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Environmental Sciences & Engineering
Related academic programs and courses Environmental Sciences & Engineering
Our society’s influence on the natural world’s resources,
which has been spurred on by economic growth and increasing population,
has never been more prominent or problematic than it is today.
"After the probe and the data come back, then a different sort of scientist moves in: the quantitative analysis types.
"And the dreamers go on to another planet.”
- Scot T. Martin, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry
To understand and address these challenges fully requires a combination of efforts: basic research in the natural and social sciences; the application of research to government, business, and law; and the education of future leaders and of society in general.
Major research activities cut across departments and schools, including:
- atmospheric sciences;
- microbiology;
- climate;
- oceanography;
- environmental chemistry;
- water policy; and
- international environmental policies.
Harvard has long been a pioneer in environmental education and
research. This tradition continues today with our faculty committed
to teaching and actively engaged in research on engineered solutions
to the problems in the atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic compartments
of the earth's environment.
Research
Research in environmental sciences and engineering ranges from atmospheric sciences to microbiology, climate, oceanography, environmental chemistry, water management, and international environmental politics.
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Modeling
- Climate Dynamics and Physical Oceanography
- Energy and Technology
- Engineering and Economic Development
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Microbiology
- Geomechanics
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics