Water Research Conducted by New Mexico’s Largest

Universities

ByDr. M. Karl Wood

DirectorNew Mexico Water Resources Research Institute

Where is New Mexico?

University of New Mexico

New Mexico Institute of Mining and

Technology

New Mexico StateUniversity

Major Water Research&

Outreach Programs

University of New Mexico

Evapotranspiration

College of Engineering

EPSCOR

NSF Experimental Program toStimulate Competitive Research

The Water Resources Program (WRP) offers the Master of Water Resources (MWR) degree, an interdisciplinary professional degree designed to prepare students for

careers in water resources.

Middle Rio Grande

Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program

RGIS provides access to data, training, and technical support for geographic

information users

SAHRA

Research Macro-Theme Areas:

• Basin-scale Water Balance• River Systems• Integrated Modeling

Knowledge Transfer Programs

Education Programs

The Earth Data Analysis Center

Assist industry, government, and the general public in applications of spatial and

spectral technology

Transboundary Water Management

Major Water Research&

Outreach Programs

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Research in hydrologic remote sensing, GIS, and distributed modeling.

EPSCOR

NSF Experimental Program toStimulate Competitive Research

CUAHSI

• Hydrologic Observations• Hydrologic Information Systems• National Center Hydrologic Synthesis• Hydrologic Measurement Facility• Education and Outreach

Membranes and Desalination

Environmental EngineeringBiology

Biofouling

Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration

“Carbon sequestration” is the technical term used to describe methods for removing carbon gases from the

exhausts of power plants, or from the air itself, and then storing the gases in geologic formations, soils, or

vegetation.

SAHRA

Research Macro-Theme Areas:

• Basin-scale Water Balance• River Systems• Integrated Modeling

Knowledge Transfer Programs

Education Programs

Major Water Research&

Outreach Programs

New Mexico State University

Climate Data Collection

NMCC Climate State DataOther NM Climate Station DataCrop InformationWater ResourcesClimate LinksAgriculture Models and Tools

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Geographic Information SystemsGIS

Geography DepartmentWater Resources Research Institute

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Outreach programs include:

K-12 ProgramsProject WET

Pollution Prevention Technical Resource CenterIndustries of the Future

New Mexico State Greenhouse Gas Action PlanSouthwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration

Evapotranspiration

College of EngineeringAnd

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Membranes and Desalination

College of EngineeringPhysical Science Laboratory (PSL)

Endangered Aquatic Species

Department of Fisheries and WildlifeCooperative Wildlife Unite

Surface-Groundwater Interactions

College of EngineeringCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics

Water-borne PathogensMajor Emphasis on Rio Grande

and Border Health

Biology Department and

College of Health And Social Services

College of Agriculture and Home EconomicsGerald Thomas Endowed Chair

SCERP

Water Policy and Economics

College of Business Administration and EconomicsCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics

College of EngineeringWater Resources Research Institute

1. Southwest & Border Health, Education, Culture, and Development

2. Information Sciences and Security Systems3. Systems Biosciences4. Twenty-First Century Aerospace

NMSU Clusters

5. Natural Resources Sustainability and Renewal

WaterSubCluster

Energy SubCluster

LandSubCluster

Highlights of the Strategic Plan

VisionTo be a regional, national, and international leader

in water research, technology, education, service, and policy.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizenscan change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead

Name of the Water SubCluster:

The Water Science and Education Center

Includes about 80 researchers

and educators at NMSU

Future Programs at NMSU

• Transboundary Aquifer Assessment• CHIWAWA• Partnership with GE: Advanced Technologies for

the Treatment of Ground, Surface, and Waste Water

• Tularosa Basin Desalination Research Facility • Sustainable Water for Rural Communities• Distributed Sustainable Energy and Water

Utilities• Arid Lands Research and the Ogalalla Aquifer

Water Research In New Mexico

also conducted by:

• University of New Mexico – Highlands

• Western New Mexico University

• Eastern New Mexico University

• Sandia National Laboratory

• Los Alamos National Laboratory

This is a sunrise, not a sunset!

A new day!

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