▁University , ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁City ▁of ▁Be acon ▁and ▁T roy , ▁New ▁York , ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁not - for - pro fit ▁environmental ▁research ▁organization ▁foc using ▁on ▁real - time ▁monitoring ▁of ▁river ▁e cos ystem s . ▁The ▁inst itute ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁" create ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁global ▁center ▁for ▁scientific ▁and ▁techn ological ▁innov ation ▁that ▁adv ances ▁research , ▁education ▁and ▁public ▁policy ▁regarding ▁rivers ▁and ▁est u aries ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Be acon ▁Institute ▁for ▁R ivers ▁and ▁Est u aries ▁and ▁Clark son ▁University ▁announced ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁their ▁education ▁and ▁oper ational ▁partners hip ▁for ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁new ▁real - time ▁river ▁monitoring ▁sensor ▁technology , ▁academic ▁programs ▁and ▁public ▁policy ▁solutions ▁based ▁on ▁real - time ▁data ▁to ▁protect ▁water ways . ▁Clark son ▁University ▁Business ▁School ▁Dean ▁Tim othy ▁Su gr ue , ▁a ▁West ▁Point ▁gradu ate , ▁is ▁the ▁inst itute ' s ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer , ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁R & D ▁o vers ight ▁and ▁commercial ▁partners hip ▁development . ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁al liance , ▁the ▁inst itute ' s ▁Found ing ▁Director , ▁Hudson ▁River ▁environmental ist ▁John ▁C ron in , ▁joined ▁Clark son ' s ▁fac ulty ▁as ▁a ▁Be acon ▁Institute ▁Fellow . ▁C ron in ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁for ▁Environment al ▁Affairs ▁at ▁P ace ▁University ' s ▁Academy