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University Environmental Research Program Descriptions
- Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES),
- (Director: Jackie Sullivan, 303/492-3972). The center is comprised of researchers, faculty from four departments, staff, and students who research, develop, and implement environmental decision support systems which address diverse water management challenges throughout the U.S. Through innovative techniques of object-oriented design and programming and event-driven graphical user interface, these computer-based systems integrate environmental monitoring, simulation and optimization modeling, and evaluation tools into a single, efficient framework.
- Center for Atmospheric Theory and Analysis (CATA)
- (Director: Murry Salby, 303/492-6487). CATA is a collaboration between researchers at CU, NCAR, and NOAA working to advance the understanding of the Earth's atmosphere through theoretical and complementary observational studies.
- Center for Economic Analysis (CEA)
- (Director: Michael Greenwood, 303/492-7413). The Center for Economic Analysis is the organized research arm of the Department of Economics. It carries out research in various fields of economics and supports faculty and graduate student research.
- Center for Environmental Journalism (CEJ)
- (Director: Len Ackland, 303/492-0459). The CEJ, a division of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, seeks to enrich and elevate the quality, range, and significance of media coverage of environmental issues. The CEJ's activities involve three interrelated areas: student education, including an emphasis in environmental journalism in the School's Master's degree program; professional development for working journalists, including the Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism; and improving communication with scientists and the public
- Carl McGuire Center for International Studies (CINTERST),
- (Director: James Markusen, 303/492-0748, also x7588, x8960; james.markusen@colorado.edu; CB256;). This center sponsors research and graduate training in international economics, growth, and development. Areas that are currently emphasized include: multinational corporations and international trade; international enforcement of intellectual property rights; trade and the environment; uncertainty, growth, and trade; intergenerational conflict, fertility, and growth; endogenous monetary policy, regime-switching, and exchange rate- based stabilization; international debt; and international conflict.
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
- (Director: Susan K. Avery, 303/492-8773). CIRES is a joint institute of the university with the Environmental Research Laboratories of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Research includes atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, climate and global change, environmental remote sensing, solid earth geophysics, and environmental geochemistry.
- Center for Limb Atmospheric Sounding (CLAS)
- (Director: Susan Avery, 303/492-8773; U.S. Principal Investigator: John Gille). The center will manage development and use of data from satellite-borne instruments developed to study the Earth's atmosphere, utilizing limb sounding and similar principles. The first activity will be the development of the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS), and the associated science investigations, in partnership with Oxford University in the United Kingdom. HIRDLS will enhance scientific investigation of the Earth's atmosphere, especially the climatically important regions linking the lower and upper atmospheres. These activities will provide CU students with experience in the area of space-based instrumentation, data processing, and atmospheric research. The Cooperative Institute for Peace Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) contribute to the HIRDLS program.
- Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America (CSERA)
- (Director: Evelyn Hu-DeHart, 303/492-8852). The center's mission is to provide a coherent framework for teaching and conducting research on ethnic and racial minorities in the U.S. from ethnic-defined perspectives.
- Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES)
- (Director: Alexander Goetz, 303/492-5086, also x1149; CB126). CSES pursues global geology and paleoclimate studies, land-atmosphere interaction, Arctic climatology, ecological modeling, and theoretical hydrology through the use of airborne and spaceborne remote sensing data. Facilities include a spectrometer lab equipped with laboratory and field reflectance instruments, a sample preparation facility, and darkroom. The center's image processing facility has Sun workstations and a specially equipped classroom for lab exercises. Various software packages are available including ENVI and ARC/INFO. A particular emphasis is placed on the development of the techniques of imaging spectrometry.
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)
- (Director: Delbert S. Elliott, 303/492-1032). The center provides informed assistance to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other groups committed to understanding and preventing violence. CSPV has three primary programs: 1) An Information House which offers topical bibliographic searches free to the public; 2) technical assistance to assist practitioners with program evaluation and development; and 3) basic research including secondary analyses of data, development of research pilot projects, and support of research committed to violence prevention.
- Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS)
- (Director: Richard Jessor, 303/492-8147). The multidisciplinary research at the institute examines political and economic change, environment and behavior, problem behavior, and population processes.
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
- (Director: James P. Syvitski, 303/492-7909). Major areas of research include ecology, geomorphology, glaciology, geophysics, palynology, climatology, paleoclimatology and Quaternary geochronology and stratigraphy, with a focus on interdisciplinary research of environments in high altitudes, high latitudes, and cold regions of the past and present. The Mountain Research Station, 40 kilometers west of Boulder, provides field courses and research support for studies of the alpine environment.
