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Satish Joshi

Associate Professor

Phone: 517 432-9802
FAX: 517 432-1800
Email: satish@.msu.edu
Office: 301C Agriculture Hall
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Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1998
PGDRM, Institute Of Rural Management, India, 1987
B.Tech., Karnataka Regional Engineering College, India, 1981

Satish Joshi joined the faculty in 2000 to undertake research and teaching in the area of environmental and natural resource management and policy. His current research focuses on environmental life cycle analysis, corporate environmental management, alternative transportation fuels, biobased materials, and environmental accounting. His teaching interests include Corporate Environmental Management, Environmental Economics, Ecological Economics and Public Policy Analysis.

Professional Interests

  • Environmental policy analysis
  • Corporate environmental management
  • Economics and environmental performance of biofuels and biobased materials
  • Regional impact assessment

Selected Publications

Krishnan R., Joshi S. and Krishnan H.(2004) "The Influence of Mergers on Firms' Product Mix Strategies", Strategic Management Journal, volume 25,issue 6 (June 2004), 587-611.

Joshi S.V., Drzal L.T., Mohanty A.K. and Arora S. 2004, "Are Natural Fiber Composites Environmentally Superior to Glass Fiber Composites?"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35(2004) 371-376.

Joshi S., Krishnan R. and Lave L., 2001, "Estimating the Hidden Costs of Environmental Regulations," The Accounting Review, v76, n2, (April), 171-198.

Funded Research Projects

  • Environmental and economic evaluation of cellulose derived fuels for the Canada/U.S. light-duty fleet
  • Integrated economic and environmental protection assessment for Muskegon River watershed
  • Design and engineering of green composites from bio-fibers and bioplastics