Ingrid Simecek joined the CIRES Finance Team in March. Ingrid has been with CU Boulder for 22 years, most recently as a research manager in the College of Art and Sciences. Before that, she worked at JILA and IBG. Ingrid brings with her a wealth of knowledge in post-award administration. Welcome, Ingrid!   Melissa Aalders joined… Read More


Dear CIRES colleagues,  Several members of CIRES administration and leadership put together brief answers to many of the questions that came up at our March Town Hall meeting at NOAA. We will review these regularly and update them as warranted; we are continually in touch with NOAA leaders on many of these issues and expect… Read More


Need a headshot for the new CIRES website or your profile? CU Boulder’s Career Services has a free photo booth. Check out this resource for free professional photos for all CIRES/CU Boulder employees.… Read More


Thank you to all who attended the CIRES at NOAA town hall on March 6, 2024. For those unable to attend the slide deck and recording are now available. CIRES Administration welcomes feedback via this survey. FAQ document will be linked here by March 21.… Read More


In January 2024, CIRES’ Tribal advisor James Rattling Leaf, Sr. visited employees on the CU Boulder campus and at DSRC. He gave two-hour-long talks aimed at educating CIRES employees about “Utilizing cultural intelligence to advance Tribal engagement and partnerships.” The session provided recommendations for working with Tribal communities based on the Cultural Intelligence framework, ultimately… Read More


This is a regular reminder about accurate affiliations in papers and elsewhere. There are a few things you should all be doing – most of you do these already, and I am grateful! This information can also be found on the CIRES Admin blog.  If you’re interested in more detail, there is a “CIESRDS naming… Read More


The CIRES Proposal Team is excited to announce that Paige Cozort has joined the Pre-Award team as a Proposal Analyst II. Paige has worked for OCG in a similar capacity since 2019, and has extensive knowledge and expertise in proposal submission policies and procedures. Please join us in welcoming Paige to the CIRES team!… Read More


Please join the CIRES administration in welcoming two new Proposal Analysts to the CIRES Pre-Award Team. Autumn Coleman joined CIRES in November. Autumn previously worked as the Coordinator for State and Athletic Scholarships at Western Kentucky University, managing awards, compliance, and reconciliation processes. Megan Pujol joined CIRES this month. Megan brings knowledge of state and… Read More


Outdated! Please see updated guidance here. This is a regular reminder about our suggested affiliations for CIRES people based at NOAA. More detailed information is now available on this google doc, but the basics are:   You are a CIRES employee.  CIRES remains CIRES, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, an institute of… Read More