Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies


The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies is a research institute of the University of Miami located in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. CIMAS serves as a mechanism to bring together the research resources of the Partner Universities with those of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in order to develop a Center of Excellence that is relevant to understanding the Earth's oceans and atmosphere within the context of NOAA's mission. In 2010 CIMAS was restructured in light of its successful submission to a competitive award program to keep pace with changes in scientific and societal priorities as well as changes in both the NOAA and university regional context. It is one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes.
The nine Partner Universities include:
The CIMAS research themes are: