Mission Statement

The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy at the University of Utah strives to provide transformative, integrative, and cutting-edge science, education, entrepreneurship, and practical solutions to tackle climate change in Utah, the United States, and the globe.

Researchers affiliated with the Wilkes Center are working on the defining issues of our age.

Areas of Expertise

Nature-Based<br />Climate Solutions
Nature-Based
Climate Solutions
Researchers at the Wilkes Center are working to provide cutting-edge science that can be used to improve nature-based climate solutions projects, carbon offsets, large-scale carbon sequestration programs, and carbon ‘net-zero’ commitments.
Climate Impacts<br />and Extremes
Climate Impacts
and Extremes
Faculty affiliated with the Wilkes Center have strengths in the fields of ecohydrology, drought processes, water cycles, and human health.
Climate<br />Forecasting
Climate
Forecasting
Researchers in the Wilkes Center are working on unique and ambitious forest and climate extreme forecasting models that can be adjusted and applied for use in fields like air quality, water, and wildfires.

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Founders

Clay and Marie Wilkes have worked on humanitarian projects for decades,
leading education and economic initiatives in Salt Lake City, Peru, and Nepal.

The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy was created in 2022 as a result of their
desire to urgently address threats created by climate change.