University of Nevada Las Vegas
AC-9: Academic Research

Christie Batson Department of Sociology Pramen Shrestha Civil Engineering and Construction Management Kenneth McCown School Of Architecture Seyhmus Baloglu Hotel College Instruction Thomas Jones Hotel College Instruction Carola Raab Hotel College Instruction Dina Zemke William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Andrew Kirk Department of History Marianne Buehler Library Robert Futrell Department of Sociology Kathleen Lauckner School of Environmental and Public Affairs Robert Aalberts School of Lee Business School Scott Abella, School of Environmental and Public Affairs Sajjad Ahmad Civil and Environmental Engineering Penny Amy Life Sciences Jacimaria Batista Civil and Environmental Engineering Christine Bergman Food & Beverage Management Bo Bernhard Sociology Markie Blumer Marriage and Family Therapy Robert Boehm Mechanical Engineering Barbara Brents Sociology Cynthia Carruthers Recreation and Sports Management Michelle Chino Environmental and Occupational Health Michele Clark Nursing Jean Cline Geoscience Chad Cross Biostatistics Kenneth Czerwinski Chemistry Dale Devitt Life Sciences Carolee Dodge Francis Environmental and Occupational Health Mehmet Erdem Hotel Management Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez Architecture Shawn Gerstenberger Environmental and Occupational Health Allen Gibbs Life Sciences Simon Gottschalk Sociology Joseph Greenway Health Information & Analysis Mary Guinan Community Health Sciences Randall Hale Architecture Andrew Hanson Geoscience Karen Harry Anthropology David Hatchett Chemistry Oliver Hemmers Harry Reid Center Clemens Heske Chemistry Greg Hise History Jef Jaeger Life Sciences Thomas Jones Hotel Management Jennifer Keene Sociology Yen-Soon Kim Food & Beverage Management Andrew Kirk History Pierre Lienard Anthropology Anna Lukemeyer Environmental and Public Affairs Helen Neill Environmental and Public Affairs Glenn Nowak Architecture Edward Nussbaum Educational Psychology Thomas Piechota VPRGS Carl Reiber Life Sciences Jennifer Rennels Psychology Ralph Reynolds Educational Psychology Mary Riddel Economics Bret Riddle Life Sciences Aly Said Civil and Environmental Engineering Peter Schrader Educational Psychology Jeff Shen Life Sciences Bill Smith Environmental and Public Affairs Ron Smith VPRGS Stan Smith Life Sciences Peter Starkweather Life Sciences Krystyna Stave Environmental and Public Affairs Kirsten Swenson Art History Sarah Tanford Hotel Management Daniel Thompson Life Sciences Melva Thompson-Robinson Program in Health Promotion Denise Tillery English Edward Weber Environmental and Public Affairs Elspeth Whitney History Jessica Word Environmental and Public Affairs Ken McCown Architecture Eric Weber Architecture

The methodology UNLV used to complete the research inventory was found through the UNLV Employee Database (https://webapps.oit.unlv.edu/eel/). Key words involving sustainability were used in order to create the inventory.

Below are a few notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty engaged in sustainability research: 1) Solar Decathlon Eric Weber, Architecture The University of Nevada Las Vegas designed its DesertSol house to reflect the spirit of the Mojave Desert. With reverence to the sun as both a source of harsh conditions and a solution for sustainable living, DesertSol harnesses abundant sunlight for solar electricity while capturing rain to provide evaporative cooling and irrigation. The ultra-efficient house is envisioned as a vacation home for a seasonal retreat—a basecamp for desert adventures that responds to its unique environment. Research was prepared on architecture, alternative technologies, and marketing strategies. 2) Resilience Atlas Ken McCown, Architecture The atlas is a place-based model tested in Las Vegas to explore bioregional distinctiveness of the water-energy-climate-food nexus, including regional transportation systems. The atlas integrates the systems within a utilitarian organization of information. Systems in this place-based model demonstrate how infrastructure services are efficiently provided for the Las Vegas Valley population. This resiliency atlas can clarify how the nexus applies to place; and how it can be used to spur geographically germane adaption strategies. In the Las Vegas Valley, climate change (drought and high sustained temperatures) and population affect water, energy, and food systems. This clarity of a place based model can help educate the public about the resilience of their place, and facilitate and organize the planning process in the face of uncertainty.