- Joint Center for Energy Management (JCEM)
- (Director: Jan Kreider, 303/492-3915). JCEM provides research, education, testing, and professional expertise in energy conservation and renewable energy technologies. Its programs focus on the design, development, and application of energy-efficient and cost-effective technologies for building and industrial processes. JCEM is based in the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department.
- The National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LTER)
- (Network Office Director (through 1997): Jerry Franklin, 206/543-2138, or x4853; JFranklin@LTERnet.edu). The LTER Network is a collaborative effort among over 900 scientists and students which extends the opportunities and capabilities of the individual sites to promote synthesis and comparative research across sites and ecosystems and among other related domestic and international research programs.
- Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center (NHRAIC),
- (Director: Dennis S. Mileti, 303/492-6315; dennis.mileti@colorado.edu; CB482). The NHRAIC is a national clearinghouse of research data on the economic loss, human suffering, and social disruption caused by earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other natural hazards. The center facilitates communication between the hazards research and practitioner communities to improve the nation's ability to mitigate natural hazards effects.
- Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (PAOS)
- (Director: Peter J. Webster, 303/492-5882). PAOS is an interdisciplinary program that provides an educational and research environment to examine the dynamical, physical, and chemical structures of the atmosphere and the ocean and the manner in which they interact. A major theme is the establishment of a physical basis for climate and global change.
- The University of Colorado at Denver -- The Graduate School of Public Affairs
- (Phone: 303/820-5600). The Graduate School of Public Affairs is a community -- faculty, staff, and students -- who share a belief that scholarly research can improve our KNOWLEDGE regarding questions of public management and public policy; the study of public affairs can improve the PRACTICE of public managers, policy analysts, and policy makers; improvements in knowledge and practice serve the public interest and improve the well-being of citizens.
- The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs -- Graduate School of Public Affairs
- (Dean: Dr. Kathleen M. Beatty, 719/262-3156). This page provides links to information about the program, internships and employment opportunities, faculty and staff, research, and the Graduate School of Public Affairs at CU-Denver.
- American Politics Research Center
- (Director: Walt Stone, 303/492-2363). This center, housed within the Department of Political Science, supports research on the themes of institutional change and responsiveness in American politics. Areas of current emphasis include representation in Congress and in the American states, the development and impact of the 1992 Perot movement on the major parties, social movements, and the effects of ethnic diversity on state policy. Center faculty are especially interested in developing collaborative projects with graduate students.
- Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center
- (Director: Paul Weimer, 303/492-3809, also x2606; paul.weimer@colorado.edu; CB250). This center focuses on applied research programs in petroleum geology and mining. Research emphasis is on developing new concepts and techniques in petroleum and mineral exploration and development. Specialities include sequence stratigraphy, reservoir description and modeling, and structural geology. The research involves the newest visualization and 3-D seismic reflection technology.
- Natural Resources Law Center
- (Director: Elizabeth Ann Rieke, 303/492-1286). This is an interdisciplinary research center for the investigation of research topics in areas of natural resource law and policy such as water, minerals, oil and gas, public lands, and environmental laws. It sponsors continuing legal and professional education programs.
- The University of Colorado at Boulder -- Instructional Technology Resource Center
- The Instructional Technology Resource Center works with faculty to help them explore the uses of computer and networked resources in their teaching. This page provides links to courses across the United States using the World Wide Web.
- The World Data Center-A for Glaciology/National Snow and Ice Data Center
- (Director: Roger Barry, 303/492-5171. also x2468; CB449). The center is a data archival and distribution center. It also acts as a clearing house for global data and information on all forms of snow and ice. It maintains a library collection and archives a variety of digital and hard copy data sets, including passive microwave data products, polar AVHRR data, glacier, snow cover data, and global sea ice data. The center is also an Earth Observing System Data and Information System Distributed Active Archive Center.
- The University of Colorado at Boulder -- Department of Communication
- (303/492-7306; CB270). The Department of Communication studies human interaction in a variety of settings, such as interpersonal relationships, small groups, organizations, and various institutional and public spheres.
- Center for Recreation and Tourism Development
- (Director: Patrick Long, 303/492-3725, also x3620; patrick.long@colorado.edu; CB419). The center studies the implications of recreation and tourism development to the local, state, regional, and national environment. It supports basic and applied research, community service, and field- based academic opportunities for faculty and students who contribute to the improvement of a community's economic condition and its quality of life.
- International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development
- (Director: Dorothea El Mallakh, 303/492-7667). The center conducts studies on both domestic and international energy problems and related matters, organizes conferences, and has a publications program, including the biannual Journal of Energy and Development.
- Business Research Division,
- (Director: Richard Wobbekind, 303/492-8227). The Business Research Division provides government officials and business executives with information useful in operating their organizations. They hold an annual business and economic outlook conference for Colorado and maintain a business and economic data bank. They also conduct economic and market research studies to contribute to the most efficient use of Colorado's resources. They operate several specialty libraries including the Travel Reference Center and the Colorado Collection.
