DNA and RNA are ubiquitous throughout the atmosphere, and genetic material originating from microbial and smaller eukaryotes is spread substantially by air currents. The Aerobiome Discovery Network GCRT will converge previously unlinked expertise in atmospheric science, aerosol physics, infectious diseases/pathogens of plants, animals, people, and ecology, epidemiology, and microbiome/genomic sciences at CSU to explore this fascinating area. A series of workshops, panels and seminars will be planned during 2019-­2020 to identify the most relevant questions about this underexplored phenomenon that can be answered by the unique expertise at CSU, and will catalyze the formation of CSU expert teams who will seek external funding for these exciting research directions.

The mission of the SPHERE GCRT is to advance discovery and innovation that promote human health and well-being in residential homes. People spend 90% of their lives indoors and 70% at home. Housing and health are interacting human rights that strongly affect quality of life; the home, as a complex, social-environmental system, is ripe for human-centered, engineering optimization. In 10 years, we envision a series of integrated public-private partnerships that pave the way for smart, connected homes that actively minimize environmental stressors while promoting the health and welfare of their occupants, regardless of socioeconomic status.