Reid Coffman, professor, Kent Campus, College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Reid Coffman, Ph.D., is a professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. While serving as program coordinator of the Master of Science and Environmental Design, he has transformed the degree with the introduction of focus research areas, increased enrollment and significantly improved graduation rates.
In the field of living architecture, the study and practice of integrating living systems into buildings to make cities more livable, Coffman is an international leader in green roofs. He is an influential scholar in that area and highly cited for his research published in leading journals.
He was awarded a Research of Excellence Award for his contributions to green roof research and an Excellence of Built Work Award in the professional category of built projects in North America.
Coffman was elected as vice chair of the North American Research Committee for Green Roofs and Walls and was appointed as the North American Research chair for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. As part of an Academic Centers initiative, Coffman led in the creation of the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center, a consortium that through teaching and research gives students professional experience while also helping cities become more sustainable. As executive director, he leads the steering committee toward educational exchange, programming and membership. As editor-in-charge of the Journal of Living Architecture, he led a successful scholastic overhaul in 2015.