Areas of course work and research emphasis can be broadly classified as engineering of process systems to control environmental pollution or eliminate its creation, and analysis and modeling of the impact of pollutants on the environment. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Engineering, there are no structured course requirements. Instead, each PhD student, under the guidance of the Advisory Committee, will tailor an academic plan of mutual interest and benefit. Specifically, a student's program of study is designed on an individual basis, building on fundamentals and proceeding to advanced engineering applications and scholarly independent study. In this way, the student gains an in-depth knowledge of environmental engineering and is prepared to undertake the doctoral research dissertation.
Financial aid is available in the form of fellowships and research and teaching assistantships.
Applicants to this program are judged by their previous achievements in academic course work and research. Applicants must hold a degree in either mathematics, the natural or physical sciences, or engineering. The academic record should indicate superior achievement in course work related to environmental engineering. Usually, applicants will either hold or be working toward the master of science degree, and applicants who have or will produce a master's thesis will be judged to have superior ability in research depending on the scientific content of their theses. Both admission and degree requirements follow those established by the Graduate School.