Environmental Institute

The Environmental Institute is a research unit of the Graduate School. Included within the Institute is the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center, the National Environmental Technology Institute, the Office of Geographic Information and Analysis, the University Archeological Services, and the Cooperative Marine Education and Research Program, a joint effort with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The purpose of the Institute is to provide "public service through research" on matters of broad environmental concern. The Institute accomplishes its purpose by negotiating research and training contracts between the University and public agencies and private firms.

The research and professional training activities of the Institute are conducted by teams of faculty, staff, and graduate students in the academic and extension programs of the Amherst campus. The Institute assists in the coordination of current research efforts and in developing new programs between the University and state and federal environmental agencies. A prime role of the Institute is to provide public and non-profit agencies access to University expertise that involves combinations of academic departments, schools, and colleges. It also assists faculty members and departments to prepare research proposals for, and subsequently administer, projects in which the size and complexity of the effort calls for administrative support not available at the academic department level. Associate Director: Dr. Richard P. Taupier. For further information, contact the Institute, tel. (413) 545-2842; fax: (413) 545-2304; e-mail: tei@tei.umass.edu or visit the Web site: www.umass.edu/tei/.