How is CWACES distinct from the Water Resources Center and the Water CAMPWS?
The University of Illinois has built strength in environmental research pertaining to water issues through several units located on campus. Among these are the Water Resources Center and the Water CAMPWS. The Water Resources Center is federally sponsored to perform research tasks associated with relevant water issues for the state of Illinois. The Water CAMPWS is an NSF Science and Technology Center that focuses on the development of technologies to purify water and to treat waste water through the development of advanced materials with specially designed filtration properties. CWACES fulfills a complementary role to both of these units by providing an institutional infrastructure for coordination of research, teaching and outreach on water in the environment. CWACES is strategically designed to explore water issues in the context of complex systems at the intersection of natural processes and human activities. Scientific aspects of environmental processes are explored in conjunction w
