Grand Challenges

B2 Institute is addressing scientific Grand Challenges whose solutions require the combined expertise of a broad range of scientific fields and diverse interdisciplinary talents. The Institute is providing a non-traditional structure, enhanced by flexible and extensive conference facilities, that facilitates interaction. As part of its mission, the B2 Institute is helping the state of Arizona address its emerging challenges of extreme growth and fragile environment. The B2 Institute is building upon The University of Arizona's reputation as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary research.

The Grand Challenges

Global Environmental Change — Global Warming
Global Environmental Change — Water Sustainability
Energy Sustainability
Information science − Quantum Information
Controlling the Quantum World
Discovering Other "Earths"
The Origin of Life
Higher–Order Principles in the Self–organization, Function, and Evolution of Biological Systems
Science Education