First Engagement Workshop

Sunset coming through clouds above UA campus

Image Credit: Dr. Daile Zhang

When

10:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., April 29, 2022

Where

ENR2 Room S215

We are inviting you to attend the first official engagement activity organized by the Center for Applied Science in HydroMEteorology for REsilience (CASHMERE) on Friday, April 29 from 10:30a - 2:45p.

CASHMERE is a new initiative supported by the University of Arizona Research, Innovation & Impacts (RII) within the Arizona Institutes for Resilient Environments and Societies (AIRES). The Center’s vision is to use applied hydrometeorological science and provide reliable information for decision making to increase resilience to environmental stresses. At the engagement workshop, we will introduce the CASHMERE’s core mission, and current research, service, and outreach activities.

Our workshop will be held both in-person and online.
Zoom Link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89707213569

Refreshments and lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

The workshop will consist of: 

  • An introduction to CASHMERE's core vision and mission, and current research service and outreach activities.
  • Brainstorming sessions to
    1. formulate the research focus groups for the center and discuss possible funding opportunities, and
    2. how CASHMERE can serve as a facilitating mechanism for collaborative projects in applied hydrometeorological science across the university.
  • A lunch presentation summarizing the recently completed Lower Santa Cruz Basin study, as a successful example of the type of work CASHMERE would like to conduct. The tentative presenter will be Eve Halper from the US Bureau of Reclamation.

Workshop Agenda:

10:30-10:35AM: Welcome from CASHMERE Director and AIRES Director
10:35-10:55AM: CASHMERE Introduction
10:55-11:15AM: Padlet orientation
11:15AM-12:15PM: Brainstorm session #1 Formulate the core research themes and execution
12:15-12:30PM: Session #1 report
12:30-01:15PM: Lunch (Eve Halper, Bureau of Reclamation)
01:15-02:15PM: Brainstorm session #2 Value proposition: Your requirements/needs for a collaborative project through CASHMERE?
02:15-02:30PM: Session #2 report
02:30-02:45PM: Concluding remarks and future plans