Environmental Engineering

Welcome to Environmental Engineering.

The Environmental Engineering Program hit the ground running in 1998 with new faculty energized by building a world-class program in a field of major importance to the earth's future. Our foundation is Yale's solid strength in the environmental, biological, and engineering sciences, and the University’s global perspective. The program is attracting outstanding undergraduate and graduate students.

Our undergraduate majors have a choice of three degree programs, each at a different level of technical rigor and flexibility. The B.S. in Environmental Engineering is the most comprehensive degree program. It is, in principle, ideal for students who intend to be practicing environmental engineers.

The B.S. in Engineering Sciences (Environmental) offers more flexibility in its requirements than the other B.S. degree, and the student can choose one of four distinct tracks:

• Environmental Engineering Technology with an environmental technology emphasis
• Environmental Engineering Science with an environmental and earth science emphasis
• Environmental Chemical and Biological Science with a chemistry and biology emphasis
• Environmental Resource Management with an environmental policy and management emphasis

The B.A. degree in Engineering Sciences (Environmental) offers the most flexibility. This degree is the choice of students who know that a good grounding in environmental engineering will provide them with a major advantage in careers in law, business, medicine, or public service.

Our graduate program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. We focus on a fundamental understanding of the basic chemical, physical, and biological processes underlying environmental engineering and science problems. To reach their educational and research objectives, our graduate students draw on all faculty and laboratory resources of the various departments of Engineering, of Forestry & Environmental Sciences, of Geology and Geophysics, of Epidemiology and Public Health, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology. Interaction with the international community and research with global relevance is strongly supported by our program and the University. Our recent graduates have moved on to successful careers in academia, in consulting and industry, and in governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

We welcome your interest and would be delighted to discuss with you the Environmental Engineering major, your admission into our graduate program, or your interest in research opportunities in Environmental Engineering at Yale.

Menachem Elimelech
Director
Environmental Engineering Program