1. Jacques Kapuscinski Office of Research and Development U.S. EPA Models.Tools.Data.Products.Collaboration.News.Contacts. S cience C onnector ENVIRONMENTAL

2. What is the Environmental Science Connector Interactive workspace—not just consolidated Web pages. Provides tools and resources such as Data, Models, Scientific News Sources, and Publications Profile and Customize—users get targeted content, information, and tools. Organize applications to meet individual needs Collaborate and share with other research projects Conduct real-time, interactive scientific investigation in shared workspaces

3. What is the Environmental Science Connector Created as an integrated workspace for research projects conducted by researchers and scientists. Provides the ability to:  Collaborate with fellow scientists and researchers via instant messaging, email, and project announcements  Store and share research results, papers, and online links  Search online catalogs of Environmental Publications  Search catalogs of Models and Datasets

4. Future Vision One consolidated location for EPA scientists to: Search, view and download models, data, and published articles Leverage other scientific tools Organize and share project information and links Collaborate with EPA and other partners via discussion forums, and sharing of documents Access computing resources to run complex models and large datasets Set up pro-active notification of new or updated articles, models, or data based upon user criteria

16. For more information Contact: Jacques Kapuscinski (202)564-6683 EPA Office of Research and Development http://portal.epa.gov/ESC