Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	81.67
Liaison	Mark Lichtenstein
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	12.00 / 12.00	Mark Lichtenstein Executive Director of Sustainability Energy and Sustainability

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Part 1

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

135

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

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

54.81

Part 2

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

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

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

100

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:

Timothy A. Volk: Forest and Natural Resources Management Ivan Gitsov-Ivanov: Chemistry David H. Newman: Forest and Natural Resources Management David J. Nowak: USDA Forest Service Emanuel J. Carter: Landscape Architecture James Gibbs: Environmental and Forest Biology Karin E. Limburg: Environmental and Forest Biology Myron J. Mitchell: Environmental and Forest Biology Brenda J. Nordenstam: Environmental Studies Rene H. Germain: Forest and Natural Resources Management Theodore A. Endreny: Environmental Resources Engineering John M. Farrel: Environmental and Forest Biology Robin W. Kimmerer: Environmental and Forest Biology Neil H. Ringler: Research Programs Greg L. Boyer: Chemistry Shijie Liu: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Christopher A. Nowak: Forest and Natural Resources Management Gary M. Scott: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering James M. Hassett: Environmental Resources Engineering Raymond C. Francis: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Donald J. Leopold: Environmental and Forest Biology Mark S. Driscoll: Research Programs Lindi Quackenbush: Environmental Resources Engineering John C. Stella: Forest and Natural Resources Management Biljana Bujanovic: Paper and Bioprocess Engineering William A. Powell: Environmental and Forest Biology Georgios E. Mountrakis: Environmental Resources Engineering Colin Beier: Environmental and Forest Biology Neal M. Abrams: Chemistry Ruth Yanai: Forest and Natural Resources Management Stephen A. Teale: Environmental and Forest Biology Diane M. Kuehn: Forest and Natural Resources Management Christopher T. Nomura: Chemistry Melissa Fierke: Environmental and Forest Biology Valerie Luzadis: Environmental Studies Stacy A. McNulty: Environmental and Forest Biology John P. Hassett: Chemistry Douglas C. Allen: Environmental and Forest Biology Martin Dovciak: Environmental and Forest Biology Danilo D. Fernando: Environmental and Forest Biology Jacqueline Frair: Environmental and Forest Biology Jungho Im: Environmental Resources Engineering Theresa Selfa: Environmental Studies Philippe Vidon: Forest and Natural Resources Management Christopher M. Whipps: Environmental and Forest Biology Charles N. Kroll: Environmental Resource Engineering Theodore S. Dibble: Chemistry Russell D. Briggs: Forest and Natural Resources Management

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

“Sustainability” as defined in the 2012 ESF Middle States assessment (self-study) document was “a commitment to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” At ESF, at least eight categories of externally-funded research can be regarded as “Sustainability Research.” These were utilized in identification of Sustainability Research in the Middle States Self-Study, and subsequently updated in 2016 and 2019. The Research Foundation for SUNY maintains a list of funded sustainability related research projects. There are currently over 80 Sustainability Awards Ending 6-1-2013 to 12-31-2020 (link to list of awards below).

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.esf.edu/research/stars/Sustainability%20Active%20Awards%20Ending%206-1-2013%20to%2012-31-2020.htm

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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