University of Louisville
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Atre,Sundar Vedanarayanan Mechanical Engineering Baba,Shahid Pervez Medicine (Cardiology) Bai,Lihui Industrial Engineering Basyal,Binod  Biology Berson,Robert E. Chemical Engineering Bhatnagar,Aruni Medicine (Cardiology) Carrico,Ruth Lynne Medicine Cave,Matthew C. Medicine Conklin,Daniel Medicine (Cardiology) Croasdaile,Michael Civil & Environmental Engineering D'Ambrosio,Joseph G Institute - Sustainable Health Day,Christopher Andrew  Geography/Geosciences DeCaro,Daniel A  Urban & Public Affairs DeFilippis,Andrew P Medicine (Cardiology) Druffel,Theodore L Conn Center Dunn,Kelli Matheson-Bullard Health Sciences Emery,Sarah M  Biology Faul,Anna Catharina Social Work Fried,Joel R. Chemical Engineering Gaughan,Andrea Elizabeth  Geography/Geosciences Ghasemi Fare,Omid Civil & Environmental Engineering Gora,Evan Matthew  Biology Gregg,Gary Lee McConnell Center Gupta,Gautam Chemical Engineering Haberzettl,Petra Medicine (Cardiology) Handa,Sachin  Chemistry Harnett,Cindy Kathleen Electrical & Computer Engineering Heberle,Lauren  Sociology Hein,David W. Pharmacology Jasinski,Jacek Bogdan Conn Center Kazemi,Hamidreza Infrastructure Lanier,Clestine Virginia Arts & Sciences Dean's Office McClain,Craig James Medicine McCracken,Elisabeth J. Pollution Prevention McCutcheon,Priscilla  Pan African Studies McGinley,William Mark Civil & Environmental Engineering McKinney,William Paul Health Promotions Newton,Tamara L  Psychology O'Toole,Timothy Edward Medicine (Cardiology) Paxton,William F Conn Center Prough,Russell A. Biochemistry Rai,Shesh Nath Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Rivard,Joshua Andrew Infrastructure Rockaway,Thomas Doan Civil & Environmental Engineering Running,Mark Paul  Biology Satyavolu,Jagannadh Venkata Satya Conn Center Sexton,Aaron Niles  Biology Srivastava,Sanjay Medicine (Cardiology) States,J. Christopher Pharmacology Stevens,Forrest Robert  Geography/Geosciences Sumanasekera,Gamini U.  Physics Sun,Zhihui Civil & Environmental Engineering Sunkara,Mahendra K. Chemical Engineering Swartz,Kristin M  Criminal Justice Wright,R. Brent Medicine Yankeelov,Pamela Anne Social Work Yanoviak,Stephen P  Biology

Faculty and staff engaged in sustainability-related research were identified through compilation of lists of sustainability research organizations, centers and institutions and through grant proposals submitted from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018 that are compiled on a data base maintained by the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation Office. The University of Louisville has researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines working on sustainability research. In the years 2016-2018 researchers submitted 73 grant proposals and were awarded $37,927,966 on approximately 53 of them. This is a decline from 2012-2015 by 42% as both state and federal grants have declined over this 6-year period. The scope and breadth of research has included faculty from eight of the University’s 12 schools/colleges, including: School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and Information Science, Speed School of Engineering, Brandeis School of Law, Kent School of Social Work, College of Business, and the College of Arts and Sciences. The University has focused its research efforts in environmental cardiology, environmental health, stream restoration, ecosystems, pollution prevention, and urban sustainability. To encourage and promote these areas the University has created and supported research centers and institutes that bring together multi-disciplinary teams to work on complex urban sustainability issues. The largest such institute is Envirome, which in 2018 secured over $10 million in grants and $5 million in gifts to further its research in Environmental Cardiology. The organizations, centers and institutions surveyed at UofL include: • University of Louisville Sustainability Council—organization that includes faculty, staff, and students that conduct research in the sustainability field. The Council members are appointed by the Provost. Faculty and staff actively engaged in research are listed. • Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development—this institute is composed of seven centers located throughout the University. The purpose of the Institute is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration on sustainability related research. • Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research—the Conn Center conducts and facilitates R&D on potentially commercially feasible renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The Center promotes partnerships among the state's colleges and universities, private industries, and non-profit organizations to actively pursue federally and privately funded research and development resources that are dedicated to renewable energy solutions. • Center for Environmental Cardiology—the Center is engaged in research on how environmental pollutants contribute to cardiovascular risk and to delineate the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms by which pollutants exacerbate atherosclerosis, promote thrombosis and increase myocardial ischemic injury. • University of Louisville Sustainability Scholars Roundtable—All UofL faculty, staff and graduated students engaged in research related to sustainability are encouraged to join the Scholars Roundtable to share research interests, goals and projects. The goal of the Roundtable is to encourage interdisciplinary research. Faculty and staff who have attended the Roundtable over the last 3 years have been identified for inclusion in the list of faulty/staff engaged in sustainability research. • Grant Proposal Submittals—all grant proposals are logged onto a data base maintained by the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRI). The data base includes the Principal Investigator’s name, the Title of the proposal, whether the proposal was for research, and key word descriptors. The data base from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015 was searched by key word and title for the following words: adaptive cycle adaptive reuse air quality alternative fuel anarchy aquatic ecosystem architecture - environmental bicycle transit biodiversity biofuel biomarker biomass bioregionalism bioremediation brownfield building materials carbon emissions carbon footprint city planning climate change community development community gardens community partners complete streets eco-agriculture ecological ecological footprint ecology economic development ecosystem ecotourism edible landscapes energy conservation energy consumption energy efficiency environmental environmental change environmental education environmental health environmental law environmental policy exposure forest ecology gentrification global change green energy green infrastructure green movement green purchasing green rooftops green-washing hazardous waste inequity invasive species landscape architecture landscape urbanism LEED liver toxicity local food low-impact development mass transit mindfulness multidisciplinary natural hazards neighborhood networks new urbanism organic agriculture particulate peace place making pollution pollution prevention population POTW public participation recycle recycling regional development renewable energy resilience risk assessment rural development sense of place smart growth social change social justice social responsibility social-ecological system soil solar source reduction stream restoration sustainability sustainable agriculture sustainable architecture sustainable design sustainable development sustainable energy sustainable living toxicology transdisciplinary transportation triple bottom line urban urban agriculture urban canopy urban ecology urban forest urban renewal urban soils urbanism urbanization vulnerability walkability walking city waste management water quality watershed wetland Identified grant proposals were reviewed and those whose purpose was not research or was not sustainability related, were deleted. Principal investigators were included in the list of faculty/staff engaged in sustainability related research. The total number of faculty members engaged in research is based on the number of tenured research faculty employed by the University.

Unfortunately, our inventory is not a complete accounting of all sustainability-related research at UofL. Rather, it represents our best available data, from an inventory of research grants and publications over fiscal years 2017-2018. We do not have an efficient system for tracking unpublished and non-grant-supported research, but we know many faculty are engaged in such research related to sustainability and we value their many contributions. It is important to consider the implications of the state of funding described in the additional documentation to support the submission. This details the amount of research proposals related to sustainability that may or may not have been accepted due to budgeting. It must be understood that many of these researchers are still conducting these investigations on their own time and do support to the overall sustainability of the campus and community.