Pacific Northwest CESU

Christian  Torgersen

Research Landscape Ecologist & Asst Professor

Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Cascadia Field Station

Box 352100, University of Washington

Seattle, WA 98195-2100

Faith D. Graves

USGS CESU Contract Specialist

Mail Stop 205G

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

Reston, VA 20192

(703) 648-7356

(703) 648-7901

 

Key Education, Research, and Technical Assistance Needs

·         Straightforward and timely process for organizing large and long-term interagency interdisciplinary research projects involving multiple universities or other institutional partners

·         Straightforward and timely process for linking individual USGS scientists to short - and long-term projects conducted by other federal agencies through CESU partner institutions

·         Increased access to social sciences and disciplines such as statistics and mathematics that are underrepresented in USGS

·         Straightforward and timely access to Native American and other minority institutions