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Submission Date March 1, 2019
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Vanderbilt University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

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Complete Reporter Chelsea Hamilton
Sustainability Outreach Program Manager
Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability
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Part 1 

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):
4,726

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):
199

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :
4.21

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:
89

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
31

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:
34.83

Research Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
1 Aaron Covey, Facility Analyst, Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University 2 Abhishek Dubey, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science 3 Akos Ledeczi, Professor for ISIS 4 Alan Bowers, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 5 Alexandra Ewing, SEMO 6 Alexis Rodriguez, Program Coordinator, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 7 Alistair Sponsel, Assistant Professor of History, Vanderbilt University 8 Allison Moore, Research Associate, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 9 Ally Sullivan, Executive Director, Facilities Business Operations, Vanderbilt University 10 Amanda Little, Department of English, Vanderbilt University 11 Amanda R. Benson, Senior Lecturer of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University 12 Amrutur Anilkumar, Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University 13 Amy Karns, ISIS Staff Engineer 14 Anand Taneja, assistant professor of religious studies, Vanderbilt University 15 Aniruddha Gokhale, Associate Professor for the Institute for Software Integrated Systems 16 Andrea George, SEMO 17 Andrew C. Garrabrants, Associate Research Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 18 Ann Olsen, PhD Candidate, Environmental Management Studies, Vanderbilt University 19 Ann Tate, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University 20 Ashley Carse, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University 21 Beth Conklin, Department of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University 22 Betsey Robinson, Associate Professor of History of Art, Vanderbilt University 23 Bradley Hawkins, Practicum Director of MPH Program, Vanderbilt University 24 Brooke Ackerly, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University 25 Bruce Jennings, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and the Department of Health Policy 26 Bruce Morill, Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies, Vanderbilt University 27 Carl Johnson, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University 28 Carol Ziegler, Assistant Professor, VU School of Nursing 29 Carrie Johnson, Assistant Director, Student Centers, Vanderbilt University 30 Carwil Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, Vanderbilt University 31 Cary Pint, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University 32 Charles Powers, Professor of Environmental Engineering & Co-Director of CRESP 33 Chelsea Hamilton, SEMO 34 Chris Lowe, attorney, Office of General Counsel 35 Chris Vanags, Director of Research Initiatives, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 36 Christina Robbins, Director, Ingram Commons, Vanderbilt University 37 Christopher Serkin, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School 38 Claire Smrekar, Associate Professor Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 39 Corey Brady, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Vanderbilt University 40 Craig Philip, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR), Vanderbilt University 41 Dan McDermet, ISIS Principal Research Engineer 42 Dan Morgan, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 43 Daniel Balasubramanian, Research Scientist, Institute of Software Integrated Systems 44 Daniel Funk, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University 45 Daniel Work, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt Univeristy 46 Dave Krantz , Visiting Scholar in Vanderbilt Institute of Energy & Environment (VIEE) and Climate Change Research Network, Vanderbilt University 47 David Furbish, Professor & Chair of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 48 David Hess, Associate Director of Vanderbilt Institute of Energy & Environment, Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University 49 David Kosson, Professor & Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Co-Director of CRESP, Vanderbilt University 50 David Owens, Clinical Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University 51 David Schlundt, Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University 52 David Ter Kuile, Executive Director of Dining, Vanderbilt University 53 David Wood, Department of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University 54 Debbie Janke, Assistant Vice Chancellor Strategic Initiatives, Vanderbilt University 55 Di Yao, ISIS Principal Research Engineer 56 Dmitriy Kostyuchenko, ISIS Senior Research Engineer 57 Douglas Adams, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 58 Douglas Fisher, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University 59 Douglas Schmidt, Professor for the Institute for Software Integrated Systems 60 Ed Kinney, sourcing offer, procurement 61 Eric Hall, ISIS Principal Research Engineer 62 Eugene LeBoeuf, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 63 Eugene Vorobeychik, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University 64 Evelyn Galletti, Directory Financial Operations and Planning, Vanderbilt University 65 Florence Sanchez, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Graduate Studies in Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 66 Frank Parker, Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Vanderbilt University 67 Frankie King, Program Director of Research Coordination and Outreach, ISIS 68 Fred Eisele, ISIS System Architect 69 G. Kane Jennings, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University 70 Gabor Karsai, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Computer Science, Associate Director of Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University 71 Gautam Biswas, Professor, ISIS 72 Geoff Little, Assistant Directory of Research and Prospect Development, Vanderbilt University 73 George Hornberger, Director of Vanderbilt Institute of Energy & Environment (VIEE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 74 Gregory Melchor-Barz, professor of ethnomusicology and associate