CW3E is committed to advancing the principles of collaboration, integrity, and community in every aspect of our work. We aspire to uphold these values:

• Student and Staff Growth: Create a work environment that promotes the goals of CW3E while enabling professional development, fulfillment, and well-being of team members.
• Collaboration: Share knowledge and ideas with universities and decision-makers to support improved prediction capabilities and resilience.
• Education: Integrate CW3E’s areas of expertise into education both within and beyond Scripps to help equip the next generation of researchers and professionals.
• Diversity: Achieve success by adopting a culture of respect and embracing a range of academic disciplines, backgrounds, career stages, and other dimensions of experiences to broaden our perspectives and learn from each other.

Sand on Del Mar Beach. Photo taken by CW3E Lead Engineer Douglas Alden, co-winner of the Fall 2025 CW3E photo competition.	Torrey Pines. Photo taken by CW3E Senior Hydrologist Taylor Dixon, co-winner of the Fall 2025 CW3E photo competition.