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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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April 23, 2025 4:00 pm

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Soil moisture teleconnections and summertime temperature variability in the western United States
David Battisti, University of Washington,
April 24, 2025 11:00 am

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Illuminating the complex mechanics of a simple breath
Mona Eskandari, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Medicine's multidisciplinary BREATHE Center, University of California, Riverside,
April 25, 2025 10:00 am

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Acoustic Radiation in Hypersonic Turbulent Boundary Layers: Deciphering Linear Dynamics
Gregory Stroot, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Caltech,