The recording of the CIRES Town Hall that took place on 03/13/2024 can be found here on InsideCIRES: https://insidecires.colorado.edu/events/townhalls… Read More


last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 10:30 am Shutdown averted for now Congress passed several stopgap spending measures in recent months, continuing most federal funding temporarily to avert a partial government shutdown. Please continue to watch this space for updates. The guidance below is still relevant if a partial shutdown impacting NOAA (Department of Commerce) occurs.… Read More


In January 2024, CIRES will implement a 4% across-the-board annual increase to eligible research faculty and university staff. This is in lieu of a merit process for this year’s annual increase.  CIRES continues to prioritize employee compensation, and we are fortunate this year to have the largest raise pool in over 10 years. This action… Read More


Below are the slides that CIRES HR Director Angela Knight presented at today’s CIRES Town Hall (October 18, 2023). Below that, we’ve posted the specific questions in the survey. THANK YOU to everyone who provided feedback through this and other surveys. They matter. Survey Questions: During the past six months, I have not seriously considered… Read More


NOAA Weather Program Office NOFO The Weather Program Office notice of funding opportunity for FY 2024 is now open (NOAA-OAR-WPO-2024-2008082). Prior to submitting a full proposal for the Climate Testbed (CTB) and Fire Weather competitions identified in this announcement, all PIs are strongly encouraged (but not required) to submit a preapplication to NOAA in the… Read More


CIRES Property would like to announce the following equipment has become available. If you are interested in using this equipment, or if you have any questions, please contact Kristy F Tiampo Kristy.Tiampo@Colorado.EDU A Drone – DJI Matrice M600 Pro UAV Accessories include: a camera, lenses, lidar, mount, professional case, etc. CU Tag# 213060, Serial# 2016DP6137… Read More


This is a periodic reminder about tracking your publications, required by our cooperative agreement with NOAA and part of your annual self-assessments. Tracking your publications helps you better report your successes and helps CIRES better report institute-wide success to funders such as NOAA and CU Boulder. By June 1, please update your journal publication list… Read More


CIRES Property would like announce the following equipment has become available for use. If you are interested in using this equipment, or if you have any questions, please contact Emily Pierce Verplanck: emily.verplanck@colorado.edu. Two Foxy Fraction Collectors: CU Tag# 125374, Serial# 158605 and 123801 Condition: Usable, but repairs may be needed. Custodian: Emily Pierce Verplanck;… Read More


If you’re hosting a Zoom meeting that involves anyone from NOAA please make sure you have enabled the “Join from browser” setting in Zoom. This setting only needs to be enabled once and then gets applied to all your meetings. Below are instructions on how to enable this feature. You can also find the instructions… Read More