Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies

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Since 1994, the faculty, staff and students of the Lyle Center have remained committed to a future in which all people live with dignity in safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. We believe this future is best achieved through the development of ecological, social and economic systems that regenerate, enabling communities to provide for the future as well as the present.

Located on 16 acres (6.5 ha) within the Cal Poly Pomona University campus, our vision is for the Lyle Center to be recognized for its collective impact toward a sustainable future, convening diverse groups of students, academic experts, policy makers and community members committed to catalyzing pro-environmental change.

The Lyle Center is administered by the College of Environmental Design, and offers a Master of Science in Regenerative Studies (MSRS) as well as a minor program at the undergraduate level. Faculty are drawn from departments across campus, creating a unique interdisciplinary learning environment. The MSRS application deadline for Fall 2020 admission has been extended to April 30, 2020.

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Summer 2020 | Virtual Thesis Defense

Just how interdisciplinary is the field of regenerative studies? Get a first-hand look this summer as the Center invites the public to the virtual thesis defense of MSRS students.

anna cook portraitMSRS CANDIDATE: ANNA COOK

Thesis: "Regenerating Kin: A Critical Dialogue on Environmental Policy and Indigenous Principles"

Date: Monday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.
          https://cpp.zoom.us/j/95466725098
          (Meeting ID: 954 6672 5098)

THESIS COMMITTEE

  • Dr. James Blair
    Committee Chair
    Department of Geography and Anthropology, Regenerative Studies
  • Dr. Sandy Kewanhaptewa-Dixon
    Department Chair, Ethnic and Women's Studies
  • Professor Claudia Serrato
    Department of Ethnic and Women's Studies, Regenerative Studies

 

MSRS CANDIDATE: CLEMENT TSANG

Thesis: "Bike-Power, Community Composting, and Green Spaces: A Regenerative Framework for Food Scraps Collection in Pomona and Claremont"

Date:  Monday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m.
            https://cpp.zoom.us/j/92780841402 
            (Meeting ID: 927 8084 1402)

THESIS COMMITTEE

  • Dr. Dohyung Kim
    Committee Chair
    Department Chair, Urban and Regional Planning
  • Dr. So-Ra Baek
    Department of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Professor Claudia Serrato
    Department of Ethnic and Women's Studies, Regenerative Studies

Research Spotlight | Nanotechnology-based thermochromic materials

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Weathering climate change with adaptive buildings

An international network was created to increase research in the area of thermochromic materials. This network should evolve into a wider multidisciplinary and multinational consortium for the development of nanotechnology-based thermochromic (nanoTC) materials. These adaptive building envelopes are a smart approach to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce the environmental impact of urban areas. The network consortium includes six partners: Instituto de Ciencias de la Construccion in Madrid, Spain, Politecnico di Torino in Italy, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, National University of Singapore, TU Graz, Graz University of Technology in Austria and the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. (Read more)