| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.16 |
| Liaison | Lissette Hernandez |
| Submission Date | Sept. 20, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida International University
ER-16: Faculty Engaged in Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
9.05 / 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:
See attached document for full list, or find it on the web: http://gogreen.fiu.edu/academics/index.html
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:
Professor Steve Oberbauer, Department of Biological Sciences, and colleagues published a study showing tundra vegetation exhibits strong regional variation in response to warming, and that in vulnerable regions, cumulative effects of long-term warming on tundra vegetation - and associated ecosystem consequences - have the potential to be much greater that we have observed to date.
Professor Marilys Nepomenchie, Architecture, led a group of FIU students to Washington, D.C., to participate in the world-renowned competition: the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. Twenty collegiate teams were invited from around the world to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, energy efficient and attractive. FIU's entry tied for first place for energy balance, producing all the power the house used with its solar array.
Professor Jim Fourqurean of Biological Sciences represented FIU in Brussels at a meeting of the International Blue Carbon Working Group, which is sponsored by UNESCO, Conservation International and IUCN.
Professor Adriana Campa, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, was appointed to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (NAREEEAB). The advisory board is mandated by Congress to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and is the most important board at USDA.
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Researchers who work at research centers on campus who do not also teach at least one class were not counted for this credit. Total number of faculty engaged in research is from Division of Research, total number of P.I.s awarded in fiscal year 2013. Office of University Sustainability also created a Sustainability Research Identification Form to allow for self-reporting throughout the year, it is available on the gogreen.fiu.edu website.
http://research.fiu.edu/facts-figures/pages/monthly-awards.html
Researchers who work at research centers on campus who do not also teach at least one class were not counted for this credit. Total number of faculty engaged in research is from Division of Research, total number of P.I.s awarded in fiscal year 2013. Office of University Sustainability also created a Sustainability Research Identification Form to allow for self-reporting throughout the year, it is available on the gogreen.fiu.edu website.
http://research.fiu.edu/facts-figures/pages/monthly-awards.html
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.