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Sustainability

Campus Sustainability Advisory Council

Montana State University

Cliff Montagne, CSAC Chair

Tel: (406) 994-5079
montagne@montana.edu

ASMSU Sustainability Center

Strand Union Building
Room 187A

Gretchen Hooker, Director

greenasmsu@montana.edu
406-994-6873

 

Curriculum & Research

Departments, Degrees, and Courses

Department of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences (LRES)
The LRES Department brings together multiple disciplines to achieve an integrated approach to understanding land resources and the myriad processes that occur in natural and managed landscapes.

Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems Degree Program
The Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (SFBS) interdisciplinary degree program promotes sustainable production, distribution and consumption of food and bioenergy by growing a new generation of leaders through collaborative learning and hands-on experience.

Liberal Studies – Environmental Studies Option
An option designed for students interested in developing a broad understanding of environmental issues from scientific and public policy perspectives.

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Research Groups and Centers

Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership
The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership is part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) membership of regional partners that are working to create a nationwide network that will help determine the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

Big Sky Institute
The Big Sky Institute for Science and Natural History (BSI) promotes the distribution of science-based knowledge related to natural ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them.

Consortium for the Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS)
CASMGS is a consortium of nine universities and one national laboratory assembled to investigate the potential of agricultural soils to mitigate greenhouse gases.

Economics of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
This research program investigates issues facing the agricultural sector due to climate change, including the impact of climate change on U.S. cropping systems, and focuses on how to design programs to sequester carbon in agricultural soils.

Energy Research Institute
The Energy Research Institute is an umbrella for MSU's energy research and education programs. The institute encompasses more than 170 faculty, staff and students spread across 11 university departments who are working fields such as clean-coal technology, fuel cells, wind, and biofuels. Over the past several years, MSU has developed a number of programs focused on energy, making the university a significant contributor to national and international energy research and development.

Montana Wind Applications Center
The Montana Wind Applications Center (WAC) offers Wind Energy educational opportunities to students at Montana State University, supports wind-related outreach efforts throughout Montana, and to assists the companion Montana Wind for Schools program. The WAC was created in 2008 with startup funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Zero Emissions Research and Technology (ZERT)
Zero Emissions Research and Technology is a virtual center that researches and develops basic geologic sequestration science.

If you would like to see your Montana State University research and curriculum on this page, email Jodie Delay at jdelay@montana.edu