May 2005 – Water and Climate Research at the University of Arizona

• Sharon Megdal

  Director of the Water Resources Research Center.



• Gregg Garfin

  Program Manager for the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS).



• Jim Shuttleworth

  Director of the Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA)



• Kimberly Ogden

  Education Thrust Leader for the NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing



• Ian Pepper

  Director of the National Science Foundation Water Quality Center, Director of the Environmental Research Center

• Kathy Jacobs

  Deputy Director, Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA), and Associate Professor and Specialist, Water Resources Research Center and the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science.




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The University of Arizona boasts five research centers dedicated in part or in whole to water and climate research.



The Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) was established to provide statewide outreach and education focused on critical water issues affecting Arizona and to provide expertise on state and regional water management and policy. Additionally, the WRRC seeks to communicate water-related research needs from research users to researchers, and to report research findings to potential users of that information.
Presentation (6 MB pdf)

Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS), part of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, was established to assess the impacts of climate variability and longer-term climate change on human and natural systems in the Southwest. Their mission is to improve the ability of the region to respond sufficiently and appropriately to climatic events and climate changes.
Presentation (1 MB pdf)

Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) works to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary understanding of the hydrology of semi-arid regions, and to build partnerships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders (both public agencies and private organizations) so that this understanding is effectively applied to the management of water resources and to the rational implementation of public policy.
Presentation (5.5 MB pdf)

The NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing works to create the science, technology, and educational methods to lead the semiconductor industry to a new era of environmentally benign manufacturing.
Presentation (0.5 MB pdf)

The NSF Water Quality Center is an interdisciplinary group of biologists, chemists, physicists, hydrologists, and engineers who work together to resolve water quality problems. The center’s combination of University expertise and corporate funding leads to scientific discoveries that can enhance water quality for the community at large.
Presentation (1 MB pdf)

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