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ESE scientists and engineers investigate the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape Earth’s environment and provide the scientific and engineering underpinnings needed to inform resilient practices by governments, businesses, and consumers. The department trains students to solve problems that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries and equips them with a holistic knowledge base about environmental systems. Students in ESE receive a broad education and carry out research addressing some of the grand science and engineering challenges of our times.

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November 8, 2024 1:00 pm

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Extracting Hidden Riches from Biomass: Focus on Fruit Wastes and Bioenergy Grasses
Shivali Banerjee, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign,
November 6, 2024 4:00 pm

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Climate, energy, and economic development: Exploratory research
Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Science,
November 8, 2024 11:00 am

APhMS: EAS Trailblazers Department Seminar

Directly Observing the Ice-Water Interface with Molecular Resolution
Jingshan S. Du, Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
November 8, 2024 11:00 am

MCE: EAS Trailblazers Department Seminar

Thermal Design of Functional Wearable Textile-Based Materials
Marquise Bell, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University,