| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.37 |
| Liaison | Olivia Herron |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2022 |
Miami University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Amy
Cooper Assistant director of proposal development Office of research and innovation |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
The Institute for the Environment and Sustainability provides a platform to connect students to sustainability efforts and research activities across campus. This includes hosting the Butler County Stream Team and two co-majors (Energy, Sustainability) that specifically include research capstones in sustainability research. The Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences is supported by the university and includes a core chemical analysis facility, a full-time staff member, and over 50 faculty affiliates. The Ecology Research Center is university supported with full-time staff and over 180 ha of aquatic and terrestrial research facilities, specifically dedicated to sustainability research. Miami maintains a USGS funded weather station that monitors precipitation chemistry, dry deposition, and ozone at the Ecology Research Center, and is part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. Miami hosts an NSF funded REU program in "Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes" that provides summer research opportunities for students in sustainability, and faculty in all these areas compete favorably for summer research positions, mentored research with doctoral students, and undergraduate research grants funded by the university.
Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
The Institute for the Environment and Sustainability provides a platform to connect faculty to sustainability efforts and research activities across campus. The Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences is supported by the university and includes a core chemical analysis facility, a full-time staff member, and over 50 faculty affiliates. The Ecology Research Center is university supported with full-time staff and over 180 ha of aquatic and terrestrial research facilities, specifically dedicated to sustainability research. Miami maintains a USGS funded weather station that monitors precipitation chemistry, dry deposition, and ozone at the Ecology Research Center, and is part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.
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 copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
In the description of research activities in the promotion and tenure dossier template, interdisciplinary research is to be specifically highlighted:
"Identify sponsored research and scholarly activities in which you are or have been involved and specify the period. Indicate proposals submitted, status of proposals (in review, funded, not funded), source and amount of funding (proposed or received), funding rates for agency/program, and whether funding is in the form of a contract, research grant, training grant, or commission. List internal and external proposals separately. Include cooperative or interdisciplinary research projects, educational or curriculum development projects, and service-learning/community-based projects. For each project, list your degree of involvement and the degree of involvement by undergraduate or graduate students. Cite prizes and awards where appropriate. "
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The Libraries maintain a large collection of sustainability resources (>900 titles), an environmental resources page, core facilities for digital scholarship, 3D printing, and a GIS support staff person.
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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