The Research Coordination Network
The R.C.N. is a group of researchers and practitioners. In 2011, they won a grant from the National Science Foundation to grow a diverse community of water scholars and practitioners, as well as complex systems scientists, social scientists, and information technologists from around the world. Their goal is to create actionable water knowledge that synthesizes theory and practice across disciplines. They are:
Member |
Institution |
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RCN Steering Committee |
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| Shafiqul Islam (PI) | Tufts U.: Engineering; Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy | |
| Lawrence Susskind (co-PI) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Marina Alberti | University of Washington | |
| Yaneer Bar-Yam | New England Complex Systems Institute | |
| Asit Biswas | Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico | |
| Rita Colwell | University of Maryland | |
| Ben Crow | University of California | |
| Peter Mollinga | South Asia Consortium of Interdisciplinary Water Studies | |
| Amit Sheth | Wright State University; Computer Science | |
| Aaron Wolf | Oregon State University | |
| Patricia Wouters | U. of Dundee; Center for Water Law, Policy & Science | |
RCN Partners |
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| John Anderies | Arizona State University | |
| Steven Caton | Harvard University | |
| Srinivas Chary | Administrative Staff College, India | |
| Enamul Choudhury | Wright State University, Urban Affairs and Geography | |
| Ahmadul Hassan | Center for Environmental GIS, Bangladesh | |
| Richard Hooper | CUASHI | |
| Upmanu Lall | Columbia University | |
| Clive Lipchin | Arava Institute, Israel | |
| Robert Matengula | Institute of Environmental Professionals, Malawi | |
| Fernando Miralles | Florida International University | |
| Carlos Munoz Brenes | Environment for Development Initiative, Costa Rica | |
| Jaynath Obeysakera | South Florida Water Management District | |
| Ben Orlove | Columbia University | |
| David Purkey | Stockholm Environmental Institute | |
| Rezaur Rahman | Institute of Water & Flood Management, Bangladesh | |
| Najmus Saquib | RMC Water and Environment | |
| Cecilia Tortajada | Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico | |
| Virginia Venturini | Universisdad Nacional Del Litoral, Argentina | |
| Seide Wondwosen | Institute of Water Security, Ethiopia |
