Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
Composite Hubble Space Telescope Image. Meg Urry.
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
The electron density for nanowires of silicon. Ismail-Beigi .
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Atomic positions color coded with their relation to the wire. Ismail-Beigi.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.
Composite image numerical solutions in two dielectric cavities. Stone.

Physics Department Sustainability

Green news

Being Green in the Physics Department at Yale University

The Physics Department has made great strides in being environmentally conscious. Sarah Jane Compton and Lawrence Cerrito became sustainability leaders for our department in 2008. In October 2008 the Green Team for Physics was started consisting of representatives from each building.

Departmental Green Efforts & Goals

The Physics Department has made great progress in sustainability. We currently participate in recycling pens through Yale’s “Pen Pail Brigade” with company Terracycle where $.02 is donated to UNITED WAY for each pen collected and we have developed a working relationship with the Yale Sustainable Food Project by donating our coffee grounds bi-weekly to the farm. Our three current goals for the current academic year (2011-2012) are to

a. reduce paper usage 25% by 2013

b. reduce the number of staff who use single occupancy vehicles for their commute 1-3% by 2013

c. reduce waste by 25% by 2013

Past Certifications

For information regarding out past ceritification efforts click here.

Newsletter

Green Team Newsletters: Current Issue

Office of Sustainability Newsletter: Current Issue

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