RSI Explorer Grant
Funds high-risk sustainability exploration by Caltech investigators to strengthen real-world implementation.
The RSI Explorer Grant is an internal Caltech research grant administered by the Resnick Sustainability Institute (RSI), which was founded with a $750 million gift from Stewart and Lynda Resnick and is directed by Jonas C. Peters, Bren Professor of Chemistry. The Spring 2026 cycle offered up to $150,000 in total direct costs over a two-year period for exploratory sustainability research. The propo…
Climate change, natural resource stewardship; four RSI themes: Climate Science, Ecology and Biosphere Engineering, Sunlight to Everything, Water Resources.
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