Program

Education and training in the CCWAS IGERT

The overarching goal of the CCWAS IGERT is to produce new generations of scientists and policy makers and to transform both science and graduate education at the interfaces of hydrologic, atmospheric, and social sciences. Specifically, we seek to train graduate students to...

...be both deeply competent in one or more specific disciplines and broadly knowledgeable in the multiple disciplines required to address the linkage between climate change, water, and society.
... become acutely aware of policy issues and use this awareness to define research goals, and to communicate their research to decision makers and the public in a way that affects or transforms policy.
...have an international perspective on climate, water, and society and use that perspective to improve their research, whether their topics are domestic or international.
...understand and use quantitative tools for modeling or interpreting hydroclimate systems, including accounting for the effects of human and policy decisions.

The Yolo Bypass and Sacramento skyline. Photo: © Dave Feliz.

We will achieve these goals via a structured program of coursework, workshops and an annual State of Science and Policy workshop, and domestic and international internships.

Major integrated research and training in the CCWAS IGERT. Red arrows denote key interfaces.

Research and training in the CCWAS IGERT will be assessed by Gargani + Co.