My experience as a postdoc at IIASA
Julian Hunt is a postdoc at IIASA and part of the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) scheme.
Interview: A great opportunity for Brazilian PhD students and postdocs
Rafael Morais, a recent participant in the IIASA-CAPES Doctorate Sandwich Program, talks about his research and what his participation in the program has meant to him.
Volunteering for our climate – An interview with YSSP participant Yuping Bai
The PhD student talks about her volunteer work for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The hidden impacts of species extinction
IIASA researchers are analyzing food webs to find out what makes entire ecosystems vulnerable to the extinction of individual species.
“Ecocivilization”: balancing society and ecology in Chinese coastal fishing communities
2018 YSSP participant Yi Huang wants to protect the ocean and the people that connect with it.
Reimagining the workforce of the future
J. Luke Irwin, 2018 YSSP participant, explains how we can make the most of our potential by re-imagining the future of human work.
Estimating risk across Africa
Lillian Petersen, high-school student and summer intern at IIASA, is working on developing high-resolution estimates of the risk for humanitarian crises across Africa.
Climate systems science is personal and so are the risks
Dame Julia Slingo and Peter Lemke on translating climate change risk into personally relevant narratives.
Raising the game: A new approach to understanding decision making
YSSP participant Sara Turner is using a computer game to find out how people decide to share resources and how stable these decisions are.
When science meets art: The birth of a new mindset
Composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven writes about how the merging of science and art can be used to build bridges between art, science, and societal issues.
Education in, through, and for sustainable development
IIASA researcher Stephanie Bengtsson talks about the relationship between education and development.
Human behavior is the most important factor
Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) participant Tum Nhim investigates new mechanisms to ensure a fair water distribution among farmers.
Cooking with clean fuel to save lives
Behavior change starts with a home-cooked meal: Abhishek Kar’s YSSP research explores how LPG can save lives in rural India
The philosophy of climate change – An interview with YSSP participant Kian Mintz-Woo
The young scientist talks about his research project on the interface between moral philosophy and risk management.
The legacy of systems analysis in South Africa: when young scientists become global leaders
Sepo Hachigonta, once a YSSP participant himself, shares the inspiration behind the recently released book “Systems Analysis for Complex Global Challenges,” the intellectual legacy of generations of IIASA and South African YSSP alums.
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