Calendar of K-State Sustainability Events
Points of Pride
Julia Keen, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Kansas State University, is the first engineering faculty member in the nation to achieve the designation of High-Performance Building Design Professional.
Student involvement
Recent K-State graduate featured in magazine article about sustainable home decor
Adrienne Stolwyk, a 2008 K-State graduate, is featured in the summer issue of U.25 magazine. The article highlighted creative home decor ideas that use recycled items. Stolwyk and other members of K-State's Students for Environmental Action came up with the projects.
Read the article in U.25
Read more about Students for Environmental Action
K-State architecture students build water-saving 'cube' for Greensburg
Students at Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design have added a fourth demonstration of low-impact rebuilding techniques to Greensburg Cubed, a project designed to show residents of the tornado-ravaged town ways to meet basic needs in a sustainable fashion.
Read more about what K-State students are doing with the Greensburg Cubed project
Research
Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn't just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of water. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it's also bad for Americans' pocketbooks.
Read more about Walter Dodds' research on water pollution
See what else K-State is doing for water quality
See what grants K-Staters are getting for research related to sustainability
Application
At home
Motiv Engines, LLC signed an exclusive license agreement for an engine that is six times smaller and as much as 32 percent more fuel efficient than traditional engines of the same power. The agreement for the Compact Compression Ignition Engine was signed with NISTAC, an affiliate of Kansas State University
And abroad
K-State alumnus becomes ag minister of Jordan; tackles spread of desert
Jordan's scarce water resources and the spread of desert arid land pose mounting agricultural challenges to this Middle Eastern kingdom. Yet, a K-Stater is there at the helm taking on the challenges. Mostafa Qrunfleh '82 is the Jordanian minister of agriculture.
On Campus
A quick look at recycling and sustainability efforts across the K-State campus
From recycling bins at the residence halls to minimizing the environmental impact of laboratories, see what steps K-Staters are taking across the campus to make K-State a greener university.
Experts
Multimedia
Videos of K-State greening efforts
Links
K-State Center for Sustainable Energy
Staff
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