Why Study Environmental Science?
Changing climate, environmental damage, population growth, energy demands, and habitat loss have become increasingly dominant in Americans’ minds over the past 50 years. As a result, demand for qualified environmental scientists to assess changing conditions and create positive solutions, has increased tremendously. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Environmental Science students have found worth while careers with the Environmental Protection Agency, Texas Commission Environmental Quality, Texas Parks and Wildlife, National Park Service, Forest Service, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Army and a host of private companies. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ’s program gets students involved in real-world problems with internships and research opportunities. All students take the University core curriculum, then begin working within the Environmental Science core. Students choose a concentration area that focuses on Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Hydroscience or Environmental Science with a Secondary Education minor. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ’s ESCI undergraduates conduct research and present their findings at University colloquiums, regional and national conferences. The interdisciplinary ESCI Faculty conducts wide-ranging investigations.
Some of these research interests include:Aeolian processes and contaminant transportSurface water-ground water interaction Bioaccumulation of heavy metals Isotopic fractionation in natural systems Phytoremediation Groundwater contaminant transport Climate change feedback mechanisms Ecology and evolution of macrointertebrates Radionuclide transport models |
My Summer Research Experience
My name is Angela Trejo. I am currently a junior at the University of Texas at El Paso studying Environmental Science with a concentration in HydroScience. I was accepted to participate in the Woods Hole Partnership in Education Program (PEP) as a 2019 summer intern. This summer I will be working at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, and gaining lots of experience in environmental research. One of the opportunities offered is the PEP research cruise. We boarded a research vessel, called the SSV Corwith Cramer, for five days to experience what it is like to be part of the crew. It was extremely hard, rewarding work!
