NSF Engines: Type-1: North Carolina Ecosystem Technology (NCET) Economic Engine Grant uri icon

abstract

  • The overarching goal of this ENGINE is to improve quality of life and coastal resilience by driving innovation and workforce development by advancing Ecosystem Technologies (ET). We define ET as an emerging branch of applied science that uses living ecosystems and their derivatives to produce and enhance products and processes. Three sectors germane to ET include coastal infrastructure, aquaculture, and renewable energy. Integration ET sectors, as has been done in biotechnology for 40 years, will lead to economic development and opportunity through realization of 1) untapped markets, 2) increased efficiencies and 3) decreased environmental impacts.

date/time interval

  • May 2023 - April 2025