Environmental Engineering Doctoral Program

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In this nationally respected program, Ph.D. candidates pursue research at the forefront of environmental engineering, while solving real-world problems with university partners in government and industry. Researchers have the opportunity to collaborate with international organizations and often help develop solutions to global issues.

Doctoral candidates work alongside a lengthy list of distinguished faculty — experts in water treatment, arsenic and heavy metals, environmental remediation, physicochemical processes and more.

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Faculty Research

At Stevens, doctoral candidates focus on a research area of their choosing with guidance from a faculty member working in a similar concentration. In the environmental engineering doctoral program, faculty are currently researching:

Heavy Metals and Inorganics

Renowned for their depth of research in this area, Stevens’ faculty study the fate, transport, and treatment of arsenic and heavy metals in water and solids.

Biological Wastewater Treatment

Stevens’ faculty have applied control theory to the activated sludge process subsequently developing and marketing software to control that process.

Groundwater and Wastewater

Research topics include groundwater hydrology and pollution, geochemical modeling and remedial technologies for contaminated wastewater and groundwater.

Nanotechnology

A collaboration with the Nanotechnology Graduate Program (NGP) to research the fate and transport of nanomaterials and their use in water treatment and remediation.

Environmental Sustainability

Researchers are investigating the environmental compatibility and effect of consumer products.

Green Technology Development

Researchers investigate the development of environmentally sustainable and cost-effective technologies utilizing natural products, recycled wastes, plants and microbes.

Internationally recognized for its innovative promotion of environmental science, technology and management, the Center for Environmental Systems (CES) provides state-of-the-art research laboratories and testing facilities to industry, government and environmental service organizations, and doctoral candidates. Researchers of all kinds have access to multimedia capabilities for studying wastewater, liquid waste, solid waste and air, as well as fully automated instrumentation for the analysis of organics, inorganics and metals. The CES is an amazing asset to the doctoral program, with 25 staff members that carry a broad range of expertise — from modeling and remote sensing to bioremediation and life cycle assessment — allowing a unique opportunity for collaborative and cross-discipline experiences.

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Faculty Research