Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Mission & Vision
As a world leader in Environmental Sciences CIRES is committed to identifying and pursuing innovative research in Earth System Science and fostering public awareness of these processes to ensure a sustainable future environment. CIRES is dedicated to fundamental and interdisciplinary research targeted at all aspects of Earth System Science and to communicating these findings to the global scientific community, to decision-makers, and to the public.

At CIRES, we study Earth...
Our brochure provides a concise introduction to CIRES and the research being done within and across the Institute's science divisions.

History
Since 1967, CIRES has provided a productive setting for collaborative research and teaching in the wide-ranging disciplines of the environmental sciences.

Accomplishments & Awards
Four decades of important discoveries, prestigious and presidential awards, national and international accomplishments

Structure/Governance/Planning
We aspire to be a community of scholars working to create and maintain a center of excellence in environmental science and education.

CIRES Directors
Konrad Steffen began his service as the Director of CIRES in 2005. The Director is the executive officer of CIRES and is responsible for its administration and leadership.

CIRES Fellows
CIRES is governed by a Council of Fellows, which serves as the institute's board of directors, sets overall policy and directions for CIRES, and recommends to the University and NOAA the appointment of the CIRES Director.

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