Description of Request

Submitted By: Robert Peterson, LRES Department Head

Bob Peterson, Department Head of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences (LRES), has requested a faculty office and shared lab for incoming new faculty member, Dr. John Knowles whose research is focused on land-atmosphere interactions. Dr. Knowles is expected to begin his appointment in August of 2024. Leon Johnson 308 has been identified as a suitable office for Dr. Knowles. This space is conveniently located in close proximity to the LRES department and is currently vacant, and no other requests for its use have been submitted to date. Additionally, to facilitate Dr. Knowles' research activities, the department has proposed a shared lab arrangement with Dr. Jack Brookshire's lab in Leon Johnson 420. This shared lab arrangement would allow Dr. Knowles to occupy a designated portion of the lab. The allocation of the office and shared lab would meet the department's immediate need for accommodating Dr. Knowles upon his arrival and demonstrates a strategic use of existing facilities to support the department's research goals.

Resolution

Date: August 2, 2024

Space Management Committee has approved the allocation of the office in Leon Johnson 308 to Dr. Knowles, as well as shared use of the lab in Leon Johnson 420.