| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
11.33 / 12.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Abbey Fischer, Chemistry
Satis Devkota, Economics and Management
Arne Kildegaard, Economics and Management
Athena Kildegaard, English
Barbara Burke, Communications, Media, and Rhetoric
Carol Cook, Education
Chris Butler, Socioloogy
Christopher Cole, Biology
Clement Loo, Philosophy
Cyrus Bina, Economics
Donna Chollett, Anthropology
Ed Brands, Environmental Studies
Jennifer Rothchild, Sociology
Jess Larson, Studio Art
Jimmy Schryver, Art History
John Anderson, Statistics
Keith Brugger, Geology
Kevin Flicker, Studio Art
Margaret Kuchenreuther, Biology
Michael Eble, Studio Art
Michelle Page, Secondary Education
Nancy Carpenter, Chemistry
Peter Wyckoff, Biology
Ray Schultz, Theatre
Rebecca Dean, Anthropology
Sheri Breen, Political Science
Stacey Aronson, Spanish and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Stephen Gross, History
Sylke Boyd, Physics
Ted Pappenfus, Chemistry
Timna, Wyckoff, Biology
Vicki Graham, English
W. R. Matson, Math
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
We sent out a survey with definitions and asked faculty to self-identify.
A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
• Three Morris faculty members were awarded the 2012 American Chemical Society Award for incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. (Ted Pappenfus, chemistry; Nancy Carpenter, chemistry; and Tim Soderberg, chemistry.)
• Morris faculty member Dr. Margaret Kuchenreuther (Biology) received the only University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award (OCSA) given in 2012.
• Morris faculty member Dr. Peter Wyckoff (Biology) receiveda NSF award for his research that makes connections between climate change and tree populations. 2012.
http://www.morris.umn.edu/newsevents/view.php?itemID=10904
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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