- Center for Geography Education
- (Director: A. David Hill, 303/492-6760). This center is housed in the Department of Geography. It conducts educational and scientific activities that promote and improve geographic education at all levels throughout the nation. It conducts research on teaching and learning processes in geography, the content and significance of geographic education, and the processes of educational change related to geography. The center also translates geographic research into educational materials, and conducts conferences and other activities that support teacher development. The center also manages the Colorado Geographic Alliance (COGA), an organization of nearly 7,000 members dedicated to the implementation of standards-based geography education in grades K-12 throughout the state.
- Center for Geotechnical Engineering
- (Director: Hon-Yim Ko, 303/492-6716). The center focuses on studies of the behavior of massive earth structures, such as earth embankment dams and underground construction for tunnels and storage facilities. Major experimental facilities available in the center include the West's most powerful centrifuge for testing models if these earth structures and sophisticated laboratory devices for the measurement of the properties of geomaterials.
- The University of Colorado at Boulder -- Graduate Studies in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
- (Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering 303/492-7316; CB428). Areas of study include: biological and physiochemical processes; water and waste treatment; aquatic chemistry; surface water-quality modeling; study and modeling of subsurface contaminant transport; infiltration in subfreezing snow; hydrologic and hydraulic modeling; impact of climate change on water resources; operations research; advanced decision support and artificial intelligence.
- Social Science Data Laboratory
- (Director: Walt Stone, 303/492-7030; Datamgr@Colorado.EDU; CB333). The Social Science Data Lab is operated by the departments of political science and sociology in conjunction with Computing and Network Services (CNS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Lab, which runs on a unix network was designed to provide advanced statistical computing for students and faculty. The Lab maintains and archives datasets which are available to university-affiliated students, faculty, and staff for use in coursework and research. The Lab also has access to Lexis- Nexis, an on-line text searching resource.
- Center for Limnology
- (Director: William M. Lewis, 303/492-6378, also x0928; william.lewis@colorado.edu; CB334). The purpose of the center is to serve as a focus of research, as well as graduate and undergraduate education, in freshwater science, including water quality, aquatic life, and aquatic components.
- Niwot Ridge (Colorado) Long-Term Ecological Research (NWT LTER)
- This page is designed to provide both non- and NWT LTER scientists with ready access to site-based information and data. LTER was established by the National Science Foundation to conduct research on long-term ecological phenomena in an array of ecosystems within the United States. Niwot Ridge is the sole alpine tundra site and is located approximately 35 km west of Boulder, CO.
- The University of Colorado at Denver -- Master of Science in Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering offers a specialty area in Environmental Engineering. Applicants for this program should have an undergraduate degree in civil engineering, however, others may be admitted if they take such courses that are necessary to remove deficiencies and qualify the applicant as a civil engineer.
- The University of Colorado at Denver --Master Of Urban and Regional Planning
- Environmental and Land Use Planning is one of the three concentrations offered in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program (College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver). This program is appropriate for applicants with bachelor's degrees in either design, humanities, social, or physical sciences.
- The University of Colorado at Denver -- College of Architecture and Planning
- This page provides links to information about the College, as well as a vision statement: "The College of Architecture and Planning builds excellence by collectively defining and responsibly engaging issues crucial to the quality of our diverse environments..."
- Center for Research on Judgment and Policy
- (Director: Reid Hastie, 303/492-8122; reid.hastie@colorado.edu; CB345). The center engages in both basic and applicd research on judgment and decision making processes, particularly as these relate to policy formation.
- Center for Values and Social Policy
- (303/492-6364; CB232). The Center for Values and Social Policy was founded in 1980 in order to bring the resources of philosophical analysis to bear on matters of social philosophy. The Philosophy Department, through the Center, offers B.A, M.A., and Ph.D. degrees with a concentration in values and social policy. These programs are designed to help students acquire both the philosophical skills and the broad understanding of public issues required to participate effectively in policy discussions and social research.
- Center for Comparative Politics
- (Director: James R. Scarritt, 303/492-6595). The center facilitates the collaborative research of political science faculty and graduate students concerned with the politics of various world regions with special emphasis on Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Major research projects in progress focus on institutional developments and conflicts that accompany the growth of the state, as well as on markets and related changes in aspects of civil society.
- Research Program on Population Processes
- (Director: Andrei Rogers). The Population Program has two objectives: 1) to carry out basic and applied interdisciplinary research on the determinants and consequences of population trends and patterns observed both in the United States and abroad, and 2) to train American and foreign students, teachers, and professionals in population methods and theory. The Program is housed at 1424 Broadway Avenue, on the edge of the University of Colorado at Boulder's campus.
