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...and the RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS |
Cooperative Research Institutes
The Cooperative Research Institutes bring together the resources of a research-oriented university or institution, OAR and other branches of NOAA in order to develop and maintain a center of excellence in research relevant to understanding the Earth's oceans, the Great Lakes, inland waters, Arctic regions, solar terrestrial environment, intermountain west and the atmosphere. NOAA supports 21 Cooperative Institutes in 17 states.
For more information about these formal research partnerships, please contact:
Dr. John Cortinas Jr., PhD
Cooperative Institute Program Manager
NOAA Research, R/LCX2
1315 E. West Hwy, Rm #11308
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Ph: 301-734-1090
Cell: 301-452-3013
Fax: 301-713-1459
john.cortinas@noaa.gov
Cooperative Intitute for Arctic Research
(CIFAR)
Fairbanks, AK--
The Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research (CIFAR) was established in 1994 at the University of Alaska. CIFAR fosters collaboration between NOAA, the University of Alaska, and several other U.S. universities working in the Western Arctic. CIFAR collaborates with NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Arctic Research Office, Ocean Exploration Program, NMFS, and the National Weather Service. CIFAR is also a major partner in the annual Global Change Student Research Grant Competition, conducted by the Center for Global Change (CGC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR)
Palisades, NY--
The Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) at Columbia University, New York was established in July 2003 and is the newest NOAA Cooperative Institute. CICAR provides collaborative work in Earth System History modeling and analysis research, application, and education between researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and the Earth Institute (EI) at Columbia University and the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) in Princeton, New Jersey. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR)
Woods Hole, MA--
The Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a not-for-profit research institute that has fostered collaborative research between NOAA scientists and university scientists and students since its inception in 1999. CICOR provides a framework at WHOI for coordinating NOAA-funded research, to build ties between WHOI investigators and colleagues at NOAA laboratories, and for developing cooperative NOAA-funded research at academic institutions in the northeastern United States. At the same time CICOR provides NOAA investigators with access to WHOI facilities, including 4 ships and 2 submersibles (one manned and one operated remotely), and the Northeast National Ion Microprobe Facility. In collaboration with WHOI’s Academic Programs’ Office, CICOR supports graduate education through a joint program with MIT, as well as postdoctoral and undergraduate summer student fellowships. Major research and planning activities have been carried out in partnership with several NOAA laboratories: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and Earth System Research Laboratory; the Northeast Fisheries Science Center; the NOAA Climate Office; and the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Climate Science (CICS)
Princeton, NJ--
The Cooperative Institute for Climate Science (CICS) at Princeton University is a NOAA Cooperative Institute sponsored by NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Princeton University and GFDL established a collaborative program in 1967 via a memorandum of understanding which was converted to a Cooperative Institute in October 2003. [more]
Cooperative Institute
for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER)
Ann Arbor, MI--
The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) was established in 1989 at the School of Natural Resources and Environment in the University of Michigan. CILER facilitates collaborative research between NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL), the University of Michigan, and other universities (e.g., Michigan State University). [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Miami, FL--
The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) was established in 1977 in the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS). CIMAS serves as a mechanism to promote synergisms between University scientists and those in NOAA. CIMAS research is largely partnered with NOAA Research, NOAA Fisheries, and recently with NOAA Satellites and Information Service. CIMAS scientists collaborate primarily with scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, both are located on Virginia Key in close proximity to the CIMAS/RSMAS campus. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS)
Norman, OK--
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) was established in 1978 to promote research collaboration between NOAA and OU. CIMMS provides a center where government and academic scientists may work together to learn about and apply their knowledge of mesoscale weather and regional-scale climate processes. CIMMS’ NOAA research partners in Norman, Oklahoma include the OAR National Severe Storms Laboratory and four National Weather Service units: Radar Operations Center for the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Program, Storm Prediction Center, Warning Decision Training Branch, and the Norman Weather Forecast Office. CIMMS also collaborates with scientists at the NWS Southern Region Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas and at the National Climatic Data Center of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service in Asheville, North Carolina. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Fort Collins, CO--
The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) was established in 1980 at Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. CIRA serves as a mechanism to promote synergisms between University scientists and those in NOAA. CIRA facilitates collaborative research between NOAA Research, NOAA Satellites and Information Service, National Weather Service, as well as, other federal agencies like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, National Forest Service, and the Department of Defense. [more]
Cooperative
Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
Boulder, CO--
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) was established in 1967 at the University of Colorado. CIRES serves as a mechanism to promote synergism between scientists at nine University departments and those at NOAA Research, NOAA Satellites and Information Service, and the National Weather Service. [more]
Joint
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Honolulu, HI--
The Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) is a NOAA Cooperative Institute at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa. JIMAR has facilitated collaborative research among NOAA Research, NOAA Fisheries, and National Weather Service scientists, university scientists, and university students since its inception in 1977. [more]
Joint
Institute for Marine Observations (JIMO)
La Jolla, CA--
The Joint Institute for Marine Observations (JIMO) is a NOAA Cooperative Institute at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). JIMO has fostered collaborative research between NOAA scientists and academic scientists and students since its inception in 1991. In addition to UCSD/SIO, JIMO also oversees NOAA funding for all of the University of California (UC) in a multi-campus effort to promote collaboration and resource pooling. As such, SIO’s facilities, including its fleet of 4 research vessels and one-of-a-kind research platform, are made available to NOAA and other Institutions through JIMO collaborations. [more]
Joint Institute
for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO)
Seattle, Washington--
The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO), established in 1977, is a NOAA Cooperative Institute at the University of Washington that fosters collaborative research between NOAA and university scientists. Throughout its existence, JISAO has conducted outstanding collaborative research primarily with scientists at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) within NOAA Research. In recent years, JISAO has expanded its collaborations to include scientists at NOAA’s Ocean Service and NOAA Fisheries, specifically with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). University departments involved in this research are: Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, School of Oceanography, School of Fisheries, School of Marine Affairs, Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the School of Public Affairs. [more]
Northern Gulf Institute (NGI)
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi--
The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi was established in October 2006 and is the newest NOAA Cooperative Institute. The NGI is a consortium of universities led by Mississippi State University, in partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi, Louisiana State University, Florida State University, and Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The fundamental philosophy of the NGI is integration - integration of the land-coast-ocean-atmosphere continuum; integration of research to operations; and integration of individual academic institutional strengths into a holistic research and educational program specifically geared to the needs of Northern Gulf of Mexico users. [more]
