Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.69
Liaison Alan Turnquist
Submission Date July 24, 2023

STARS v2.2

Michigan Technological University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Clare Fidler
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability and Resilience
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
836

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
207

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
24.76

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
22

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
20

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
90.91

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
We conducted a survey of faculty members. Respondents who conduct sustainability research were asked to include a description of their research. The response rate was low, so staff listings were looked at. This list was compiled through faculty and staff listings and their associated research areas in their department listing. Adjunct researchers were included but care was taken to not duplicate faculty/researchers in another department. For the most part, they were listed in their home department.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This website contains listing for all faculty and their research topics.
https://www.mtu.edu/colleges-schools/

Researchers at the Michigan Tech Research Institute were also included. Their staff listing can be found at: https://www.mtu.edu/mtri/about/staff/

Total number of employees conducting research was determined by Joan Hoffman using FY22 payroll information. Students and duplicates were removed from the list.

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