1. Water Research Conducted by New Mexico’s Largest Universities By Dr. M. Karl Wood Director New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute

2. Where is New Mexico? University of New Mexico New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University

3. Major Water Research & Outreach Programs University of New Mexico

4. Evapotranspiration College of Engineering

5. EPSCOR NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

6. 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.

7. Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program

8. RGIS provides access to data, training, and technical support for geographic information users

9. SAHRA Research Macro-Theme Areas: Basin-scale Water Balance River Systems Integrated Modeling Knowledge Transfer Programs Education Programs

10. The Earth Data Analysis Center Assist industry, government, and the general public in applications of spatial and spectral technology

11. Transboundary Water Management

12. Major Water Research & Outreach Programs New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

13. Research in hydrologic remote sensing, GIS, and distributed modeling. EPSCOR NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

14. CUAHSI Hydrologic Observations Hydrologic Information Systems National Center Hydrologic Synthesis Hydrologic Measurement Facility Education and Outreach

15. Membranes and Desalination Environmental Engineering Biology Biofouling

16. 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.

17. SAHRA Research Macro-Theme Areas: Basin-scale Water Balance River Systems Integrated Modeling Knowledge Transfer Programs Education Programs

18. Major Water Research & Outreach Programs New Mexico State University

19. Climate Data Collection NMCC Climate State Data Other NM Climate Station Data Crop Information Water Resources Climate Links Agriculture Models and Tools

20. College of Agriculture and Home Economics

21. Geographic Information Systems GIS Geography Department Water Resources Research Institute College of Agriculture and Home Economics

22. Outreach programs include: K-12 Programs Project WET Pollution Prevention Technical Resource Center Industries of the Future New Mexico State Greenhouse Gas Action Plan Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration

23. Evapotranspiration College of Engineering And College of Agriculture and Home Economics

24. Membranes and Desalination College of Engineering Physical Science Laboratory (PSL)

25. Endangered Aquatic Species Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Cooperative Wildlife Unite

26. Surface-Groundwater Interactions College of Engineering College of Agriculture and Home Economics

27. Water-borne Pathogens Major Emphasis on Rio Grande and Border Health Biology Department and College of Health And Social Services

28. College of Agriculture and Home Economics Gerald Thomas Endowed Chair

29. SCERP

30. Water Policy and Economics College of Business Administration and Economics College of Agriculture and Home Economics College of Engineering Water Resources Research Institute

31. 1. Southwest & Border Health, Education, Culture, and Development 2. Information Sciences and Security Systems 3. Systems Biosciences 4. Twenty-First Century Aerospace NMSU Clusters 5. Natural Resources Sustainability and Renewal Water SubCluster Energy SubCluster Land SubCluster

32. Highlights of the Strategic Plan Vision To be a regional, national, and international leader in water research, technology, education, service, and policy. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

33. Name of the Water SubCluster: The Water Science and Education Center Includes about 80 researchers and educators at NMSU

34. 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

35. 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

36. This is a sunrise, not a sunset! A new day! “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors” African proverb

37. “The future ain’t what it used to be” Yogi Berra