The Program on Coupled Human and Earth Systems (PCHES) is a transdisciplinary research consortium of nine leading universities. Funded under the U.S. Department of Energy's MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) program, the PCHES team focuses on driving innovations in modeling and analysis of multisector, multiscale land, energy, water, and infrastructure systems to advance understanding of complex risk and response behaviors.
Press Release on PCHES-ADAPT Project Launch
Penn State-led team awarded $17M to study climate risk and adaptation strategies

Penn State News

19 October 2021

Spotlight on Research
Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM2.5: differing risk across individuals and communities

Stowell, JD, I Sue Wing, Y Romitti, PL Kinney and GA Wellenius

Environ. Res. Health

November 2024

Impacts of water-related building moratoria on California’s housing crisis

Shen, M, K Fisher-Vanden and DH Wrenn

Land Econ.

September 2024

Inequalities in global residential cooling energy use to 2050

Falchetta, G, E Cian, F Pavanello and IS Wing

Nat. Commun.

September 2024

Trade can buffer climate-induced risks and volatilities in crop supply

Haqiqi, I

Environ. Res.: Food Syst.

September 2024

Harmonized Database of Western U.S. Water Rights (HarDWR) v.1

Lisk, MD, DS Grogan, S Zuidema, J Zheng, R Caccese, D Peklak, K Fisher-Vanden, RB Lammers, SM Olmstead and L Fowler

Scientific Data

June 2024

Non-linear relationships between daily temperature extremes and US agricultural yields uncovered by global gridded meteorological datasets

Hogan, D and W Schlenker

Nat. Commun.

May 2024

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