EcoOp Profiles

 I perform life cycle analyses of existing an emerging technologies in order to determine if environmental goals are actually being met during these changes.  our work has identified that a flat out worldwide ban of hydrofluorocarbons could make global climate change worse with regards to applications of cooling where indirect carbon dioxide emissions would override direct global warming impacts of refrigerant lleaks.  We are currently working on evaluating biodiesel from algal biomass for replacing traditional fossil fuel use.  On the educational front, I have integrated sustainability into the senior chemical engineering design course and have trained all of our graduates in how to consider sustainability during process analyses.  I also integrate sustainability themed homework problems in the lower level courses I teach in chemical engineering

David is a graduate student pursuing a Master's of Public Administration in the School of Government and Public Policy.  As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, he majored in Public Management and Policy with minors in Communications and Global Business and was a Clinton Scholar at the American University in Dubai in the summer of 2009.  He is interested in international affairs and global policy of environmental issues and sustainability, particularly regional and international collaborative efforts to promote sustainable practices in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.  

Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Solar Energy, Alternative Transportation, Recycled Art, Recycling, Composting, Energy Efficienc

 I don't have any formal eco or sustainability experience but I'm interested helping out and learning more. I organized volunteer groups for New York Cares in NYC to clean up parks (raking, planting, garbage pick-up, etc.) through my previous employer. I also was part of the green team to help make our company more eco-friendly (reusable dishes rather than paper/plastic, compost in the kitchen, energy efficiency, recycling, etc.). Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 Paper reduction! Much of our space is taken up by paper, and much of it does not need to be in hard copy form, but scanned and kept on the server. I've been slowly but surely replacing hard files with electronic ones, and maintaining new files electronically. Its easier and greener!

Leah Edwards is a Tucson native and a junior at the University of Arizona majoring in environmental and water resource economics and political science. Leah is a Flinn Scholar and and Honors student at the UA. She is a NASA Space Grant Intern and is passionate about urban sustainability.

Dr. Enquist received his B.A from The Colorado College and his PhD from the University of New Mexico in 1998. He was an NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Santa Fe Institute and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Dr. Enquist has served on the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute since 2007; He is a broadly trained ecologist and plant biologists and is interested in (i) understanding how functional attributes of organisms influence larger scale ecological, ecosystem, and evolutionary dynamics; (ii) the origin and maintenance of functional and phylogenetic diversity; and (iii) understanding the function of terrestial ecosystems.  A common theoretical theme focuses on the origin and ramifications of biological scaling laws. To address these questions he often works in tropical forests and high alpine ecosystems and uses physiological, ecosystem, informatics, and theoretical methods. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for Costa Rica, the Ecological Society of America's Mercer Award, a NSF CAREER Award, and the Popular Mechanics; Brilliant Top 10; Young Researcher; He was a 2009 Fellow at Charles University and the Center for Theoretical Study in Prague, Czech Republic and a CNRS Associate Research Fellow in Montpellier, France.

Graphic Artist at the Signshop here at the University of Arizona by day. Active Volunteer in Search and Rescue, Radio Communications and Bicycle Events at night. Husband to a very forgiving Wife during all the spaces in-between. Interested in Energency Efficiency, Alternative Energy and Localizing, of course interest doesn't mean either time or ability

Areas of interest are recycling efforts and methods of energy efficiency and waste reduction in which administrative staff can be more knowledgable and educated in order to help with campus sustainability.

 I found that the cleaning person in my building was instructed to throw away the boxes for recycling.  This means that facilities put the boxes out with printed labels for which type of recyclables go where, but still throwing them in the trash.

BIO5 is located in the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building at Cherry & Helen. Our 400+ residents are avid recyclers of post-consumer waste including lab materials such as pipette tip boxes. We want to be a part of the UA's move toward greater sustainability.

Water Conservation Educator 11 yrs

Good Community Connections      

Former city council member</p>

Education about sustainibility and best practices for workplace, home, travel

Raise the bar and implement practices that are proven to maintain or develop a safe and healthy environement

Particular interest in water quality, disposal of hazardous waste education, recycling,alternative transportation solutions, energy efficiency</p>

Jake is a graduate research assistant working with the Office of Sustainability to asses the environmental impacts of homecoming weekend activities at the UA. He holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Miami University and is pursuing a master's degree in hydrology and water resources at the UA. Previously, Jake worked as a project coordinator for a development management consulting firm in Chicago. He also served as an education assistant and interpretive park ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, through the Student Conservation Association. Jake is a LEED Accredited Professional as granted by the U.S. Green Building Council.

I am a sophomore, and I am studying Environmental Science and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law. I am planning on graduating in 2014 in hopes to pursue an Environmental Law Degree. I also work with Students for sustainability, the Honors Student Council Sustainability Committee, and several other clubs to help promote sustainability across campus. I like to play the viola and work on art projects.

A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Richard served in El Salvador from 2005-2007 as a Municipal Development Volunteer.  Graduated in May 2011 with a masters in Public Administration here at the University of Arizona, Richard is specializing his studies in both program management and development issues. He is also interested in sustainable practices across social, environmental and economic dimensions.

Tranportation Services is an integral partner in the University's sustainability efforts. I have been involved in several projects with a sustainability nexus. I would like to help the University move toward a more sustainable campus through common sense approaches, thoughtful use of new technologies and innovation.&nbsp; Sustainability is important to the future of the University on many levels. I would like to be a part of designing that future.

Urban Backyard Chickens - personally. Professionall I serve on the Green Team on our College of Medicine Campus, providing information to our campus on trip reduction transportation, general green recycling tips / reminders. Bike Program.

My interest in sustainability began during the 1970's oil crises, while I was in college at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. R. Buckminster Fuller was one of my idols at that time.  I thought I would be a solar power engineer.

After 27 years of other engineering work, I recently returned to school and graduated with a new degree in Sustainable Community Development from Prescott College.

Craig Reinbold is a recent graduate of the MFA nonfiction program at the University of Arizona, and writes about various environment-related issues. He conducts interviews and writes profiles for the Office of Sustainability, highlighting student and faculty involvement in Green Fund-sponsored projects around campus. 

I have spent the greater part of my professional career in the administration of international agricultural research and development programs outside the United States. I have served as Director of the Arid Lands Research Center in Abu Dhabi, Associate Director of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center in Taiwan, Senior Advisor to the Director General for Agriculture Research in Sudan, Representative of the University of Arizona on Halophyte Research in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

I have a keen interest in teaching, particularly in conveying some of the lessons learned in my diverse international experience to students interested in international agriculture.

My current research focuses on improving water management and conservation in aridlands. In particular I am working on rainwater harvesting as an important source of water and halophyte irrigation as a means of utilizing brine streams from power plants and desalting plants.

Alex Ross works on graphic design for the Office of Sustainability. She is currently working on design projects that will help make Homecoming 2013 more sustainable. Alex is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in visual communications from the University of Arizona. Alex grew up in Alaska, and after graduation she plans to travel and explore the world. For Alex, the world is full of sustainable images that she strives to bring to live in a clear and aesthetic way.

Arid Lands Information Center, cradle to cradle design, desertification, dry lands, education, energy efficiency, eremology, grey water, Office of Arid Lands Studies, permaculture, recycling, compost, solar power, sustainability, technical writing, telecommuting, training, urban agriculture, waste reduction, water harvesting.

Responsible for facilities and planning for University of Arizona College of Medicine's Phoenix campus.