Brian Richards

Doctorate
Cornell University
1999

Master of Professional Studies
Cornell University
1982

Bachelor of Science
Cornell University
1979

Partnership Award for Mission Integration (2008) USDA-CSREES (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service) BEE Soil & Water Group (Steenhuis, Walter, Parlange, Walter, Geohring & Richards)

You’re probably reading this on the screen of an electronic device. Have you ever wondered where the resources came from to build it (or to build the factory that built it)? Or where the electricity that powers it comes from? Or more deeply, what are the environmental, economic, and social impacts, costs, and benefits of these resource flows? These questions help us understand the sustainability of a product or process, and BEE3299/5299 serves as an introduction to how these kinds of questions are answered.  Students from many disciplines and majors learn how to conduct a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) to determine how environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable a system of their choosing is, while also learning from their peers' investigations. More information can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/b3299sustainabledevelopment/home)

His courses include:

• BEE 3299/5299 Sustainable Development