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The North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (NAC - CESU) was established in June 1999 by cooperative agreement between agencies of the Department of the Interior (National Park Service and USGS Biological Resources Division) and the University of Rhode Island, with its partner institution, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
The North Atlantic Coast CESU is part of a national network of biogeographic programs being established to provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental and research agencies. The CESUs will generate collaborations among federal managers and policy-makers, federal researchers and the academic community. Each partner contributes a different perspective and wealth of technical knowledge allowing for the development of new, innovative and creative solutions to the myriad of environmental and social issues that confront our nation's ecosystems. Host universities are selected by a highly competitive process insuring that each CESU is founded on scientific excellence.
The University of Rhode Island, a national leader in the study of coastal and marine ecosystems, was selected as the host for the North Atlantic Coast CESU. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a Historically Black College, offers a strong complement of marine and coastal scientists. Based on the success of initial CESU efforts, four additional institutions have joined the North Atlantic Coast CESU as partners since it's formation: the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Rutgers University, Stony Brook University, and City University of New York. As a result, excellent research and cooperative education opportunities have been made available to numerous students from diverse backgrounds, for the mutual professional benefit of students and the federal workforce.
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Universith of Rhode Island |
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| ESTABLISHED | 1999 | |
| WEBSITE | http://www.ci.uri.edu/NACCESU/default.htm | |
| DIRECTOR | Judith Swift 1 Greenhouse Rd University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI, 2881 PHONE: (401) 874-4739 EMAIL: jswift@uri.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative Agreement (1999) Cooperative Agreement (2004) Cooperative Agreement (2009) |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | Alfred F. Cofrancesco Technical Director Civil Works, Environmental Engineering and Science Al.F.Cofrancesco@usace.army.mil |
Deannda Sontag Grants Officer Deannda.S.Sontag@usace.army.mil |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Mary C. Boatman Environmental Studies Chief Office of Renewable Energy Programs Environment Review Branch for Renewable Energy mary.boatman@boem.gov |
Jennifer Ewald Physical Oceanographer Division of Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Program Jennifer.Ewald@boem.gov |
| Fish and Wildlife Service | Susan C. Adamowicz Biologist, Region 5 susan_adamowicz@fws.gov Ward Feurt Refuge Manager Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge ward_feurt@fws.gov |
Christal Cutler Grants and Agreements Specialist Christal_Cutler@g-fws.doi.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Bill Karp Acting Science and Research Director Northeast Fisheries Science Center bill.karp@noaa.gov Rich Langton Acting Deputy Science and Research Director Northeast Fisheries Science Center rich.langton@noaa.gov |
Nicole Bartlett NOAA Regional Coordinator, Northeast nicole.bartlett@noaa.gov |
| National Park Service | Charles Roman CESU Coordinator croman@gso.uri.edu |
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| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Doris Washington National CESU/COE Coordinator Doris.Washington@ar.usda.gov |
Lillian Woods National Technology Support Coordinator Lillian.Woods@wdc.usda.gov |
| United States Geological Survey | Howard Ginsberg Ecologist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Coastal Field Unit hginsberg@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@usgs.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Bates College | Holly Ewing Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies hewing@bates.edu |
Philip Walsh Director, Office for External Grants pwalsh@bates.edu Katie Currie Grants Coordinator, Office for External Grants kcurrie@bates.edu |
| City University of New York | John Waldman Professor john.waldman@qc.cuny.edu |
Contact your college's grants and sponsored programs office |
| College of the Atlantic | John G.T. Anderson Associate Dean for Advanced Studies jga@coa.edu |
Contact your college's grants and sponsored programs office |
| Columbia University | Steven Cohen Executive Director, The Earth Institute sc32@columbia.edu Rita Ricobelli Senior Staff Associate, The Earth Institute rricobelli@ei.columbia.edu Katherine McFadden Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology kwm6@columbia.edu |
Contact your college's grants and sponsored programs office |
| Cornell University | Stephen D. DeGloria Director, Institute for Resource Information Sciences sdd4@cornell.edu |
Christine Ashdown Senior Grant and Contract Officer Office of Sponsored Programs cma20@cornell.edu |
| Northeastern University | Dr. Geoffrey C. Trussell Director, Marine Science Center g.trussell@neu.edu |
Contact your college's grants and sponsored programs office |
| Rutgers University | Norbert Psuty Director, Sandy Hook Cooperative Research Program Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences psuty@marine.rutgers.edu Michael DeLuca Senior Associate Director Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences deluca@marine.rutgers.edu |
Sheryl Goldberg Office of Research and Sponsored Programs sherylgo@grants.rutgers.edu |
| State University of New York | Neil Ringler Dean of Research neilringler@esf.edu John Auwaeter Research Scientist jeauwaer@esf.edu |
Justine Gordon Contract and Grant Specialist Office of Sponsored Programs Services Justine.Gordon@rfsuny.org |
| Stony Brook University | R. Lawrence Swanson Associate Dean School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences lswanson@notes.cc.sunysb.edu |
Susan Gasparo Contracts and Grants Administrator Research Foundation of SUNY Office of Sponsored Programs sgasparo@notes.cc.sunysb.edu |
| University of Maine, Orono | Ivan J. Fernandez Professor of Soil Science and Cooperating Professor of Forest Resources Department of Plant, Soil & Environmental Sciences ivanjf@maine.edu |
Arlene Russell Institutional Administrative Official arlene.russell@umit.maine.edu |
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | Joseph Pitula jspitula@umes.edu |
Catherine Bolek Director, Sponsored Research csbolek@mail.umes.edu |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Mitchell T. Mulholland Research Professor Anthropology mulholland@tei.umass.edu |
Jennifer Donias Associate Director Office of Grant & Contract Administration jadonais@research.umass.edu |
| University of Massachusetts, Boston | Jack Wiggin Director, Urban Harbors Institute jack.wiggin@umb.edu Amy Den Ouden Department of Anthropology amy.denouden@umb.edu |
Contact your college's grants and sponsored programs office |
| University of New England | Barry A. Costa-Pierce Henry L. & Grace Doherty Chair of Marine Sciences Director, Marine Science Education and Research Center bcostapierce@une.edu |
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| University of Rhode Island | Judith Swift Director, Coastal Institute Narragansett Bay Campus jswift@uri.edu |
Mary Kate DeMarco Director, Sponsored Projects Research Office mdemarco@uri.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| Biodiversity Research Institute | Madeline Turnquist Ecological Analyst madeline.turnquist@briloon.org |
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| Marine Biological Laboratory | Jim Tang The Ecosystems Center jtang@mbl.edu |
Rebecca Lynn Manager of Sponsored Programs rlynn@mbl.edu |
| Maryland Coastal Bays Program | Roman Jensen Science Coordinator mcbp@mdcoastalbays.org |
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| Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Mark Borrelli Coastal Geologist mborrelli@coastalstudied.org |
Richard Delaney Executive Director delaney@coastalstudies.org |
