Support IESInstitute for the Environment & Sustainability
at Miami University
About Us
Mission Statement
The mission of the IES is to educate students as professionals and global citizens through interdisciplinary programs in environmental science and sustainability, and to provide leadership in areas of research and outreach that address environmental problems and promote a more sustainable society.
History
Established in 1969 as the Institute of Environmental Sciences, the IES began as a Master of Environmental Science (M.En.) degree to meet "the urgent need for a new program which is truly interdisciplinary in structure ... and which contains a curriculum geared to train a modern environmental scientist equipped with the tools and philosophy to cope with new problems as they arise."
In 2010, the IES was renamed the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability to reflect its new role as an umbrella institute for undergraduate and graduate education and research on the environment and sustainability at Miami University
IES Advisory Board
- Jeffrey Aluotto
- Assistant Administrator
Hamilton County Commission
Cincinnati, OH - Sandra Doyle-Ahern
- President
EMH&T Engineers, Surveyors, Planners and Scientists
Columbus, OH - Todd Foster
- Environmental Health & Safety Risk Manager
Messier-Bugatti USA
Walton, KY - David Jenike
- Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati, OH - Tammy Jett
- Environmental Scientist
Duke Energy
Cincinnati, OH - Radha Krishnan
- Program Manager
Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure
Cincinnati, OH - Graham Mitchell
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Retired)
West Chester, OH - Patrick O'Laughlin
- Chief Operating Officer and Vice President
Buckeye Power
Columbus OH - Deborah Osborne
- Environmental Scientist
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH - Richard Shank
- Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Scotts Miracle Gro
Marysville, OH - Keith Summerville
- Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Drake University
Des Moines, IA - Joseph Tomain
- Dean Emeritus
University of Cincinnati Law School
Cincinnati, OH
IES Executive Committee
- Thomas Crist (Chair)
- Professor and Director
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability - Catherine Almquist
- Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering - Hays Cummins
- Professor
Western Program - Steven Elliott
- Associate Professor
Department of Economics - David Gorchov
- Professor
Department of Botany - Scott Johnston
- Associate Professor
Department of Architecture and Interior Design - Jonathan Levy
- Associate Professor
Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science - David Prytherch
- Associate Professor
Department of Geography - Michele Simmons
- Associate Professor
Department of English - Suzanne Zazycki
- Outreach Coordinator
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability