Faculty Sustainability Task Force (MCSI)

Created in 2014, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation‘s Faculty Sustainability Task Force is a leadership group of University of Pittsburgh faculty that assists and guides the University’s efforts to:

  1. Catalyze multi-disciplinary sustainability research and education throughout University,
  2. Integrate research and education to impact campus operations and quality of life, and
  3. Propel Pitt to achieve national recognition in sustainability.

Members

  • CO-CHAIR: Melissa Bilec, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation + Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • CO-CHAIR: Gena Kovalcik, Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
  • Fernando Tormos-Aponte, Sociology
  • Drew Armstrong, Architectural Studies
  • Dan Bain, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Aaron Barchowsky, Environmental and Occupational Health, Public Health
  • John Camillus, Business
  • Mark Collins, Environmental Studies
  • Matthew Burton, Computing & Information
  • Emily Elliott, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, Public & International Affairs
  • Marcela Gonzalez Rivas, Public & International Affairs
  • Michael Goodhart, Political Science + Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
  • Justin Kitzes, Biological Sciences
  • Stephen Lee, Computer Science
  • Daniel Mosse, Computing & Information
  • Ruth Mostern,, History
  • Tomas Matza, Anthropology
  • Mary Ohmer, Social Work
  • Cassie Quigley, Education
  • Todd Reeser, French & Italian
  • David Sanchez, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation + Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • John Sebastian, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Kay Shimizu, Political Science
  • Patrick Shirey, Geology & Environmental Science
  • John Walsh, French & Italian
  • Jeremy Weber, Public & International Affairs
  • Cori Zawacki, Biological Sciences

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