| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.30 |
| Liaison | Eva Chase |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 4.00 |
Eva
Chase Sustainability Coordinator Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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:
Renewable Energy Research Laboratory - provides students and faculty with a state-of-the-art laboratory for research and design of next-generation solar and wind technology.
South Dakota Mines has created a new multidisciplinary Center for Sustainable Solutions. The center will be a hub for research and development around sustainability including water quality, emerging contaminants, agriculture, infrastructure, carbon capture, biofuels, bioplastics, environmental stewardship and more. The center will help serve the needs of a wide range of partners, from assisting the Department of Defense (DoD) in mitigating emerging contaminants to working closely with Tribal nations to ensure water quality to providing new tools for agricultural producers to increase yield to helping build resilient infrastructure that survives extreme weather to improving the management and capture of carbon emissions for a range of industries.
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:
Center for Green Electric Power Generation and Storage (CEPS) - NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) The Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS) is a National Science Foundation supported Industry-University Collaborative Research Center (IUCRC) consisting of three universities and several industry partners. CEPS’ mission is to be a center of excellence in developing eco-friendly, safe, and economically feasible solid-state energy storage technology for portable, medical, automotive, centralized and decentralized electric grid, military, and energy security applications.
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:
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
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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