Past University Directors
Jonathan Overpeck
University of Michigan
Founding University Director (2012-2017)
Gregg Garfin
Former Host Institution Director (2017-2022)
University of Arizona
Past USGS Directors
Stephen Jackson
Senior Advisor to the National CASC on Biodiversity and Climate Change (on detail)
SW CASC Federal Director (2011-2024)
USGS
Carolyn Enquist
USGS Climate Adaptation and Resilience Liaison to the Department of Defense (on detail) (interim)
SW CASC Federal Director (2014-2024)
USGS
Past Principal Investigators (Phase 1)
Michael Dettinger
USGS & Desert Research Institute
Alexander (Sasha) Gershunov
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Research Meteorologist
Kelly Redmond
Desert Research Institute
Erica Fleishman
Oregon State University (working collaboratively with SIO)
Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Professor
Past Principal Investigators (Phase 2)
Alexander (Sasha) Gershunov
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Research Meteorologist
Beth Rose Middleton
University of California, Davis
Professor & Designated Emphasis Chair
Graduate Advisor
Erica Fleishman
Oregon State University (working collaboratively with SIO)
Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Professor