College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Environmental Science & Technology

Research Labs

The Department of Environmental Science and Technology is developing into a world-class center of discovery and teaching that will innovate and educate to deal with increasingly complex environmental conditions.

The Department serves the campus community as a key, foundational unit of its increasingly broader emphasis on the environment. It is unique among campus units because it is comprised of a critical mass of faculty fully involved in environmental science and problem solving. Explore our labs and research centers to learn more about the faculty and graduate student research across a spectrum of environmental fields:

NAMECOORDINATOR/S
Ecotoxicology
Dr. Lance Yonkos
Dr. Paul Leisnham
Ecosystem Engineering Design LabDr. David Tilley 
Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering LabDr. Adel Shirmohammadi
Joint Analytical Services LaboratoryDr. William Bowerman
Pedology Research LabDr. Martin Rabenhorst 
Plant growth and development
Dr. Wendy Peer
Physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil quality 
Dr. Ray Weil 
Soil and Water Geospatial Analysis LabDr. Brian Needelman
Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry LabDr. Stephanie Yarwood 
Waste to Energy LabDr. Stephanie Lansing
Wetland Ecology and Engineering LabDr. Andrew Baldwin
Applied Spatial Wildlife Ecology
Dr. Jennifer Mullinax
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