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.
Indicator
Community Outreach
Number of educational outreach events to educate the east Texas community about environmental issues.
Criterion
Educational Outreach
TRIES staff and researchers will participate in at least three community related events.
Action
Communication Of TRIES Activities
Each semester, TRIES publishes "TRIES-News" to inform the community of its current research and scholarly activities.
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.
Result
KPI Result
Several TRIES facutly have presented at coferences and several peer-reviewed research articles have been published (contact TRIES for full list of scholarly activities).
Action
Visibility Of Scholarly Activity
Each year, members of TRIES and its affiliated faculty present scholarly research at regional and national coferences creating visibility for both the University and TRIES.
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.
Result
KPI Result
The TRIES Analytical Laboratory is now NELAC certified allowing it to expand its client base.
Action
Contracts For Envrionmental Monitoring
TRIES uses its analytical laboratory to perform a suite of analytical analyses to meet the needs of clients in monitoring local soils and well water.