1. A NOAA Cooperative Institute David R. Shaw, Director dshaw@gri.msstate.edu Northern Gulf Institute

2. Research Needs/Opportunities Optimization/linkage of watershed, ocean, and atmospheric models Spatial technology applications in coastal assessment, management Watershed management – impacts on coastal/marine water quality Impacts of Best Management Practices on coastal/marine water quality and ecology Spatial data coordination, data mining

3. Critical needs in northern Gulf; currently underserved by NOAA Opportunity for pilot effort to closely link divisions within NOAA Member institutions: MSU, USM, LSU, FSU, DISL Integrated Education, Extension, Workforce Development Concept Northern Gulf Institute

4. Anchored at Stennis Space Center Collaborative with other cooperative institutes and NOAA labs Integrated across divisions of NOAA Strong linkages with state, local partner agencies Needs-based research, education/ outreach as goals

5. Concept Northern Gulf Institute Fills major research void Provides opportunity for federal, state, local collaborations Leverage significant in-state expertise Seeks to apply findings and capabilities from other Joint Institutes, Labs, Data Centers, Science Centers…..

6. Examples of Relevant Plans – Hypoxia Applications

7. Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems Goal: Improved watershed-wide decision support for resource management Tombigbee-Mobile Demo Site Better Data Improved Models System-wide Evaluations

8. Spatial Technology and High Performance Computing Improving Water Quality Prediction Goal: Develop and demonstrate advanced technologies to predict water quality impacts. 3-D Models HPC GIS HPC 3-D Models Integrated Solutions

9. Goal: Growing Stewards of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Assessing Needs – Inventory, survey and workshop with federal state & academic partners Transitioning Research – build on the Extension Service Experience Building Collaborations – across entire focus area for synergy benefits, complete ecosystem coverage Reaching out to all sectors – capture the captive audiences, team with proven programs Northern Gulf Institute Outreach Program