Partners

National Science Foundation

Major funding for CSDMS comes from a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). This agreement award is made jointly between the NSF's Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) and Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Award Abstract EAR-0621695 - Facility Support: Organizational Infrastructure for the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System.

Government Partners

The following governmental departments and agencies have filed official letters of support for the CSDMS initiative and its mission. In addition to their collaboration with and support of CSDMS efforts on various levels - from financial support to in-kind support to collaborative research - these departments and agencies also offer partnership via the participation of representatives in the various committees and working groups operating within CSDMS.

U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE)

U.S. Army Research Office (ARO)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP)

Industry Partners

The following industrial partners have collaborated with and support CSDMS efforts on various levels - from financial support to in-kind support to collaborative research. These organizations also offer support via the participation of representatives in the various committees and working groups operating within CSDMS.

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas)

Chevron Energy Technology Company

ConocoPhillips

Delft Hydraulics (Deltares)

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

Schlumberger Information Solutions

Shell International Exploration

URS Corporation

Additionally, CSDMS has begun work on an Industry Consortium, which will likely involve many of these industry partners. Read the CSDMS Industry Consortium document.