YSSP
IIASA Young Summer Scientists Program Blog
Bringing some light into the dark
How can risk assessments considering uncertainties substantially contribute to better risk management and the prevention of economic impacts? YSSP alumnus Tobias Sieg explains.
Exploring urban-rural differences in health risks from extreme temperatures
IIASA alumna Kejia Hu discusses a recent study on how extreme temperatures affect the health risks experienced by urban and rural communities in China.
Running global models in a castle in Europe
Matt Cooper, PhD student at the Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, and 2018 winner of the IIASA Peccei Award, talks about his summer at IIASA.
Shaping my scientific career
2019 YSSP Award finalist Davit Stepanyan discusses how his summer at IIASA has boosted his research to a new level.
Closing funding gaps and building bridges with the IIASA network
IIASA Development Officer Marzena Adamczuk talks about the impact of the YSSP Fund and the power of the IIASA network.
Finding community at the AGU Fall Meeting
IIASA alumna Lu Liu talks about her experience at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2018.
How culture affects perceptions of climate change related technology
IIASA alumnus Farid Karimi explains how public perception shapes the development of technologies related to climate change.
Science without policy is science, but policy without science is gambling
IIASA alumnus Géza Tóth shares his thoughts on bringing science and industry closer together.
Creativity: a change in thinking for a sustainable future
IIASA 2018 YSSP participant Laura Mononen looks at creativity from a systems perspective to build a more sustainable world.
Insights into the future of agriculture from past human climate change responses
IIASA researcher and former YSSP participant Marcus Thomson explains how he used archeological data and climate modeling to look at the past responses of farmers to climate change, and offer important insights for the future.