Since its
inauguration in 2000, CESAR was the hub of environmental basic and strategic
research at Sultan Qaboos University, and the gateway for faculty and student
to the latest innovation in their fields. In February
2016, the Center for Environmental Studies and Research (CESAR) move in a new period
of organization, and a new
research clusters initiative has been launched. The program supports groups of researcher
organized to address interdisciplinary environmental problem in partnership
with researcher from different colleges and centers. The clusters have been organized around five interdisciplinary
collaborative research initiatives that can serve as bridges between Sultan
Qaboos University and off-campus communities:
1-
Ecosystems Sustainability
2-
Climate Change and
Atmospheric Sciences
3-
Environmental Pollution
4-
Environmental Hazards
5-
Urban Sprawl and Green Initiatives
Each research cluster is led by
a Research Leader with the support of a research coordinator from CESAR. These
clusters
which involve faculty and students from across
departments and colleges, will offer Sultan Qaboos University pillars of research activity that will keep CESAR grant-competitive and innovative.