STIR Cities
Following the success of STIR, the National Science Foundation has awarded more than $300,000 to social scientists at ASU and Portland State University for a new STIR Cities project, which will compare smart grid initiatives in the Phoenix and Portland urban areas. Researchers will explore tools and methods to help key stakeholders understand and manage societal complexity when making technical decisions related to power grid design, while studying and interacting with experts from public utilities, planning offices, industrial operations, and national and academic research labs.
To learn more, please see the ASU News article:
"Managing the complexities of power supply, demand"
Additional Project Information
4S Conference Presentation: "From the Lab to the City: Exploring Socio-Technical Integration Research within Broader Landscapes"
Presentation to the 2015 Energy Policy Research Conference
Research Team
Erik Fisher
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
School of Politics and Global Studies
Center for Nanotechnology in Society
Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation
Jennifer Richter
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
School of Social Transformation
Thad Miller
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Anthony Levenda
Post doctorate
Portland State University
Annie Hammang
HSD PHD Student
Arizona State University
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
STIR Cities
