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On behalf of the Center for Applied Hydroclimate Sciences (CAHS) with the Arizona Institute for Resilience at the University of Arizona, we are pleased to invite you to join our first external engagement workshop, scheduled for June 15-16, 2023. We are sending this invitation as a reminder, from the original save the date sent last month. We will also discuss a specific NSF funding opportunity for Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) Proposal for Modeling of Catastrophic Impacts and Risk Assessment Due to Climate Change, described below.
The Center for Applied Hydroclimate Sciences (CAHS, https://cahs.arizona.edu) works within the University of Arizona in the area of climate science and water resources. CAHS aims to provide better hydroclimate predictions and projections to help leverage better decision making and science translation, inform natural resource managers and policy makers in arid regions, and provide infrastructure for big-data management.
By providing these services and working with constituents across campus in a centralized way, CAHS will help the University of Arizona become a leader in the application of hydroclimate information for environmental resilience, in the Southwest and beyond.
The purpose of this workshop will be to engage internal and external research collaborators and interested stakeholders, for the purposes of:
- Providing orientation to CAHS, including current and pending center-related projects
- Establish collaborative partnerships, by identifying applied hydroclimate research and service needs and possible routes to supporting these needs
- Discuss current challenges, including gaps in scientific knowledge and data availability and management.
Attendees will include internal UA center-involved participants, external collaborating institutions, and interested stakeholders in center-related efforts. Invited stakeholders will be from a mix of public and private sector entities, and include organizations involved in hydrometeorological forecasting, water and natural resource management, and the utility and mining industries.
A particular focus of this workshop will be to build a collaborative team of university and industry partners to submit a NSF IUCRC proposal. IUCRCs help industry partners and government agencies connect directly and efficiently with university researchers to achieve three primary objectives: 1) Conduct high-impact research to meet shared and critical industrial needs in companies of all sizes; 2) Enhance U.S. global leadership in driving innovative technology development, and 3) identify, mentor and develop a diverse, highly skilled science and engineering workforce. More information can be found here:
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/industry-university-cooperative-research-centers-0
The workshop will be in a hybrid format, with in-person participation at the University of Arizona and a virtual participation option. You are invited to attend the full two days, or just for sessions of interest, once an agenda is posted. If you are not able to attend, we would encourage you to suggest an alternate representative from your organization. Please kindly fill out the attendee interest survey here by 9 June:
We hope you or an alternate organizational designee will be able to attend, and we look forward to your participation! A final agenda will be pending soon!