Vanderbilt Center For Sustainability Energy And Climate

Hussam Mahmoud, a globally recognized expert on infrastructure resilience, has been named director of the recently launched Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate (VSEC), part of the university’s multimillion-dollar research initiative, Discovery Vanderbilt. Hussam Mahmoud In addition to his role as Director of VSEC, Mahmoud is the… Read More

A new course on planetary health and resource sustainability sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate featured guest speakers in a panel discussion on April 10, 2025, that focused on climate change, urban heat islands and public health. Panel discussion. The panel was comprised of top… Read More

Prominent environmental attorney and advocate Mary Ellen Ternes, BE’84, will deliver the inaugural Mary Ellen Ternes Distinguished Lecture, hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate (VSEC), on October 22. The lectureship was endowed last spring in honor of Ternes, who will be speaking on… Read More

Vanderbilt University has formed a search committee to find a permanent director for the new Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate (VSEC). Launched earlier this year, VSEC primarily focuses on advancing multidisciplinary research that includes partnerships with communities, government, industry, national laboratories and other research universities. The center… Read More