Draft2:Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium

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Template:Stub noticeThe Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC consortium) was created in February 1990 by Secretary James Watkins through a grant for a waste (management) education and research consortium program by New Mexico State University (NMSU) to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Mission/Objectives

The program is designed to provide an integrated approach to the national need via the following:

  • (1) Education in waste management to reach thousands of students by the three Consortium universities and the affiliate college resulting in graduate, undergraduate, and associate degrees with concentration in environmental management. (The term waste or environmental management is used in a broad sense throughout this paper and includes all aspects of environmental management and environmental restoration.)
  • (2) Professional development via teleconference for industry and government.
  • (3) Technology development programs at the leading edge, providing training to students and information to faculty feeding into the education programs.
  • (4) Education and technology development at the campuses, as well as from four field sites.
  • (5) Ties with other multidisciplinary university facilities.
  • (6) Ties with two National Laboratories (Los Alamos & Sandia) located in New Mexico, the Oak Ridge Associated Universities and others.
  • (7) Technology transfer and education via an existing fiber optic network, a satellite link, and an existing state-wide extension program.
  • (8) Outreach program of special interest to pre-college students, communities and business and government leaders throughout the United States.

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This program known by the acronym, ``WERC`` includes

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