Established to foster sensible approaches for environmental and energy resource utilization along with protecting communities from hazards.

The Center’s specialties include assessment and mitigation of major hazards impacting communities; remediation studies of pollution in natural settings; and evaluation of natural resources for potential production of energy, especially the production of renewable energy.

The staff of the CNR integrates comprehensive field measurements with powerful computational models. The CNR conducts studies ranging from the microscopic scale to the landscape scale and utilizes advanced networks of sensors. The Center is internationally known for its long-term studies of major disasters, such as the Exxon Valdez and the Gulf of America spills, Hurricane Sandy, and the COVID pandemic. The Center’s publications have been in renowned journals, such as NATURE Geosciences and Environmental Science and Technology. The CNR collaborates with a broad range of constituents, including federal, industrial, and regional foundations to create sustainable approaches that adequately balance the diversity of public and private interests.