professor of anthropology, Vanderbilt University 75 Gregory Walker, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University 76 Hamp Turner, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 77 Hiba Baroud, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering 78 Himanshu Neema, ISIS System Architect 79 Hongyang Sun, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University 80 J.B. Ruhl, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt Law School 81 Jack Barkenbus, Associate Director CCRN, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment (VIEE), Vanderbilt University 82 Jaco Hamman, Director of the Program in Theology and Practice, Vanderbilt University 83 James Clarke, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 84 James Dobbins, Director, Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research, Vanderbilt University 85 James Fraser, Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University 86 James Schorr, Adjunct Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University 87 James Young, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University 88 Janet Macdonald, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University 89 Janet Roberts, Facilities Manager, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 90 Janey Camp, Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 91 Janos Sallai, Research Scientist, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 92 Janos Sztipanovits, Director of ISIS 93 Jason Scott, Research Project Manager, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 94 Jayne M Morris, Assistant Director, Commencement, Vanderbilt University 95 Jeff Henry, ISIS Computer Systems Analyst 96 Jennifer Bischoff 97 Jermaine Soto, Director of Operations, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Vanderbilt University 98 Jessica L Oster, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 99 Jesus Gomez-Velez, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 100 Jill Chasse, Procurement Sourcing Officer, Vanderbilt University 101 Jim Rossi, Professor of Law, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt Law School 102 Joe Bandy, Center for Teaching, Sociology, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 103 John Ayers, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 104 John Janusek, associate professor of anthropology, Vanderbilt University 105 Jonathan Gilligan, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 106 Joseph Hite, ISIS Research Engineer 107 Jules White, Assistant Professor, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 108 Kaitlin Toner Raimi, CCRN/VIEE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University 109 Kane Jennings, Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University 110 Katie Dey, ISIS Staff Engineer 111 Kathleen L. Wolff, Instructor at the School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University 112 Kathleen Seabolt, Director, child and Family Center, Vanderbilt University 113 Keija Hu, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management 114 Keith Loiseau, University Architect, Director Campus Planning and Construction, Vanderbilt University 115 Keith Meador, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University 116 Kenneth Wallston, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing 117 Kevin Brown, Research Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 118 Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and professor of the history of art, Vanderbilt University 119 Larisa DeSantis, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 120 Laurie Woods, lecturer in sociology, Vanderbilt University 121 Leigh Shoup, Chief of Staff, Administration, Vanderbilt University 122 Leslie D. Kirby, Director of Undergraduate Studies & Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Vanderbilt University 123 Lily Claiborne, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 124 Linda Reichenberger, Assistant Director, Special Events, Vanderbilt University 125 Lis Wyatt, Director, Custodial Services, Vanderbilt University 126 Lisa Bressman, Environmental Law Program, Vanderbilt Law School 127 Lisa Fiorentino, Assistant Director, Real Estate, Vanderbilt University 128 Lori Troxel, Associate Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 129 Malu Jorge, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 130 Margaret Emley, Director, Real Estate, Vanderbilt University 131 Maria Luisa Jorge, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 132 Marian Rushdy, ISIS Research Engineer 133 Mark A. Cohen, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University 134 Mark Abkowitz, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 135 Mark Petty, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Plant Operations, Vanderbilt University 136 Mary Metelko, ISIS System Architect 137 Matt Buckley, Assistant Director, Custodial Services, Vanderbilt University 138 Matthew Lang, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University 139 Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins, Assistant Professor of Economics 140 Meagan Sargent, Project Manager, Campus Planning and Construction, Vanderbilt University 141 Michael Bess, Professor of European Studies, Vanderbilt University 142 Michael Vandenbergh, Director if Climate Change Research Network (CCRN), Environmental Law Program, Vanderbilt Law School 143 Michelle Marcus, Assistant Professor of Economics 144 Mike Perez, Associate Vice Chancellor, Chief Facilities Officer, Vanderbilt University 145 Mitch Lampley, Director Engineering and Tech Support, Vanderbilt University 146 Molly Miller, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 147 Nagabhushan Mahadevan, ISIS System Architect 148 Naveeduddin Mohammed, ISIS Research Engineer 149 Neil Kelly, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 150 Patrica Helland, Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University 151 Patrick Trent Greiner, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University 152 Patrik Meijer, ISIS Senior Research Engineer 153 Peter Volgyesi, Research Scientist, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 154 Philippe Fauchet, Dean of the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University 155 Ralf Bennartz, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 156 Ralph Bruce, Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University 157 Ravindra Duddu, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 158 Richard Chotard, Office of General Counsel, Vanderbilt University 159 Richard Speece, Centennial Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University 160 Riyaz Latif, Mellon Assistant Professor of History of Art, Vanderbilt University 161 Rizia Bardhan, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University 