Research Emphasis Areas

Track 1) Water Resources and Global Environmental Change

1. River–floodplain–delta systems, flood plain hazards and regulation, ecosystems preservation, resources, and human interactions in an era of climate change
2. Water resources for a growing planet, pollution
3. Global climate change and its impacts on natural systems and people
4. Geobiology of aquatic systems in marine and fresh water
5. Marine and coastal zone geology, ecology, resources, and sustainable development
6. Regional spatial variations in biotic features and agents

Track 2) Natural Hazards, Sustainable Development, and Society

1. Natural geologic, biologic, and atmospheric hazards and public health
2. Integrated remote sensing and GIS for tectonics, resources, and the environment
3. Human influences on the environment.
4. Disaster planning and management, including natural and terror-related events
5. Quantitative remote sensing of eco-environments and natural resources of tropical and arid environments
6. Environmental health, law and sustainable use of resources, politics of environmentalism, bioterrorism