Graduate education in clean energy due for ‘big data’ overhaul

Professor Jim Pfaendtner is leading a new endeavor funded by the National Science Foundation to bring big data to graduate education in clean energy research at the UW. Known as DIRECT — or Data Intensive Research Enabling Clean Technologies — this traineeship will phase in practical, data-driven research projects for graduate students in fields such as chemistry, renewable energy and chemical engineering. Read the full story on UW Today.

For more information on applications and timeline, please visit DIRECT.