The Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC) annual progress report, 1990--1991

Technical Report · Mon Feb 25 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10146519· OSTI ID:6597067

In February, 1990, the Secretary of Energy, James Watkins approved a grant for a waste (management) education and research consortium program by New Mexico State University (NMSU) to the US Department of Energy (DOE) . This program known by the acronym, WERC'' includes NMSU, the University of New Mexico (UNM), the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT), the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Sandia National Laboratories. The program is designed to provide an integrated approach to the national need via the following: (1) Education in waste management by the Consortium universities resulting in graduate, undergraduate, and associate degrees with concentration in environmental management. The term waste management is used in a broad sense throughout this paper and includes all aspects of environmental management and environmental restoration. (2) Research programs at the leading edge, providing training to faculty and students and feeding into the education programs. (3) Education and research at the campuses, as well as from three field sites. (4) Ties with other multi-disciplinary university facilities. (5) Ties with two National Laboratories located in New Mexico. (6) Technology transfer and education via an existing fiber optic network, a proposed satellite link, and an existing state-wide extension program. (7) An outreach program to interest others in environmental management, especially precollege students, minority students and practitioners in the field. This report summarizes the accomplishments and status at the end of the first year.

• Research Organization: Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States); New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (United States); New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC04-90AL63805
• OSTI ID: 6597067
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/63805-T3; ON: DE93011747
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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