Berkeley Lab

Two CESD Directors Visit East River

Dr. Gary Geernaert (Director of Climate & Environmental Sciences Division, DOE-BER) and Dr. Bill Collins (Director of Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab) joined Dr. Kenneth H. Williams for a tour of Berkeley Lab’s Watershed Function Science Focus Area (SFA) East River field site near Crested Butte, Colorado on July 28-29, 2016.

The tour gave both directors an opportunity 1) to assess the growing DOE and EESA research footprint at the field site, including visits to both active and planned SFA study plots; 2) to assess available infrastructure, including that supported by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; and 3) to meet local stakeholders in the areas of water availability and water quality. Also joining the tour were Dr. Reed Maxwell (Colorado School of Mines) and Dr. Lindsay Bearup (Berkeley Lab) who described hydrological modeling activities ongoing at the field site and their relevance to broader DOE and Berkeley Lab mission areas in hydroclimate research.

Left to Right: Reed Maxwell, Gary Geernaert, Bill Collins, Ken Williams

Left to Right: Reed Maxwell, Gary Geernaert, Bill Collins, Ken Williams