SUBJECT:

Establishment of the Center for Environmental Research and Training

Following consultation with the Academic Senate and campus
administrative officials, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the
Center for Environmental Research and Training as a campus research unit
and the appointment of Professor Mark Thiemens as its first director.

The Center will coordinate and support interdisciplinary
interactions among UCSD faculty and students aimed at fostering, promoting,
and developing environmental research and education at UCSD and with
governmental and industrial organizations. Membership in the Center is open
to all interested faculty members and research scientists/scholars.

Professor Thiemens may be reached at mthiemens@ucsd.edu, 4010 York
Hall, mail code 0332, telephone 45489.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor