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
  • Josh Ash, School of Law
  • Dan Bain, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Kevin Bell, Bioengineering
  • Michael Blackhurst, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Michael Boninger, School of Medicine
  • Matthew Burton, Computing & Information
  • John Camillus, Business
  • Markus Chmelius, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
  • Mark Collins, Environmental Studies
  • Emily Elliott, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, Public & International Affairs
  • Michael Glass, Urban Studies
  • Marcela Gonzalez Rivas, Public & International Affairs
  • Michael Goodhart, Political Science + Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
  • Robert Kerestes, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Tony Kerzmann, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
  • Jack King, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Justin Kitzes, Biological Sciences
  • Stephen Lee, Computer Science
  • Paul Leu, Industrial Engineering
  • Daniel Mosse, Computing & Information
  • Ruth Mostern, History
  • Tomas Matza, Anthropology
  • Tina Ndoh, Public Healt
  • Mary Ohmer, Social Work
  • Cassie Quigley, Education
  • David Sanchez, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation + Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • John Sebastian, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Kay Shimizu, Political Science
  • Patrick Shirey, Geology & Environmental Science
  • Götz Veser, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
  • John Walsh, French & Italian
  • Jeremy Weber, Public & International Affairs
  • Cori Zawacki, Biological Sciences

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