Ann Arbor, MI
11/6/2007
Engineers with an ecological outlook will be the product of a new dual degree program between the University of Michigan's College of Engineering and its School of Natural Resources and Environment.
Fields of Study:
Sustainable Systems
Ann Arbor, MI
9/7/2007
Six PhD students conducting research in energy-related fields have been awarded Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute Energy Fellowships.
The Energy Fellowships were created in support of MMPEIí¢â‚¬â„¢s mission to develop, coordinate, and promote multidisciplinary energy research and education at U-M.
Students will work closely with faculty advisors to stimulate new research directions in energy. The fellowships include two years of funding.
Cynthia Shaw<br /> Phone: (734) 615-2561<br /> E-mail: <a href="mailto:cshaw@umich.edu">cshaw@umich.edu</a>
Fields of Study:
Professor and Director of the Erb Institute
Professor and Director of the Erb Institute
Educational Background:
Ph.D., Management and Civil & Environmental Engineering (joint degree), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Andy Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise; a position that holds joint appointments at the School of Natural Resources & Environment and the Ross School of Business. He also serves as Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise. His research focuses on corporate strategies that address environmental and social issues. His disciplinary background lies in the areas of organizational behavior, institutional change, negotiations and change management. He has published more than 90 articles nine books, two of which have been translated into five different languages. Prior to academics, he worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency, Metcalf & Eddy, the Amoco Corporation, and T&T Construction and Design, Inc. In 2004, he was a Senior Fellow with the Meridian Institute.
Teaching interests include competitive environmental strategy, strategies for sustainable development, organizational behavior, negotiations, green construction, and organizational change
Professor
Professor
Educational Background:
PhD Stanford University, 1989
MS Stanford University, 1984
BSE Princeton University, 1981
Tom Lyon is the Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce. His research and teaching interests include environmental information disclosure and greenwash; corporate environmental strategy; environmental NGOs; voluntary environmental agreements; government regulation of business; industrial organization; and energy and the environment.
Professor
Professor
Educational Background:
Ph.D. International Business & Natural Resource Policy, 1975, University of Michigan
M.B.A. Business Administration, 1971, University of Michigan
B.S. Business Administration, 1970, University of Delaware
Tom Gladwin is the Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and he holds a joint appointment with the Ross School of Business.
Professor Gladwin's research focuses on the intersection of environmentalism and globalism in relation to the behavior of industrial corporations. He has published extensively-more than 125 publications-on the theme that the challenges of environmental sustainability and economic globalization are probably the two most profound forces shaping human destiny. This theme is a vital and challenging one, and one to which Gladwin speaks provocatively. At the core of Gladwin's research is the idea that the reintegration of humanity with nature is necessary if organizational science is to support ecologically and socially sustainable development.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Educational Background:
Ph.D. Natural Resource Economics, 1986, University of Michigan
B.A. Economics, 1977, University of Colorado
Michael Moore's teaching involves courses in natural resource and environmental economics. His research interests include analysis of federal water policy and water allocation conflicts between environmental and consumptive uses of river systems; economic aspects of biodiversity and species conservation; and economics of environmental markets, including markets for green products (such as green electricity) and markets for pollution permits (such as the federal SO2 allowance market).
Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Systems
Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Systems
Educational Background:
Teaching provides a unique opportunity to influence sustainable development by preparing leaders for careers in fields such as sustainable product development, sustainable mobility, renewable energy systems, biobased products, and sustainable architecture. My special interest is to facilitate interdisciplinary learning at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
My current teaching and research activities are tightly interconnected and my courses draw heavily from a variety of research projects conducted with the Center for Sustainable Systems. Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Energy Systems are two core courses that I have developed. Both courses combine lectures, discussion, and term projects for students interested in sustainable production and consumption. They emphasize systems thinking, problem solving skills, technology assessment, thermodynamic principles, and the integration of environmental science, technology, policy, and design.
I also serve as Co-Director of the Engineering Sustainable Systems Dual Degree Program between the College of Engineering and the School of Natural Resources and Environment. This program trains graduate students to protect, restore, and create engineered and natural systems that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable. This dual degree (MS from SNRE) and (MSE from CoE) includes specializations ranging from sustainable energy systems to sustainable design and manufacturing and sustainable water systems. For more information visit: http://ess.umich.edu/
I also serve asCo-Director of the Graduate Certificate in Industrial Ecology. The Program is designed to be an attractive complement for students seeking graduate degrees in business, engineering, natural resources, environmental health sciences, and public policy. The graduate certificate can be pursued by current University of Michigan graduate students or anyone else who has received a graduate degree within the last five years. The Program is supported by faculty and course offerings from the School of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Engineering, School of Public Health, the School of Business Administration and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. For more information download the PIE brochure at: http://css.snre.umich.edu/pie Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 1987, University of Michigan
M.S.E. Chemical Engineering, 1982, University of Michigan
B.S.E. Chemical Engineering, 1980, University of Michigan
B.S. Chemistry, 1980, University of Michigan
Dr. Keoleian co-founded and serves as director of the Center for Sustainable Systems. His research focuses on the development and application of life cycle models and metrics to enhance the sustainability of products and technology. He has pioneered new methods in life cycle design, life cycle optimization of product replacement, life cycle cost analysis and life cycle based sustainability assessments ranging from energy analysis and carbon footprints to social indicators.
Professor
Professor
Educational Background:
Ph.D. Evolutionary Zoology, 1967, University of Texas
M.A. Evolutionary Zoology, 1964, University of Texas
B.A. Biology (Honors), 1962, University of Louisville
Teaching and research in evolutionary and behavioral ecology; resource control and reproductive success in vertebrates, including humans; integration of evolutionary theory and resource management; resources and reproductive variance; reproductive and resource tradeoffs for modern women.
A $10.5 million sustainability initiative has been created by the University of Michigan to advance the university's position as a global academic leader in a critical area of research and teaching. The Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute is being launched with a $5.25 million expendable gift from the Graham Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by Donald Graham and his wife Ingrid. The Office of the Provost will provide an additional $5.25 million to augment the University's extensive ongoing work in the field and bring the effort to a new level.
The University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment is the only graduate environmental school in the nation to combine natural science, social science and design into one shared research and educational enterprise. Nine faculty members representing multiple disciplines are hosting five symposia that address distinct and complex facets of sustainability science.