162 Robert Daniels, ISIS System Architect 163 Robert Grajewski, Executive Director Vanderbilt Innovation Center, Vanderbilt University 164 Robert Joel Barnett, Associate Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University 165 Robert Laddaga, Research Professor, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 166 Robert Owens, ISIS System Architect 167 Robert Stammer, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 168 Robert W. Pitz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University 169 Ron Emeson, Professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Directory of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University 170 Ryszard Wycisk, Research Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University 171 Sandep Neema, Research Scientist, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 172 Sandra Rosenthal, Jack and Pamela Egan Chair of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University 173 Sara Maddox, Assistant Director of ISIS 174 Sara Safransky, Assistant Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University 175 Scott Glasgow, Senior Special Events Coordinator, Vanderbilt University 176 Shanmuga Sundaram, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Information Technology, Vanderbilt University 177 Shawn Goodman, Director Investment Office, Vanderbilt University 178 Shihong Lin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 179 Shitanshu Mishra, Research Associate, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 180 Simon Darroch, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University 181 Stacey Crowhurst, Director of Finance and Administration, Vanderbilt University 182 Stephen Rees, ISIS Principal Research Engineer 183 Steve Gild, SEMO 184 Steven Goodbred, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University 185 Steven Krahn, Professor of the Practice of Nuclear Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 186 Tamas Kecskes, ISIS Senior Research Engineer 187 Taylor Johnson, Assistant Professor, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 188 Ted Bapty, Research Associate Professor, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 189 Teresa Goddu, Director of American Studies, Vanderbilt University 190 Thushara Gunda, postdoctoral researcher CEE 191 Tom Howard, Facilities Manager, Athletics, Vanderbilt University 192 W. Kip Viscusi, Law & Economics Program, Vanderbilt Law School 193 Weiming Xiang, Research Associate, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 194 William Robinson, Assistant Professor, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 195 Xenofon Koutsoukos, Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University 196 Yolanda McDonald, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Organization and Development, Vanderbilt University 197 Yuche Chen, Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University 198 Zhenkai Zhang, Research Scientist, Institute for Software Integrated Systems 199 Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):
• Members of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network - The Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt includes a team of faculty and graduate students who are conducting theoretical and applied research on one of the most important and most widely overlooked sources of greenhouse gases: individual and household behavior. The Climate Change Research Network is affiliated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment. http://law.vanderbilt.edu/academics/academic-programs/environmental-law/climate-change-network/index.php • Members of The Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment - The Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment (VIEE) engages in research and education that directly link the social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences, engineering, law and policy, and that bear on energy and environmental decision making by individuals and by public and private institutions. Specifically, VIEE research elucidates the relationships among individual, institutional, and societal choices for energy production and use, and the impacts and benefits of these choices on the environment and health through links with climate, water quality, economics, social psychology, and natural resources. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/viee/ • Members of VUCO2 - VUCO2 is an interdisciplinary Vanderbilt think tank devoted to Climate Change issues. It organizes reading groups, speakers, workshops, and retreats and spurs development and refinement of various sustainability research ideas. The think tank is housed in the Philosophy department. • Members of the Eos Project - The Eos Project supports innovative initiatives at Vanderbilt University to promote understanding of urgent environmental issues and social action-pathways to respond to the challenges of climate change. The goal is to energize attention to environment/society concerns in diverse disciplines and campus constituencies. The project organizes programming and offers small grants and fellowships to support faculty and students to develop the vision, knowledge, leadership skills, and networks needed to address pressing problems at the intersections of ecology and social justice, where the well-being of human communities is inseparable from the well-being of more-than-human life-worlds. • Members of the Sterling Ranch development group - Sterling Ranch, a 12,000-home planned community south of Denver, will provide a sustainability training site and test bed for Vanderbilt School of Engineering research involving students and professors. The community includes its own commercial space, retail stores and schools. Its design is centered on sustainability and next-generation telecommunications, a focus that’s creating internships and capstone projects for engineering undergraduates plus research opportunities for professors and their teams. The partnership, which includes corporations Mortenson Construction, Siemens and IBM, started with Brock Smethills (BE’13) discussing his idea with David Kosson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, and Doug Adams, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and holder of the Daniel F. Flowers Chair. They brought in a number of other professors across all departments to advance the concept. • Members of Rooted Community Health - The Rooted Community Health (RCH) initiative seeks to engage partners across the Vanderbilt campus and communities of Middle Tennessee in service to ecological sustainability, health promotion and human flourishing, and an ethically responsible understanding of our interdependency as a community within the vision of population health. Through partnering with the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, colleagues