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The Department of Energy's (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program supports many university-led and agency-led projects aimed at advancing climate science and research. These projects not only contribute to our understanding of the complexities of Earth's climate system but also foster collaboration between these institutions and the DOE to address pressing climate challenges.

The maps and list below highlight the research being conducted through projects that are currently funded by DOE BER.

AWARDS

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152 Results

Title	Institution	Program Area	Active Dates
Developing Partnership between San Jose State University and DOE Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Enhance Climate Research Equity and Inclusion	San Jose State University Research Foundation	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2022 — 5/31/2025
Development of the E3SM Marine Biogeochemistry for Studying Biogeochemistry-Climate Feedbacks	University of California, Irvine	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2021 — 8/31/2025
Dynamics of interconnected surface-subsurface flow and reactive transport processes across the hillslope-riparian zone-river corridor continuum of cold, high-latitude watersheds	The University of Texas at Austin	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
ECS in climate models: quantifying the uncertainties due to cloud feedback versus ocean heat uptake using a modeling hierarchy	University of Washington Seattle	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2021 — 8/31/2025
Efficiently Resolving the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface in E3SM with Sub-Grid Methods to Improve Coastal Simulations	University of Notre Dame	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2020 — 8/31/2025
Elevated land surface heat anomalies as sources of U.S. summer hydroclimate predictability: E3SMv2 low-level jet and precursor event sensitivities	State University of New York, Albany	Regional Global Modeling Analysis	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Empirical measurements and model representation of hydraulic redistribution as a control on function of semiarid woody ecosystems	University of New Mexico Albuquerque	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2022 — 8/31/2025
ESMs Latent Space Exploration for Uncertainty Quantification and Spatiotemporal Downscaling	Texas State University San Marcos	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2022 — 6/30/2025
Establishing a Holistic Understanding of Mesoscale Convective System Stratiform Precipitation Regions	Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
Estimation of global methane soil sink using-synthesized datasets and knowledge-guided machine learning	University of Colorado Boulder	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2025
Evaluating the Influence of Plants on Hydrologic Cycling: Quantifying and Validating the Role of Plant Processes and Stomatal Conductance	University of Washington Seattle	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/15/2020 — 9/14/2025
Examining the influence of heterogeneous forest canopy on shallow convection at the third ARM Mobile Facility (AMF3) site	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2025
Examining the Influences of Changing Aerosol and Thermodynamics on Southeastern Isolated Convective Clouds using New Observations and Advanced Modeling	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Expanding Collaborative Capacity to Address Climate Resiliency in the Great Lakes Region	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2022 — 12/31/2024
Exploring global aerosol cloud interactions in unprecedented numerical fidelity by combining breakthroughs in multi-scale modeling, GPU supercomputing & neural network process emulation.	University of California, Irvine	Regional Global Modeling Analysis	9/1/2022 — 8/31/2025
Extreme Drought, Heat and Wildfire Impacts on Coastal Water Relations	University of California, Berkeley	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2020 — 8/31/2025
Extreme Moist Transport Events as a Driver of Arctic Amplification	University of California, Merced	Regional Global Modeling Analysis	9/1/2022 — 8/31/2025
Floodplains vs. hillslopes: Informing the timing and tempo of clay formation and organic matter stabilization across an alpine watershed	Rice University	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
From forests to floodplains to functioning watersheds: Catalyzing collaborative research and inclusive training partnerships between Western Colorado University and DOE's National Laboratory system	Western Colorado University Gunnison	Environmental Systems Science	2/1/2023 — 1/31/2027
Gas-phase precursors, aerosol composition and new particle formation during TRACER using spatially resolved TRACER-MAP datasets; TRACER-MAP-NPF	Baylor University	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026

Developing Partnership between San Jose State University and DOE Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Enhance Climate Research Equity and Inclusion

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	San Jose State University Research Foundation
End Date	5/31/2025

Development of the E3SM Marine Biogeochemistry for Studying Biogeochemistry-Climate Feedbacks

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of California, Irvine
End Date	8/31/2025

Dynamics of interconnected surface-subsurface flow and reactive transport processes across the hillslope-riparian zone-river corridor continuum of cold, high-latitude watersheds

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	The University of Texas at Austin
End Date	8/31/2026

ECS in climate models: quantifying the uncertainties due to cloud feedback versus ocean heat uptake using a modeling hierarchy

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of Washington Seattle
End Date	8/31/2025

Efficiently Resolving the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface in E3SM with Sub-Grid Methods to Improve Coastal Simulations

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of Notre Dame
End Date	8/31/2025

Elevated land surface heat anomalies as sources of U.S. summer hydroclimate predictability: E3SMv2 low-level jet and precursor event sensitivities

Announcement Number	Regional Global Modeling Analysis
Fiscal Year	State University of New York, Albany
End Date	8/31/2026

Empirical measurements and model representation of hydraulic redistribution as a control on function of semiarid woody ecosystems

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	University of New Mexico Albuquerque
End Date	8/31/2025

ESMs Latent Space Exploration for Uncertainty Quantification and Spatiotemporal Downscaling

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Texas State University San Marcos
End Date	6/30/2025

Establishing a Holistic Understanding of Mesoscale Convective System Stratiform Precipitation Regions

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.
End Date	7/31/2025

Estimation of global methane soil sink using-synthesized datasets and knowledge-guided machine learning

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	University of Colorado Boulder
End Date	8/31/2025

Evaluating the Influence of Plants on Hydrologic Cycling: Quantifying and Validating the Role of Plant Processes and Stomatal Conductance

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of Washington Seattle
End Date	9/14/2025

Examining the influence of heterogeneous forest canopy on shallow convection at the third ARM Mobile Facility (AMF3) site

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
End Date	8/31/2025

Examining the Influences of Changing Aerosol and Thermodynamics on Southeastern Isolated Convective Clouds using New Observations and Advanced Modeling

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of Alabama in Huntsville
End Date	8/31/2026

Expanding Collaborative Capacity to Address Climate Resiliency in the Great Lakes Region

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant
End Date	12/31/2024

Exploring global aerosol cloud interactions in unprecedented numerical fidelity by combining breakthroughs in multi-scale modeling, GPU supercomputing & neural network process emulation.

Announcement Number	Regional Global Modeling Analysis
Fiscal Year	University of California, Irvine
End Date	8/31/2025

Extreme Drought, Heat and Wildfire Impacts on Coastal Water Relations

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of California, Berkeley
End Date	8/31/2025

Extreme Moist Transport Events as a Driver of Arctic Amplification

Announcement Number	Regional Global Modeling Analysis
Fiscal Year	University of California, Merced
End Date	8/31/2025

Floodplains vs. hillslopes: Informing the timing and tempo of clay formation and organic matter stabilization across an alpine watershed

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	Rice University
End Date	8/31/2026

From forests to floodplains to functioning watersheds: Catalyzing collaborative research and inclusive training partnerships between Western Colorado University and DOE's National Laboratory system

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	Western Colorado University Gunnison
End Date	1/31/2027

Gas-phase precursors, aerosol composition and new particle formation during TRACER using spatially resolved TRACER-MAP datasets; TRACER-MAP-NPF

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Baylor University
End Date	8/31/2026

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