Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.93
Liaison Merry Rankin
Submission Date Aug. 30, 2013
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Iowa State University
ER-17: Departments Engaged in Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Charlotte Bronson
Associate Vice President
Vice President for Research & Economic Development
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The total number of academic departments that conduct research:
56

The number of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research:
45

A list of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research:
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The website URL where the sustainability research inventory that includes the departments engaged in sustainability research is posted:
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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the departments engaged in sustainability research:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The number of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research is based on responses from department chairs in the spring and summer of 2012. Departments not responding were assumed to not have faculty engaged in sustainability research, although in some cases this likely is not true. That is, some departments that may be conducting sustainability research are not included in this count.

The total number of academic departments that conduct research is taken as the total number of departments that have tenured or tenure-track faculty on appointment.


The number of academic departments in which at least one faculty member engages in sustainability research is based on responses from department chairs in the spring and summer of 2012. Departments not responding were assumed to not have faculty engaged in sustainability research, although in some cases this likely is not true. That is, some departments that may be conducting sustainability research are not included in this count.

The total number of academic departments that conduct research is taken as the total number of departments that have tenured or tenure-track faculty on appointment.

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.