in nutrition services, and other sustainability and health professionals, RCH aims to enhance community engagement through programming around ecology, sustainability, and health care. RCH is committed to facilitating trans-institutional transformation at Vanderbilt and enhancing our community’s health through community engagement, scholarship, and research in ecology, health, and sustainability. • Members of the Environmental Humanities in Action Group - The “Environmental Humanities in Action,” group has the aim of jettisoning the traditional structure of a seminar (without losing the opportunity to share work) and becoming engaged in public, creative projects. The group is planning interactive projects for the Vanderbilt community that cover environmental issues such as climate change. • Members of the Wond’ry Transportation Working Groups - The Transportation Working Groups, facilitated by the Wond’ry, include faculty, staff and students from across the university. The six working groups were charged specifically with formulating actionable steps the university can take related to: Metropolitan Transit Authority / Regional Transportation Authority (MTA/RTA) bus and train adjustments to better service Vanderbilt; Vanderbilt shuttle opportunities; Expansion of Uber and Lyft opportunities on campus; Expansion of on-campus biking infrastructure and bike programs; Potential alternative work arrangements; and Vanpools, carpools and other partnerships. • Members of VECTOR – the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency, established in 1988, has a solid record of achievement and is committed to continued excellence in all three of its mission components—research, education, and outreach. Recognizing the complexity of transportation issues in the private sector and at every level of government, VECTOR emphasizes the integration of transportation engineering, planning, and management. Other distinguishing characteristics of VECTOR’s work include ground-breaking applications of information technology and risk management, systems thinking, and adherence to our statement of shared values. • Members of the Renewable Energy Advisory Committee - As a result of the FutureVU Atelier Ten analysis, Vanderbilt has chosen to study potential options for off-campus, large-scale (larger-than-2MW) renewable energy sources that include distributed solar or wind farms/projects. The renewable energy advisory committee will explore options for the use of off-campus renewable energy sources in Vanderbilt's energy portfolio with the following goals: Maximize environmental benefit; Offset a portion of Vanderbilt’s electric supply; Provide intellectual and cultural leadership on this issue; Increase renewable energy capacity; and enhance Vanderbilt’s ability to achieve future carbon goals. • Members of the BlueSky Advisory Committee - As a result of FutureVU efforts, major potential opportunities to reduce Vanderbilt's carbon footprint and improve central campus land use were identified within the university's on-campus energy production, distribution and consumption infrastructure and behavior. The BlueSky Vision Energy Strategy Study will culminate in a "BlueSky Vision" for campus energy. The BlueSky Advisory Committee (BSAC) will: Participate in providing input, advice and feedback to the facilities team that is managing the BlueSky project and the selected consultant, ultimately resulting in recommendation(s) for consideration by university leadership; and Experience the opportunity to engage in a highly transparent consulting effort, enriching educational, scholarly, and research experiences and opportunities. • Members of the Zero Waste Advisory Committee – The Zero Waste Advisory Committee will develop a zero waste plan for Vanderbilt University to include an overarching strategy with milestones and timeline. This plan will include the following goals: diversion from landfill to Zero Waste inclusive of municipal solid waste and construction/demolition waste; waste prevention, reduction, and minimization; aligning with upcoming Metro Nashville Zero Waste Plan; and a robust education and outreach component. • Members of the Environmental Advisory Committee – The Environmental Advisory Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the university administration in administering a comprehensive environmental management program for Vanderbilt University (VU). The committee advises, develops, and promotes practices and policies that maximize environmental performance for VU operations, research, academics, and patient care and assists in complying with all relevant laws and regulations as well as promotes and integrates sustainability, stewardship, and resource conservation into activities and services. • Institute for Software Integrated Systems – The Institute for Software Integrated Systems is a research organization of the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University. ISIS conducts basic and applied research in the area of systems and information science and engineering. Applications of ISIS devices, through real-time distributed systems, to globally deployed complex systems. Software is increasingly essential to the functions of these systems, and it is also the primary means of adapting them to their environments and users. • Menus of Change University Research Collaborative – MCURC is a working group of leading scholars, food service business leaders, and executive chefs from invited colleges and universities who are accelerating efforts to move Americans toward healthier, more sustainable plant-forward diets. The project aims to promote sustainable choices at universities to raise awareness among students of the impacts of their food choices later in life. • Other faculty and staff associated with sustainability related research projects. o http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/cee/Research/EnergyandEnvironment.php o http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/cee/faculty-staff/index.php o http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ees/index.php o http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/10/device-electricity-silicon-chips/?utm_source=vuhomepage&utm_medium=newsbox&utm_campaign=silicon-chips o http://as.vanderbilt.edu/philosophy/events/vuco2.php o http://eosprojectvu.org/ o http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2015/partnership-with-sustainable-sterling-ranch-offers-research-opportunities-from-the-ground-up/ o http://www.vanderbilt.edu/viee/index.php o https://law.vanderbilt.edu/academics/academic-programs/environmental-law/climate-change-network/ o https://www.vanderbilt.edu/futurevu/progress.php o https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vector/

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