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Overall Score 67.47
Liaison Debbie Andres
Submission Date Aug. 26, 2016
Reporting Fields Credit Info
San Jose State University
AC-9: Academic Research
Status Score Responsible Party
10.00 / 12.00 Sandeep Muju
Executive Director
Research Foundation
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
93
Date Revised: Aug. 16, 2017
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INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
IC-1: Institutional Boundary
IC-2: Operational
Characteristics
IC-3: Academics and
Demographics
ACADEMICS
CURRICULUM
AC-1: Academic Courses
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
AC-4: Graduate Program
AC-5: Immersive Experience
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy
Assessment
AC-7: Incentives for Developing
Courses
AC-8: Campus as a Living
Laboratory
RESEARCH
AC-9: Academic Research
AC-10: Support for Research
AC-11: Access to Research
ENGAGEMENT
CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT
Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
576
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff
member that conducts sustainability research:
32
The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
64
A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department
affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
STARS Faculty Final_1.xlsx
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Please note that list below includes five non-academic staff members in addition to 89
faculty counted in above metrics. Headcount of 576 does NOT include non-academic
staff. This information replicated in attached file.
Trulio Lynne EnvS
Klee Gary EnvS
Mulvaney Dustin EnvS
Olszewski Bruce EnvS
Gershenson Alex EnvS
Douglas Jason EnvS
Russell Will EnvS

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EN-1: Student Educators
Program
EN-2: Student Orientation
EN-3: Student Life
EN-4: Outreach Materials and
Publications
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
EN-6: Employee Educators
Program
EN-7: Employee Orientation
EN-8: Staff Professional
Development
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
EN-9: Community Partnerships
EN-10: Inter-Campus
Collaboration
EN-11: Continuing Education
EN-12: Community Service
EN-13: Community Stakeholder
Engagement
EN-14: Participation in Public
Policy
EN-15: Trademark Licensing
EN-16: Hospital Network
OPERATIONS
AIR & CLIMATE
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
BUILDINGS
OP-3: Building Operations and
Maintenance
Cushing Katherine EnvS
Wrathall David EnvS
Fiack Duran EnvS
O'Malley Rachel EnvS
Speer Leslie Design/H&A
Grindstaff Beverly ArtH
Sotu Hamedi-Hagh EE
Cordero Eugene METR
Todd AnneMarie COMM
Nixon Hilary URBP
Salazar Dayana URBP
Agarwal Asha URBP
Mathur Shishir URBP
Kos Rick URBP
Wessel Ginette URBP
Metzger Ellen GEOG
Smith Grinnell ED
Guenter Scott AMS
Pitchon Anna ANTH
Faas AJ ANTH
McMullin Kurt CEE
Davis Kate GEOG
Richardson Kathryn GEOG
Loomba Arvinder BUS
Foster Chuck AE
Bashash Saied ME
Ginny Rhee ME
Freeman Marjorie NUFS
Cabrera Peggy LIBRARY
Curry Julia MAS
Pizarro Marcos MAS
DeHaan Jason SOC
Ross Suzy Health Science & Recreation
Pignotti Giselle NUFS
Mamary Ed Health Science & Recreation
Ta Van Health Science & Recreation
Roe Kathleen Health Science & Recreation
Worthen Miranda Health Science & Recreation
Masucci Matthew Health Science & Recreation
Butryn Ted Health Science & Recreation
McProud Lucy Health Science & Recreation

