Milan Foundation

Founder's Desk

We're at a time in our history when meeting resource demands while controlling and reversing environmental degradation are among our most important problems. The focus of the Milan Foundation is at the intersection of these two fundamental areas. How can we manage the intersecting resources needed to supply food, energy, and water? How can we use our knowledge of the environment - gained through scholarship and research in engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences - to our best advantage in balancing our resource needs while protecting the environment? The Institute seeks to encourage work at Vanderbilt to tackle these questions. It has a broad mandate with ambitious goals for a scholarship, teaching, and outreach. Our vision for Milan Foundation is to become an international leader in contributing to the resolution of critical issues by fostering links among diverse fields of human thought and action in unprecedented collaborations.

Dr. Balkar Singh