The objective of the NSF’s Convergence Accelerator Track K: Equitable Water Solutions is to build upon foundational knowledge and advancements in environmental sciences, geosciences, engineering, computing, social and behavioral sciences, as well as others to develop viable solutions for water quality and quantity and equity issues. NSF just announced the tracks for 2023: Convergence Accelerator | NSF – National Science Foundation Using a convergence approach and innovation processes like human-centered design, user discovery, and team science and integration of multidisciplinary research, the Convergence Accelerator program seeks to transition basic research and discovery into practice - to solve high-impact societal challenges aligned with specific research tracks. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator program addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research. Questions should be directed to Whitney MacKay. The Town Hall will be held on Friday, March 31st from 2:00pm – 3:00pm (MST) on Zoom. Led by AVPR Jensen, the goal of the town hall is to provide an overview of the mechanism, answer questions from the UofU Research community, and provide space for interested parties to network and discussion potential submission(s) from the UofU. Information about this opportunity is provided below. The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a one-hour town hall to provide information on the newly added tracks of the NSF Convergence Accelerator grant opportunity.

Location: Virtual (Zoom details provided below)

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