The NSF–UKRI CLEETS Global Center is entering a new phase of international growth, strengthening its mission to advance clean energy, sustainable transportation, and equitable climate solutions. To broaden our global impact, we are developing new collaborations with IIT Bombay (India), UNAM (Mexico), and Kyushu University (Japan). These institutions bring complementary strengths in climate science, mobility systems, and community-focused innovation. Their involvement will enhance our research footprint, diversify perspectives, and support joint activities including workshops, coordinated research, and training opportunities. Through this expanded network, the Global Center aims to accelerate progress toward cleaner, more resilient, and more equitable energy and transportation futures worldwide.
Introductions and opening remarks (7:00 - 7:30 AM CST)
CLEETS Welcome Remarks
Ashish Sharma, CLEETS Director, UIUC, USA
NSF Welcome Remarks
Paul Raterron, Program Director (OD/OISE), National Science Foundation, USA
IIT-Bombay, India Opening Remarks
Subimal Ghosh, Head, Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India
UNAM, Mexico Opening Remarks
Karla Graciela Cedano Villavicencio, Head of the Innovation and Futures Lab, UNAM, Mexico
Kyushu U, Japan Opening Remarks + Talk
Andrew Chapman, International Institute for Carbon Neutral Research (I2CNER), Kyushu University
IIT Bombay Talks. (7:30 - 8:10 AM CST)
Moderator
S Ravichandran, Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India
Moderator
Akshaya Nikumbh, Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India
IIT-Bombay Talk 1: Monitoring and Hyperlocal Forecasting of Urban Microclimate
Vishal Dixit, Assistant Professor at the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India
IIT-Bombay Talk 2: Smart Weather Integrated Mobility Solutions
Archak Mittal, Assistant Professor, Transportation Systems Engineering, IIT Bombay, India
IIT-Bombay Talk 3: Sustainable and Equitable Mobility Transitions
Anjali Sharma, Assistant Professor at the Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India
UNAM Talks (8:10 - 8:50 AM CST)
Moderator +
UNAM Talk 1: IHolistic evaluation of sustainable transport and agroindustrial systems
Karla Graciela Cedano Villavicencio, Head of the Innovation and Futures Lab, UNAM, Mexico
UNAM Talk 2: Knowledge co-production on pollution in urban transport systems with open tools
Guillermo Barrios, Senior Researcher, UNAM, Mexico
UNAM Talk 3: Data repositories for AI modeling of energy vulnerability
Osvaldo Rodrigues, Senior Researcher, UNAM, Mexico
Break: 5 Min
CLEETS Talks (8:55 - 9:35 AM CST)
Moderator
Jonathan Radcliffe, CLEETS UK Lead, University of Birmingham, UK
CLEETS Talk 1: High-resolution coupled chemistry-weather modeling and transportation nexus to support early warnings and assessing long-term mitigation scenarios
Rajesh Kumar, NSF NCAR, USA
CLEETS Talk 2: Sustainable and Equitable Mobility Systems and Routing
Ria Kontou, UIUC, USA
CLEETS Talk 3: Intelligent agent-based models for road transportation systems
Liana Cipcigan, Cardiff University UK
Discussion & Wrap-up (9:35 - 10 AM CST)
Moderator
Omer Rana, CLEETS UK co-PI, Cardiff University, UK
Wrap-up & Next Steps
Ashish Sharma, CLEETS Director, UIUC, USA