Provide environmental expertise to east Texas communities as mandated by the TRIES charter
Objective
Community Environmental Education
Provide environmental awareness to civic groups, schools, and citizens of Texas.
KPI
Community Outreach
Number of educational outreach events to educate the east Texas community about environmental issues. TRIES staff and researchers will participate in at least three community related events.
Result
Community Outreach
Although we participated in at least three community-related events, it is clear that we could make a more dynamic impact in the community than currently evident.
Action
Community Outreach
1) Host educational demonstrations and instruction in the TRIES Analytical Laboratory for local schools.
2) Give a public seminar related to TRIES research.
3) Distribute TRIES-News to members of the University and local community.
Goal
Faculty Research
Facilitate faculty and student research at Sam Houston State University.
Objective
Faculty Research Support
Provide access to TRIES equipment and expertise to aid SHSU faculty and students in their research.
KPI
Research Support
Number of SHSU researchers who are supported by TRIES equipment, facilities, or expertise. Our goal will be to support at least five researchers with TRIES resources.
Result
Research Support
Currently, more than six SHSU faculty are supported by the TRIES Analytical Laboratory. Researchers have submitted and published more than 10 peer-reviewed publications this academic year.
Action
Research Support
We are delighted with the research productivity this year. Next year, we hope to increase the number of SHSU researchers we support with TRIES resources. Our target will be eight researchers during 2012-2013.
Goal
Clientele Service
TRIES will provide analytical services for the Huntsville and surrounding communities.
Objective
Environmental Monitoring And Analysis
Provide environmental service to evaluate environmental conditions and problems in east Texas.
KPI
Environmental Analysis
Number of clients for which TRIES provides technical environmental analysis. As in the past, our goal is 60 clients.
Result
Environmental Analysis
TRIES current has served more than 50 clients and has major contracts with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Unless we count the contracts as clients, we did not quite make our goal of 60 clients.
Action
Environmental Analysis
Although we did not reach the targeted 60 clients, the purpose of clients and contracts is to provide self-sustaining revenue for TRIES. Our goal for 2012-2013 will be to increase the revenue of the TRIES Analytical laboratory by 5% this academic year.