Overview

DOE established the National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) in FY 1990 at the University of California (UC), Davis. NIGEC was composed of academic research institutions representing the principal regions of the United States. It drew on the scholarly resources within each region to serve DOE's global change research needs. The NIGEC was recently reorganized and renamed to the DOE National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR). The NICCR presently consists of four regional centers and a coastal center. Each center is hosted by a different university. The regional centers solicit, recommend, and manage research projects within their respective geographic regions. The five NICCR host universities are Duke University (Southeastern region), Michigan Technological University (Midwestern region), Northern Arizona University (Western region), The Pennsylvania State University (Northeastern region), and Tulane University (Coastal Center). NICCR is supported by cooperative agreements between each host university and the DOE. More information about NICCR can be obtained at the NICCR web site.

Program Manager

Jeffrey S. Amthor, Ph.D.
Climate and Environmental Sciences Division, SC-23.1
U.S. Department of Energy, GTN Bldg.
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585-1290
Phone: (301) 903-2507
Fax: (301) 903-8519
E-mail: jeff.amthor@science.doe.gov Address for overnight couriers:
U.S. Department of Energy, SC-23.3
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, MD 20874-1290