Environmental Sciences

Faculty

Robyn Hannigan, Dean, PhD, University of Rochester

Biogeochemistry

Jennifer Bowen, PhD, Boston University

Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Robert E Bowen, PhD, University of Southern California

Environmental Policy and Management

Solange Brault, PhD, Imperial College

Population and Conservation Ecology

Michael Brookfield, University of Guelph

Geology

Jarrett Byrnes, PhD, University of California Davis

Marine Ecology
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

Jessica Carilli, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Coastal Geochemistry

Robert F. Chen, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Organic Geochemistry/Marine Organic Chemistry

Alan Christian, PhD, Miami University

Freshwater Ecology

Amy Den Ouden, University of Connecticut

Women’s Studies

Wei Ding, PhD, University of Houston

Computer Science

Ellen Douglas, PhD, Tufts University

Water
Resources Science

John A. Duff, JD, Suffolk University Law School

Law and Marine Affairs

Ron Etter, PhD, Harvard University

Evolution and Ecology of Marine Invertebrates

Anamarija Frankic, PhD, College of William and Mary

Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Management

Eugene D. Gallagher, PhD, University of Washington

Benthic Ecology
Statistics

Allen M. Gontz, PhD, University of Maine

Coastal Geography and Geophysics

Steven Gray, PhD, Rutgers University

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Environmental Learning

Nardia Haigh, PhD, University of Queensland

Management and Marketing

Maria Ivanova, PhD, Yale University

Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance

Richard Kesseli, PhD, University of California

Comparative Genomics
Molecular Evolution

ZhongPing Lee, PhD, University of South Florida

Optical Oceanography

David Levy, DBA, Harvard Business School

Organizational Theory
Business and Climate Change

Benyamin B. Lichtenstein, PhD, Boston College

Entrepreneurship and Management

Jose E. Martinez-Reyes, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Environmental Anthropology

Cheryl Nixon, PhD, Harvard University

18th Century Literature

Sarah D. Oktay, PhD, Texas A&M University

Chemical Oceanography (Part-time)

Curtis R. Olsen, PhD, Columbia University

Environmental Biogeochemistry

Helen C. Poynton, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Molecular Ecotoxicology

Deyang Qu, PhD, University of Ottawa

Electrochemistry
Renewable Energy

Joshua L. Reid, PhD, University of California

History and the Environment

Michael Rex, PhD, Harvard University

Deep-Sea Ecology
Biogeography

Karen Ricciardi, PhD, University of Vermont

Operations Research
Groundwater Optimization

William E. Robinson, PhD, Northeastern University

Aquatic Toxicology

Michael P. Shiaris, PhD, University of Tennessee

Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiology

Crystal Schaaf, PhD, Boston University

Remote Sensing/GIS

Michael Shiaris, PhD, University of Tennessee

Marine Ecology

David G Terkla, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Environmental and Resource Economics

David Timmons, PhD, University of Massachusetts

Environmental and ecological economics

Juanita L Urban-Rich, PhD, University of Maryland

Zooplankton Ecology

Conevery Bolton Valencius, PhD, Harvard University

U.S. environmental history

Vesela Veleva, ScD, University of Massachusetts

Sustainability Indicators
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental and Occupational Health

Jack Wiggin, Director, Urban Harbors Institute

Roberta L. Wollons, PhD, University of Chicago

American Progressive Era History

Wei Zhang, PhD, University of Pittsburg

Chemistry

Meng Zhou, PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Physical Oceanography
Population and Behavior Dynamics

Programs and Facilities

The Doctoral Program in Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary PhD program, housed in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS). The University’s Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences is also housed in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS). The EEOS Department is unique in that it brings together faculty with expertise in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, economics, management, planning, law, and policy into a single interdisciplinary academic unit to effectively address environmental, coastal, and ocean science issues, solve management problems, and advance scientific understanding and education at the interfaces of disciplines. The EEOS vision is to develop the nation’s leading interdisciplinary research and educational program that integrates the natural and social sciences to generate and apply new knowledge for understanding and managing the impacts of anthropogenic perturbation on linked watershed and coastal marine systems. Both the doctoral and master’s degree programs in Environmental Sciences train individuals for leadership roles as environmental scientists in the public and private sectors. Students prepare for careers in industry, government agencies, health-related fields, and university teaching and research. The program offers advanced course work, research, and other training in a broad spectrum of environmental problems in both the laboratory and the field.

The master’s program in Environmental Sciences offers concentrations in applied marine ecology, aquatic chemistry, aquatic toxicology, environmental microbiology, environmental policy and law, and physical oceanography. Students in the master’s program may choose either a thesis, nonthesis, or professional science option.

The UMass Boston campus is located on Boston Harbor within easy commuting distance of the residential areas of metropolitan Boston. Near the campus are island systems, protected bays, exposed open ocean areas, and Georges Bank. The University’s field stations in Gloucester and on Nantucket Island provide possible access to additional marine, aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial study sites and research instruments. Research facilities include modern, well-equipped laboratories, support facilities, the resources of the Healey Library’s science collection, computing facilities, and specialized equipment reflecting the research interests of the faculty.

Course Information

Graduate courses in the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Ocean Sciences are open to regularly matriculated students in the program, and to others with permission of individual course instructors.

In addition to the courses listed below as offered by the program, students in environmental sciences may take graduate courses and certain undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics, and physics as part of their program of study. Registration for these courses, including 500-level courses, requires the approval of both the student’s major advisor and the Graduate Program Director.