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OP-4: Building Design and
Construction
OP-5: Indoor Air Quality
DINING SERVICES
OP-6: Food and Beverage
Purchasing
OP-7: Low Impact Dining
ENERGY
OP-8: Building Energy
Consumption
OP-9: Clean and Renewable
Energy
GROUNDS
OP-10: Landscape Management
OP-11: Biodiversity
PURCHASING
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing
OP-13: Cleaning Products
Purchasing
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
OP-15: Inclusive and Local
Purchasing
OP-16: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
OP-17: Guidelines for Business
Partners
TRANSPORTATION
OP-18: Campus Fleet
OP-19: Student Commute Modal
Split
OP-20: Employee Commute
Modal Split
Basu Anu College of Business
Holian Matt ECON
Roman Ronald MGMT/COB
Rinck Health Science & Recreation
Vinck Mehgna MGMT/COB
Aiello Ivano MOSS LANDING
Coale Kenneth MOSS LANDING
Connolly Tom MOSS LANDING
Geller Jon MOSS LANDING
Graham Michael MOSS LANDING
Hamilton Scott MOSS LANDING
Lage Katie MOSS LANDING
McDonald Gitte MOSS LANDING
Welschmeyer N MOSS LANDING
Lee Juneseok CEE
Consavari Elizabeth ARTH
Blackmer Reyes Kathryn LIBRARY
Kohn Rebecca LIBRARY
Slobuski Teresa LIBRARY
San Fratello Virginia Design/H&A
Furman Buford MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Garcia Alejandro PHYSICS
Meniketti Marco ANTHRO
Lee Juneseok CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Loomba Arvinder BUS
Gosselin Kathryn MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Meyers-Lipton Scott SOCIOLOGY
Strauss Daniel CHEMISTRY
Luo Lili I-SCHOOL
Rhee Jinny MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Resa Kelly CHEMISTRY
Selvadury Guna BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Freedman Marjorie NUFS
Armaline William JUSTICE STUDIES
Jordan Kevin PSYCHOLOGY
Sunseri Charlotte ANTHROPOLOGY
Stein Ninian ANTHROPOLOGY
Kim John CHEMISTRY
Pitchon Ana ANTHROPOLOGY
Mackie Joshua BIOLOGY
Pfeiffer Jeanine ENVS

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OP-21: Support for Sustainable
Transportation
WASTE
OP-22: Waste Minimization
OP-23: Waste Diversion
OP-24: Construction and
Demolition Waste Diversion
OP-25: Hazardous Waste
Management
WATER
OP-26: Water Use
OP-27: Rainwater Management
OP-28: Wastewater
Management
PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
COORDINATION, PLANNING &
GOVERNANCE
PA-1: Sustainability
Coordination
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
PA-3: Governance
DIVERSITY & AFFORDABILITY
PA-4: Diversity and Equity
Coordination
PA-5: Assessing Diversity and
Equity
PA-6: Support for
Underrepresented Groups
PA-7: Support for Future Faculty
Diversity
PA-8: Affordability and Access
HEALTH, WELLBEING & WORK
Wonder Kristen Spartan Shops
Rodriguez Tiffany Transportation Solutions
Zonobi Eyedin Transportation Solutions
Andres Debbie FD&O
Salvadalena Adam FD&O
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research
inventory:
To complete this research inventory we calculated the number of faculty who are
actively pursuing and conducting research, have submitted research proposals, or have
been awarded grants relating to sustainability.
A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty
and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
Notable achievements include: 1. Grant awards from the California State Department of
Fish and Game and the California State Water Resources Control Board to monitor the
environmental health of California's streams, rivers, lakes and coastal areas. The
research team on the program, known as SWAMP (Surface Water Ambient Monitoring
Program), collects and analyzes scientific data on water from around the state. They
examine water quality chemistry and measure toxicity. That data is then compiled,
analyzed and integrated into comprehensive reports and web sites that serve as
resources and repositories for the entire State of California. The program is led by Rusty
Fairey, Director of the Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at SJSU's Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories. 2. In a highly technical convergence of material formulation, digital
modeling and 3-D printing, Professor Virginia San Fratello - a licensed, practicing
architect and SJSU faculty member - and her students are designing sustainable,
customizable and inexpensive building components made entirely from recycled
demolition debris and carpentry waste. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, they have constructed rigid window coverings that mediate the interior
climate, reducing the need for air conditioning and heating. Using an open-weave ivy-
leaf pattern, they have generated mass customized designs that increase winter
interior temperatures by an average of 12 degrees and decrease summer interior
temperatures by an average of 9 degrees. 3. The Spartan Superway is a model
automated transit network (ATN), a system where fully automated vehicles operate on
a grade-separated track, one that is elevated about 20 to 30 feet above existing

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PA-9: Employee Compensation
PA-10: Assessing Employee
Satisfaction
PA-11: Wellness Program
PA-12: Workplace Health and
Safety
INVESTMENT
PA-13: Committee on Investor
Responsibility
PA-14: Sustainable Investment
PA-15: Investment Disclosure
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
IN-1: Innovation 1
IN-2: Innovation 2
IN-3: Innovation 3
IN-4: Innovation 4
roadways. Under the guidance of Mechanical Engineering Professor Burford Thurman, a
design team of SJSU students from engineering, industrial design, urban planning, and
business have constructed a short but full-size model of the track as well as developing
a cabin design. While no market for the ATN yet exists, it appears to have future
potential as a mode of sustainable transportation given that a solar power collection
system can be integrated into its design.
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
http://san-jose-state-university.epaperflip.com/v/2015
Data source(s) and notes about the submission
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
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