At CIRES, we look at how best to apply our research to serve society’s needs. We are proud to count among our accomplishments & awards, winners of the prestigious National Medal of Science, the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, as well as numerous celebrated fellowships, lifetime achievement, and distinguished professor awards.
July 29, 2009
The catastrophic 2008 Iowa floods offered a rare opportunity to test a nonlinear geophysical theory, 20 years in the making. Read more.
October 6, 2009
Despite a slight recovery in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, Arctic sea ice extent remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers. Read more.
