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Overall Score 85.56
Liaison Tonie Miyamoto
Submission Date Feb. 7, 2017
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Colorado State University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Nik Olsen
Assistant Director of Administrative Communications
Office of the President
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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):
1,387

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):
432

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :
31.15

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:
53

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
42

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:
79.25

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:
The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

Sample list (full list available at http://www.green.colostate.edu/research.aspx)
Amy Prieto, Chemistry (non-toxic battery technology)
Bryan Wilson, Mechanical Engineering (cookstoves, biofuels, and two-stroke engines)
Ken Reardon, Chemical and Biological Engineering (biofuels)
Anthony Marchese, Mechanical Engineering (algae to oil)
Azer Yalin, Mechanical Engineering (algae to oil)
Jan Leach, Bioagricultural Sciences (biofuels)
William Parton, Natural Resource Energy Laboratory (greenhouse gas emissions)
Robin Reid, Natural Resources (collaborative conservation)
Diana Wall, School of Global Environment Sustainability (soil ecosystems)
David W. J. Thompson, Atmospheric Science (global climate variability)
Michelle Betsill, Political Science (global environmental governance)
Brian Dunbar, Construction Management (built environment and green building)
Holmes Rolston III, Philosophy (environmental ethics)
James Pritchett, Agriculture (water resources and rural economies)
Eugene Chen, Chemistry (bioplastics)
Paul Hudnut, Business Management (sustainable businesses)
Tony Cheng, Natural Resources (forest policy)
W.S. Sampath, Mechanical Engineering (photovoltaics)
Kevin Crooks, Fish, Wildlife & Conservation Biology (wildlife and connectivity conservation)
June Medford, Biology (detect environmental contaminants)
Martin Shields, Economics (clean energy’s role in Colorado)


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):

The numbers given are a conservative estimate based on keyword searches through the CSU research database. The actual number of faculty/projects/departments involved in sustainable research is likely higher.


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The number of Academic Departments listed here that conduct research is different from the number of Academic Departments and equivalents listed in IC3 and AC1 that offer academic courses. This is intentional as 5 of our Academic Department equivalents are special academic units that offer courses but do not engage in research; research is conducted under the purview of the 53 academic department units.


The number of Academic Departments listed here that conduct research is different from the number of Academic Departments and equivalents listed in IC3 and AC1 that offer academic courses. This is intentional as 5 of our Academic Department equivalents are special academic units that offer courses but do not engage in research; research is conducted under the purview of the 53 academic department units.

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