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Collaborative research projects across all five VGC thematic pillars.
8 projects
OVPR Seed · Phase 1
planned
Environmental Baseline & Community Exposure Assessment
- ›Mobile air monitoring with CH₄ sensors linked to GPS location data
- ›Spatial analysis of fire-derived contaminants in soils and marine zones
- ›Two full sampling rounds across the Alexandroupolis region
- +2 more
UConnDUTh$30,000
OVPR Seed · Phase 1
planned
Resilient Local Energy Systems & Demonstration Design
- ›Critical-load and outage inventory for one accessible host site
- ›Microgrid design comparing fuel cell and CHP with solar, wind, and storage
- ›Modeled performance scenarios including fire-disruption events
- +2 more
UConnDUTh$25,000
OVPR Seed · Phase 1
planned
Fire & Flood Risk Modeling for Energy Infrastructure
- ›Fuel-weather-human risk framework applied to DUTh-selected Evros landscape
- ›Wildland-urban interface mapping around energy infrastructure corridors
- ›Post-fire recovery analysis of the 2023 Evros burn (~73,000 ha)
- +2 more
UConnDUTh$20,000
Pharos Forum · Phase 1
planned
Thrace Resilience & Prosperity Observatory
- ›15–20 indicators across environmental, economic, social, and wildfire dimensions
- ›Open data platform drawing on Copernicus, ELSTAT, ERGANI, and Eurostat
- ›Annual 'State of the Region' report published at each Pharos Forum
- +2 more
UConnDUThPharos Forum
Pharos Forum · Phase 3
planned
Citizen Science Network: Thracian Sea
- ›Water quality and biodiversity monitoring with fishers as citizen scientists
- ›Standardized catch-data protocols across the Thracian Sea fishing community
- ›Environmental baseline for sea space shared with LNG infrastructure
- +2 more
UConnDUThPharos Forum
Pharos Forum · Phase 3
planned
Comparative Energy Port Study: Alexandroupolis & New London
- ›Parallel case studies of benefits, conflicts, and governance at both ports
- ›New London State Pier (CT) as transatlantic comparative reference
- ›Community perception surveys at Alexandroupolis and New London
- +2 more
UConnDUThPharos Forum
Pharos Forum · Phase 1
planned
Annual Joint Field School
- ›Two one-week faculty visits and two three-week student placements per cycle
- ›Student-collected field interviews, surveys, and environmental measurements
- ›Integration with HCMR sampling partnerships identified by Hren
- +2 more
UConnDUTh$20,000 (travel)
Pharos Forum · Phase 2
planned
Skills & Youth Foresight Program
- ›Employer skill-needs survey across energy, port, and logistics sectors
- ›DUTh student and graduate retention and out-migration intentions study
- ›Vocational school partnership for technical skills pipeline mapping
- +2 more
UConnDUThPharos Forum