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The following statistics are from the last 5 full calendar years: 2019-2023
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Staff members from United States of America
News
14 June 2024
IIASA Leadership visits Washington DC
In May, IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber and Head of Communications and External Relations Barbara Kreissler traveled to Washington DC for a series of meetings with members of the US IIASA Committee and other key stakeholders. The trip aimed to strengthen relationships and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
13 June 2024
Professor Karen Lips appointed as IIASA Deputy Director General
It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of Professor Karen Lips as the new IIASA Deputy Director General effective from 1 July 2024.
23 April 2024
US Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna visits IIASA
H.E. Ambassador Laura Holgate, US Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, met with IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber to discuss advancing collaboration on leveraging systems analysis for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The visit strengthened ties between IIASA and the US, emphasizing a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange for informed decision making.
Events
Washington, DC
IIASA at the NASEM Climate Crossroads Summit
Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court Northwest Washington, DC 20008 United States
John Schellnhuber lecture at Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C.
Focus
27 June 2024
Redefining pandemic impact: conventional estimates overstate COVID-19 life expectancy losses tenfold
IIASA researchers have proposed a new method to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy.
08 November 2023
Adopting new strategies for fighting soybean failures in the Americas
Options Magazine, Winter 2023: Soybean is a critical global crop facing growing climate-related vulnerabilities. IIASA researchers emphasized the urgent need for adaptation strategies to secure soybean supply chains in a recent study.
Projects
Building Arctic Futures: Transport Infrastructures and Sustainable Northern Communities (INFRANORTH)
Publications
Ton, M.J., de Moel, H., de Bruijn, J. , Reimann, L., Botzen, W.J.W., & Aerts, J.C.J.H. (2024). Economic damage from natural hazards and internal migration in the United States. Natural Hazards 10.1007/s11069-024-06987-2. Han, S., Hu, M., Gao, X., Huang, Y., Guo, F. , Shen, G., Wang, D., Lin, S., & Zhang, K. (2024). Energy burden and mental health: A national study in the United States. Science of the Total Environment e176796. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176796. (In Press) Ton, M.J., de Moel, H., de Bruijn, J. , Botzen, W.J.W., Karabiyik, H., Friedrich, M., & Aerts, J.C.J.H. (2024). The impact of natural hazards on migration in the United States and the effect of spatial dependence. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 1-19. 10.1080/09640568.2024.2359447. Marois, G. , Gietel-Basten, S., Crespo Cuaresma, J., Zellmann, J.G., Reiter, C. , & Lutz, W. (2024). Measuring Human Capital with Productivity-Weighted Labor Force: Methodology and Projections for China, India, the United States, and the European Union. IIASA Working Paper. Laxenburg, Austria: WP-24-005 Wu, G.C., Baker, J.S., Wade, C.M., McCord, G.C., Fargione, J.E., & Havlik, P. (2022). Contributions of healthier diets and agricultural productivity toward sustainability and climate goals in the United States. Sustainability Science 18 (1) 539-556. 10.1007/s11625-022-01232-w. Yangji, G. (2022). Future scenario of residential hourly cooling energy demand in the United States. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA