Research Support

The Carnegie Institution welcomes gifts in support of specific research topics that may be of special interest to donors. Carnegie scientists investigate a wide range of scientific questions and topics, including:

Environmental Science
Global climate change
Global carbon cycle
Biodiversity
Invasive species
Deforestation Amazon rainforest
Ocean acidification
Geoengineering solutions to climate change

Life Science
Biofuels
Plant adaptation to environmental change
Disease resistance in plants
Biological pathways underlying disease
Gene regulation
Cell communication
Stem cells
Behavioral neuroscience
Hormone regulation
Origins of life
Astrobiology

Earth Science
High pressure physics and chemistry
Core and mantle geophysics
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Meteoritics

Space Science
Formation of planets
Comets and pre-solar dust particles
Search for planets outside our solar system
Search for life on other planets
Dark matter/Dark energy
Black holes
Expansion and structure of universe
Galaxy and star formation

If you wish to direct your gift to a specific scientific department, program, project, or topic, please contact:

Susanne Garvey, Director of External Affairs
Tel: 202.939.1128
Email: sgarvey@ciw.edu