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.
- National Forest Service (NFS)
- National Park Service (NPS)
- National Weather Service (NWRFC)
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Educational Partners
CSDMS partners with the Network for Computational Modeling in the Social and Ecological Sciences (CoMSES Net) and the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI) to share educational resources across our communities.
We've highlighted below a few resources from each organization that may be of particular interest to CSDMS members.
CoMSES Net
Introduction to Git and Github
https://www.comses.net/education/intro-to-git-github/
Familiarize yourself with Git and GitHub by working through an interactive introductory course hosted on GitHub Classroom.
Introduction to Containerization
https://classroom.github.com/a/WuDb62qc
Join this Github classroom to learn about containerization, a way to bundle and archive your code in a reproducible manner.
Responsible Practices for Scientific Software
https://www.comses.net/education/responsible-practices/
Review a series of lessons on responsible practices for developing and publishing FAIR+ computational models in efforts to be more transparent, interoperable, and reusable in our work.
CUAHSI
CUAHSI Virtual University
https://www.cuahsi.org/virtual-university
The CUAHSI Virtual University (CVU) is a unique multi-institution, one semester graduate course consisting of a diverse set of 4-week modules on specialized hydrology topics. The CVU aims to enhance the depth and breadth of graduate course offerings at universities across the nation and facilitate networking among the hydrologic community.
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.
Additionally, CSDMS has begun work on an Industry Consortium, which will likely involve many of these industry partners. Read the CSDMS Industry Consortium document.
Universities and Related Research Programs
As of today, CSDMS is proud to have 2457 members from 77 different countries (see also member distribution per country) to have representation on CSDMS's various working groups and committees. For specifics, refer to the membership listings for the CSDMS Working Groups. (Click on the respective working group, then on the "Members" tab on the resulting page).
Research Institutes and Other Partner Organizations
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
- National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics (NCED)
- NSF MARGINS
- International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
- Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ)
- Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
- Open Field Operation and Manipulation (OpenFOAM)
Many national and international research programs, organizations and institutes also collaborate with and support CSDMS efforts. A list of related and partnering research programs is available here.
CSDMS would like to acknowledge INSTAAR, the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research: An Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, for providing the physical space for the CSDMS Integration Facility.
