Mission

The mission of the Delaware Environmental Institute is to provide solutions to pressing environmental needs and produce strategies to address emerging environmental challenges by conducting research and promoting and coordinating knowledge partnerships that integrate environmental science, engineering and policy.

Goals

The Institute fosters a culture of scholarship that leverages the combined talents of affiliates and fellows through collaborative working groups, joint proposal development and, where synergistic, project resource coordination.

The Institute’s goals are to:

1.     Initiate large, interdisciplinary research projects in areas in which University of Delaware researchers and affiliates are particularly strong.   

2.     Support strong interdisciplinary academic programs and facilitate the development of new interdisciplinary programs through colleges and departments.

3.     Forge partnerships among government agencies, nonprofits, industry, policymakers and the public to address environmental challenges and make a positive impact.

 4.   Coordinate and sponsor signature University-based interdisciplinary initiatives, such as:
·      environmental venture partnership projects
·      environmental colloquia and roundtables
·      environmental internships
·      affiliates program
·      a web-based directory that provides access for researchers and the public to interdisciplinary environmental research and problem-solving resources