Green Matters
Kudos and Recognition
- Geographic Information Scientist Wins Soil Conservation AwardChris S. Renschler, Ph.D., associate professor of geography at the University at Buffalo has been awarded the 2007 Young Scholar Award from the Soil and Water Management and Conservation Division of the Soil Science Society of America.
- UB Is One of the EPA's Top 10 Green PartnersImagine wiping 1,500 cars -- and all their fossil fuel emissions -- right off the road. That's equivalent to what the University at Buffalo has accomplished as a major green power purchaser, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which just named UB one of its Top 10 College and University Green Power Partners.
- Professor, Activist, Scientist Is a Mentor FirstIf there is a common thread that runs through the many facets of Joseph A. Gardella's professional life, it's advocacy. A professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, Gardella advocates for the right of children to learn science, for the right of college students to have access to the best science education, for the right of disabled students to fulfill their highest potential, for the right of women and minority faculty members to experience advancement opportunities and for the rights of citizens to fully understand the environmental science that affects their neighborhoods and their health.
- National Award Honors UB Chemist Whose Classes Help Communities Resolve Environmental ProblemsJoseph A. Gardella, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and associate dean for external affairs in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, this week will receive a national award recognizing his efforts working with communities affected by environmental hazards and using them as a backdrop against which he teaches undergraduate students about politics, society and analytical chemistry.
- UB Energy-Conservation Effort Recognized NationallyA $17.4 million project to save the University at Buffalo $50 million in energy costs over 17 years has been named the 1997 National Energy Project of the Year by the Association of Energy Engineers.
Green Matters
Experts
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Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., Ph.D.
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Barry Boyer
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James N. Jensen, Ph.D.
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Diana Aga, Ph.D.
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Jason Briner, Ph.D.
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Joseph F. Atkinson, Ph.D.
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A. Scott Weber, Ph.D.
The Big Picture
UB faculty members have gained recognition for a breadth of environmental research that also offers research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.