| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Pennsylvania
ER-16: Faculty Engaged in Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.52 / 10.00 |
The number of faculty members engaged in sustainability research:
The total number of faculty members engaged in research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty engaged in sustainability research:
Penn Institute for Urban Research - penniur.upenn.edu/associates/view-everyone/types/penn-iur-faculty-fellows
The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is a university-wide entity dedicated to an increased understanding of cities through cross-disciplinary research, instruction, and civic engagement. Penn IUR is dedicated to developing knowledge in three critical areas: innovative urban development strategies; building the sustainable, 21st-century city; and the role of anchor institutions in urban places.
The Penn Center for Energy Innovation - www.energy.upenn.edu/?q=pennergians
Pennergy: the Penn Center for Energy Innovation was launched in September, 2009 under the sponsorship of the University of Pennsylvania’s Schools of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and Arts and Sciences (SAS) and from Penn’s Office of the Vice Provost of Research. The Center unites faculty and students from SEAS and SAS as well as from other Penn schools, and from neighboring Drexel and Temple Universities. Pennergy brings together world-class researchers to solve scientific and technological problems enabling the efficient use of current energy sources, the practical use of more sustainable energy, and the facile conversion of energy to different forms. The Center researchers and educators integrate and share their knowledge through energy research, educational, and outreach activities that impact researchers, students, and our community
T.C. Chan Center - http://tcchancenter.com/people/
The goal of the T.C. Chan Center is to connect the academic and professional worlds of sustainability research. The mission of the T. C. Chan Center is to develop new knowledge, tools, processes, techniques and continuing education for professionals involved in building energy and technology. The goal is to create healthier, productive, energy efficient strategies that will lead to high performance buildings and sustain(able) environments.
Energy Efficient Buildings Hub - www.eebhub.org/about-eebhub/members/university-of-pennsylvania/
Penn faculty participate in the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub), which was established in Philadelphia by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as an Energy-Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) in 2011.
Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership - http://igel.wharton.upenn.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/
The Wharton-led, Penn-wide Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) promotes knowledge for business sustainability through world-class research, transformative teaching and constructive dialogue between top alumni, academic, corporate, government, and non-government organizations. IGEL is a hub for business and sustainability, connecting and leveraging academic capital at Penn to help business leaders of today and tomorrow to create more sustainable industries.
Institute for Environmental Studies - www.sas.upenn.edu/earth/ies_fr.html
Ocean Biogeochemistry & Climate Change, Department of Earth & Environmental Science - https://climate.sas.upenn.edu
Within the Department of Earth & Environmental Science, this group's research interests are at the frontier of ocean biogeochemistry, ocean ecology and physical oceanography. We research the oceanic controls on atmospheric pCO2 and global climate from inter-annual to millenial time scales and we wish to improve understanding and prediction of:
- Oceanic uptake, storage and release of atmospheric CO2 and other gases;
- Climate-sensitivity of ocean biogeochemical cycles and interactions with ecosystem structure;
- Feedbacks between ocean carbon cycle, ocean ecosystem structure, ocean circulation and climate.
Their work combines theoretical aspects with running climate change simulations and sensitivity studies (using complex general circulation models or GCMs) on a newly acquired state-of-the-art computer cluster in the Earth and Environmental Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
The website URL where the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty engaged in sustainability research is posted :
A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty engaged in sustainability research:
Brief descriptions of up to 4 recent notable accomplishments by faculty engaged in sustainability research, including names and department affiliations:
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
375 faculty represents the faculty involved in the centers listed in the submission
375 faculty represents the faculty involved in the centers listed in the submission
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