The Department of Earth & Environment is prepared to provide you the skills to address the most pressing issues of our time. Our graduate programs allow students to study and research our planet in depth to prepare for careers in the private, public, and non-profit sector.
The Earth & Environment Graduate Student Association (EEGSA) comprises of graduate students at all levels throughout the Department who advocate for the student body and sponsor community-building activities.
The Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability welcomed Boston University faculty and students as our talented Graduate Student Summer Fellows presented their research projects and posters. This event marked the culmination of a busy summer of discovery, collaboration, mentorship, and networking. These scholars have bright futures ahead as they continue to advance knowledge in their […]
PhD candidate, Matthew Weiser and Associate Professor Dr. Cédric Fichot published a paper “Improving Estimates of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Concentration from In Situ Fluorescence Measurements across Estuaries and Coastal Wetlands” in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. This research paper, coauthored by Fichot lab members (Jaydi Swanson, Dr. Nilotpal Ghosh, Dr. Joshua Harringmeyer, […]
Abby Whittington, PhD student in Cédric Fichot’s lab was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP), a prestigious fellowship that supports graduate students across the nation in a wide variety of scientific fields. Each year, the NSF awards students who they anticipate will become experts in their field and contribute highly to research, […]
Congratulations to Zhenpeng Zuo and Sarah Black for receiving the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Teaching Fellow Awards! Zhenpeng Zuo is a Ph.D. candidate in Earth & Environment working with advisor Ranga Myneni. His research focuses on simulating and predicting forest restoration potential in terms of forest demography and carbon sequestration. Zhenpeng received […]