IIASA - The International Institute for Applied System Analysis

IIASA, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, is an international research institute working on researching and developing tools for studies primarily of major global environmental issues, such as long-term changes to climate, demography and land use. Research concerning energy systems, cross-border air pollution and general risk issues are also on the agenda.

The institute, located in Laxenburg just outside Vienna, which is owned by a consortium of agencies or equivalent bodies in 16 countries, has around 70 researchers employed on short and long-term contracts, along with a general staff similar in number. The member countries are represented on the IIASA Council, which makes the major decisions on research planning etc.

Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, is the agency representing Sweden, with Formas’ Director General Rolf Annerberg, as acting council member and having a seat on the IIASA Council. Formas performs a secretariat function in terms of Swedish communication with IIASA, and to support its work, it has set up a committee of representatives from universities and other agencies.
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Members of the Swedish IIASA committee:

Chairman: Director General Rolf Annerberg, Formas
Secretary: Maria Guminski, Formas

Personal appointments held on behalf of a university/college/research institute etc:
Stefan Anderberg, Lund University
Pernilla Baralt, Global Challenge
Katarina Eckerberg, Stockholm Environment Institute
Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University
Hans Liljenström, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Semida Silveira, Royal Institute of Technology

Members nominated by various national agencies/foundations etc:
Klaus Hammes, Swedish Energy Agency
Carl Kempe, Kempe Foundation
Joakim Langner, SMHI (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute)
Marie Larsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainable Development Department
Göran Pagels-Fick, VINNOVA (Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems)

The IIASA Council meets twice annually (in late spring and late Autumn). Formas
also handles the Swedish part of IIASA’s Programs for Young Scientists, namely the
Young Students Summer Program (YSSP). Applications in the autumn are followed
by selection by IIASA. Formas provides the funding for Swedish participants, of
which thee are usually five. Sometimes post doc appointments may be endowed with
IIASA, in which case Formas takes part in the handling procedure.

IIASA has an international advisory group of senior researchers, the Science
Advisory Committee (SAC), chaired by the Norwegian Professor Arild Underdal.

For more information about IIASA:  www.iiasa.ac.at  or