigley Institute&#8217;s interdisciplinary <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/research-themes\/\">research launchpads<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We especially welcome proposals that tie into our <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/crosscutting-research-initiatives\/\">cross-cutting initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Open to tenure-track and RTPC faculty from all USC departments and schools<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Proposals may come from single investigators or teams working within or across USC divisions<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Funded research should yield scholarly publications and other forms of high-impact outreach during the term of the award<\/li>\n<li>Awardees will be asked to provide written status reports in Year 1 and Year 2 of the award<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Successful candidates will be identified as Wrigley Institute affiliated faculty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions? Contact Wrigley Institute Executive Director <a href=\"mailto:jmdutton@usc.edu\">Jessica Dutton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Current and Past Faculty Innovation Award Winners\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Expand the accordions below to learn more about Faculty Innovation Award winners and projects from current and past award cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2025-2027 Cycle<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-Dx0Eondz72\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-Dx0Eondz72\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Abdul-Aziz\/Kandis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leslie Abdul-Aziz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Viterbi School of Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Redox-Active Materials for Solar Photothermal Water Splitting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/david-bottjer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Bottjer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Professor of Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> EXIST: Extinction Insights for a Sustainable Tomorrow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Chung\/Eun-Ji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eunji Chung<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Viterbi School of Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Seaver Institute<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Developing next generation, biodegradable POC-CC as alternative plastics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Future of Plastics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/naomi-levine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naomi Levine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering; Professor of Biological Sciences, Quantitative and Computational Biology, and Earth Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Mary Gard Jameson Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Deciphering the role of microbe-carbohydrate interactions in maintaining healthy and resilient kelp forests<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/2024\/08\/08\/welcome-karen-lloyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Lloyd<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and Professor of Earth Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project: <\/strong>Measuring microbial consumption of methane in natural urban-adjacent marine basins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/people\/douglas-e-noble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Noble<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>School of Architecture<\/p>\n<p><em>FTI Fellow Professor and ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/people\/karen-kensek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Karen Kensek<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>School of Architecture<\/p>\n<p><em>Professor of the Practice and ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Pocket Lodge: Sustainable and Comfortable Tiny Homes in an Extreme Climate<\/p>\n<p>Supported by the Lott Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/drew-steen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drew Steen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Earth Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Capturing active enzymes to improve petroleum bioremediation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/faculty\/clay-c-c-wang-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clay C. C. Wang<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/smaranda-c-marinescu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smaranda Marinescu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Professor of Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Exploring Captured Carbon Dioxide as Novel Carbon Sources for Fungal Fermentation of High Value Compounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Wang\/Qiming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qiming Wang<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Viterbi School of Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>Stephen Schrank Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Seawater-Assisted Electrochemical Carbon Sequestration (SAECS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative:<\/strong> Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2024-2026 Cycle<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-Dx0Eondz72\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-Dx0Eondz72\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/william-berelson\/\"><b>William Berelson<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Paxson H. Offield Professor in Coastal and Marine Systems and Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, and Spatial Sciences<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Project:<\/b> How will Alkalinity Addition to the Ocean Impact Carbon Cycling?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad:<\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Applied Environmental Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative<\/strong>: Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/seth-john\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth John<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Professor of Earth Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Developing Temperature Sensitive Ion Exchange Resins to Speed Carbonate Dissolution<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad:<\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Applied Environmental Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative<\/strong>: Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/carly-kenkel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carly Kenkel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Mary Gard Jameson Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> Coral Restoration and Resiliency in the Dominican Republic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad:<\/strong> Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spatial.usc.edu\/team-view\/paulina-oliva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paulina Oliva<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project: <\/strong>Rainwater harvesting in urban settings as a response to water shortages<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Launchpad: <\/strong>Social Transformation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thethrashlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cameron Thrash<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(with Felipe de Barros and David Ba\u00f1uelas)<\/p>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Professor of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> The Role of Estuarine Bacteria in Blue Carbon Capture Amid Rising Seas in Southern California<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad:<\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Earth and Environmental Systems<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Cutting Initiative<\/strong>: Climate and Carbon Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2023-2025 Cycle<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-Dx0Eondz72\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-Dx0Eondz72\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/william-berelson\/\"><b>William Berelson<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Sponsored by the Jordan and Andrea Lott Foundation<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Project:<\/b>\u00a0Ocean Impacts of Emerging Carbon Sequestration Methodologies<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad:<\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Applied Environmental Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/carly-kenkel\/\"><b>Carly Kenkel<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>\u00a0(with Adib Mustofa)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Project:<\/b>\u00a0Defining coral biodiversity for conservation and restoration in Indonesia\u2019s Coral Triangle<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad: <\/b><span class=\"s1\">Earth and Environmental Systems<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/smaranda-c-marinescu\/\"><b>Smaranda Marinescu<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Associate Professor of Chemistry<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Project:<\/b>\u00a0Biologically Inspired Materials for Solar-to-Fuel Technologies<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad:<\/b>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Applied Environmental Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/people\/alexander-robinson\"><b>Alexander Robinson<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">School of Architecture<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Project:<\/b>\u00a0Establishing a Los Angeles River Observatory toward nature-based infrastructure and community stewardship<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Research Launchpad: <\/b><span class=\"s1\">Social Transformation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-Dx0Eondz72\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2022-2024 Cycle<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-Dx0Eondz72\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-Dx0Eondz72\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/laura-melissa-guzman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Melissa Guzman<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Modeling the effects of climate change and pesticide use on pollinator biodiversity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research <span class=\"s2\"><b>Launchpad<\/b><\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/matthew-kahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Kahn<\/a>\u00a0(with Rob Metcalfe)<\/h4>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Educating home buyers about climate change-related flood and fire risks to specific properties<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research <span class=\"s2\"><b>Launchpad<\/b><\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Transformation<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Sanders\/Kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Sanders<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Viterbi School of Engineering<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Teh Fu Yen Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Evaluating how Los Angeles\u2019s adoption of renewable energy will affect the city\u2019s air quality<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research <span class=\"s2\"><b>Launchpad<\/b><\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Applied Environmental Solutions<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/sam-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Silva<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n<p><em>Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Using artificial intelligence to predict cloud formation and model the relationship between clouds and climate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research <span class=\"s2\"><b>Launchpad<\/b><\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Earth and Environmental Systems<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rossier.usc.edu\/faculty\/gale-sinatra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gale Sinatra<\/a>\u00a0(with W\u00e4ndi Bruine de Bruin and Norbert Schwarz)<\/h4>\n<p>Rossier School of Education<\/p>\n<p><em>Stephen H. 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