The Center is designed to provide a cohesive program for research and graduate-level education in hydrology. The Center's interdisciplinary nature reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field of hydrology. Engineering and the Nicholas School of Environment.
Many faculty hold joint professorships in two of the three schools.
The broad range of faculty expertise in hydrology allows graduate students to obtain well balanced training in the classroom. The Center offers fellowships for graduate study in hydrology and organizes a lecture series that attracts speakers of international stature. Monthly colloquia are organized for student and faculty presentations from Duke as well as the nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. For students engaged in Ph.D. research the Center offers a Certificate in Hydrology that is granted in addition to the Ph.D. degree in their host department.