| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.10 |
| Liaison | Barbara Queen |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Los Angeles
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Jeffrey
Underwood Associate Vice President for Research Office of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability? :
A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
Cal State LA has four programs that encourage student research in sustainability:
1. Data Intensive Research and Education Center in STEM: Students will focus on collaborative research and training in areas of hydrology and climate change, computational physics, and cloud computing that directly contribute to NASA’s mission.
2. Center for Energy and Sustainability: CEaS, involves a multi-disciplinary effort to address issues of making existing energy technologies more efficient while pursuing emerging alternate energy technologies that are not reliant on fossil fuels.
3. Cal State L.A. Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility (H2 Station): The station is capable of producing hydrogen onsite from renewable energy sources, using the process known as electrolysis.
4. CSULA EcoCAR3: EcoCAR3 is a 4-year competition in which a team of future leaders, engineers, businessmen and communications professionals work together to meet the challenge of transforming a Chevrolet Camaro into an environmentally friendly automobile.
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability topics?:
A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
The above mentioned programs that support student research (CEaS, Data Intensive Research and Education Center in STEM, H2 Station, and EcoCAR3) also support faculty research. CEaS and Data Intensive Research and Education Center provide assigned time and funds to carry out research.
In addition, the Sikand Faculty Endowment for Research in Urban Sustainability has gifted $1.25M to Cal State LA to fund faculty member research on environmental problems afflicting large urban areas. This contribution serves as a cornerstone for the Institute for Urban Sustainability, focusing on climate change, drought, urban sprawl, earthquake resiliency, transportation and other issues. The institute involves faculty and students from across the campus in connecting with each other and the region through dialogue, community-based projects, annual symposia, seminars, short courses and relevant research projects.
Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
N/A
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
The library subscribes to databases, reserves, journal collections and other services that do provide support for those researching sustainability.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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