REO Agenda 2017

WERI maintains a faculty with expertise in each component of the natural water cycle and water resource management stream pertaining to the islands of Guam, FSM, and CNMI—from precipitation to coastal discharge, and from drinking water production to wastewater treatment.  Research is strongly focused on local and regional needs, but also extends to basic research on topics of broader scientific interest.  WERI leverages its local expertise by collaboration with the USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center, with which it jointly administers a comprehensive hydrologic data collection program for Guam.  WERI maintains laboratories staffed with expert technicians, and equipped for water quality analyses, GIS applications, field instrumentation, and database maintenance.  WERI faculty support the University of Guam’s graduate environmental science program and have lent crucial assistance to the establishment of the university’s new School of Engineering.  WERI recognizes that excellence in graduate instruction, deliberate recruitment, ample funding, and conscientious mentorship of talented graduate research assistants is fundamental to its success.  WERI takes great pride in the success of the young scientists and professionals whose careers began under the guidance of its faculty.   WERI faculty also provide vigorous programs for local professional development and school outreach in water resources education.