- Environmental Studies Program
- (Director: Carol Kearns, 303/492-4559; CB332). The program is designed to provide the student with the disciplinary rigor required to gain employment in the field, but taught in the context of an interdisciplinary education. The Environmental Studies major draws from curriculum in the earth and natural sciences as well as the social sciences. The purpose of the major is to train students in the cause, scale, and remediation strategies of the major environmental problems in the United States and the World. Students will acquire an awareness of the complexity of factors relating to human interaction with the environment.
- The University of Colorado at Denver --Environmental Policy Concentration Program
- The purpose of the program concentration is to allow students within the Master of Public Administration program who so choose to concentrate their course of study in Environmental Affairs. In conceiving the concentration, the term "environmental affairs" is broadly defined, encompassing both natural resource management (including land use) and environmental protection.
- University of Colorado Academic Departments and Research Programs
- Center for International Relations
- (Director: Michael Ward, 303/492-6632). The center encourages research in the field of international relations. Current research concerns include cooperative processes, conflict processes, foreign policy analysis, and methodologies of international relations research.
- Center for Geochronological Research
- (Director: Gifford Miller, 303/492-6962; gmiller@colorado.edu; Instaar, CB450). The center promotes fundamental research in the development and application of geochronological methods and geochemical tracers that will lead to an improved understanding of processes controlling environmental change, and the rates at which those processes act. These techniques allow a precise reconstruction of past environmental changes, from which temporal links between components of the global climate system, particularly biosphere/atmosphere/ocean/ice-sheet interactions, can be identified. The active participation of graduate and undergraduate students is ensured through formal course offerings, access to specialized research facilities, and employment opportunities.
- The University of Colorado at Boulder -- Graduate School
- (Dean: Carol Lynch, 303/492-7401; gradinfo@colorado.edu). The Graduate School home page provides up-to-date information for potential students, as well as for CU-Boulder students, faculty, and staff.
- The University of Colorado at Denver --Master Of Science In Environmental Sciences
- The Master of Science in Environmental Sciences (MSES) degree at the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD) is designed to provide students with the problem-solving methods needed to understand and resolve environmental problems. This includes training in engineering, natural/physical sciences, and socioeconomic analysis. The goals of the program are to enhance the interdisciplinary communication and analytical skills of the student, and provide opportunities for more intensive training within a particular subject area. Students receive instruction in the physical and biological dynamics of various ecosystems, environmental engineering, and socioeconomic issues associated with environmental analysis.
- The University of Colorado at Denver -- Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary study of the environment. The academic fields involved in environmental sciences include chemistry, biology and ecology, physics, geology, geography, anthropology, engineering, political science, law, economics, and the health sciences. The University of Colorado at Denver provides a wide range of environmentally related educational opportunities.
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- The University of Colorado Mountain Research Station
- (Director: Dr. William D. Bowman; bowman@spot.colorado.edu; CB334). The Mountain Research Station is an interdisciplinary research facility of the Unversity of Colorado, devoted to the advancement of study of montane environmental science. It is managed by the University's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), and supports research in biology, geography, and geology.
- Center for Asian Studies
- (Interim Coordinator: Laurel Rasplica Rodd, 303/492-1138). The Center for Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary center located on the Boulder campus. It supports research and teaching related to all areas of Asian culture and draws its membership from faculty with interest in any geographical area within Asia. The center serves as a focal point in establishing cooperative links between the public and private sectors for research, service, and educational endeavors related to Asia. It welcomes members from all campuses of the university and also from the community at large.
- Center for the American West
- (Director: Tom Precourt). The Center's mission is to explore the distinctive character and issues that are of paramount importance to Westerners; to bring to bear widely diverse insights as we explore the West of the past, examine the present, and prepare for the future; and thus help Westerners become well-informed, participating citizens in their communities and the West.
- Water in the West
- This page, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation, provides information about main rivers and bodies of water in the Rocky Mountain, Four Corners, San Luis Valley, and Southwest Desert regions of the United States, through interactive maps of the regions.
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University Environmental Research Program Descriptions
The Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving Main Home Page -- Main Conflict Research Consortium Home Page
For more information contact: Guy Burgess, Co-Director, Conflict Research Consortium, Campus Box 327, of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0327 Phone: (303)492-1635; Fax: (303)492-2154; E-Mail: crc@colorado.eduCopyright 1997 by Conflict Research Consortium
The Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving Main Home Page -- Main Conflict Research Consortium Home Page
For more information contact: Guy Burgess, Co-Director, Conflict Research Consortium, Campus Box 327, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0327 Phone: (303)492-1635; Fax: (303)492-2154; E-Mail: crc@colorado.eduCopyright 1997 by Conflict Research Consortium