University of Washington
Computing for the Environment
About Us
Computing for the Environment (CS4Env) at the University of Washington supports novel collaborations across the broad fields of environmental sciences and computer science & engineering. We seek to catalyze new efforts, create a community of cross-disciplinary researchers, and position teams to be competitive for additional funding opportunities. The initiative engages environmental scientists and engineers, computer scientists and engineers, and data scientists in using advanced technologies, methodologies and computing resources to accelerate research that addresses pressing societal challenges related to climate change, pollution, biodiversity and more.
Upcoming Events
- October 20, 2026
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CS4env Bi-weekly lunch
October 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Title: Improving forecasts of the biodiversity impacts of climate change
Speaker: Lauren Buckley, Professor, UW Biology
When: Tuesday, Oct 20, 12-1 pm (20 min FREE lunch, 30 min seminar).
Where: eScience Institute on the 6th floor of the Physics-Astronomy building or join remotely via zoom [seminar will begin around 12:20 pm]
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- November 3, 2026
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CS4env Bi-weekly lunch
November 3, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Activity: Mapping connections across our disciplines with AI agents
We will seat everyone at tables arranged so that several disciplines are represented at each. Each table will use an AI agent (UW Purple, or an assistant you already use) to look across its members' research for connections: shared data and field sites, problems with a similar structure, and methods from one field that could address a limitation in another. Each table will then choose one candidate project and present it to the room in two minutes: the question, what each discipline contributes, and where the agent helped or misled.
No preparation is needed. Please bring a laptop and, if you like, one or two of your papers or abstracts to share with your table.
When: Tuesday, Nov 3, 12-1 pm (20 min FREE lunch, 40 min group activity).
Where: eScience Institute meeting room on the 6th floor of the Physics-Astronomy building or join remotely via zoom for the introduction and report-back [activity will begin around 12:20 pm]. Please note that lunch this week will be served in the meeting room, since the commons area is reserved for another group.
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The Computing for the Environment initiative is supported in part by the Allen School, the College of the Environment, the College of Engineering, the eScience Institute, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Endowed Fund for Excellence, and a gift from Google.
