Environmental Engineering
For the life of the planet
Innovation for a sustainable tomorrow
Environmental engineers protect and improve all aspects of our fragile environment and the systems that support life on Earth.
Our faculty are in the forefront of efforts to improve and preserve access to clean water for current and future generations. Their research, covering surface water, groundwater, municipal water, and wastewater, explores solutions to challenges like cleaning up chlorinated solvents, recovering energy from organic wastes, and tracking the spread of antibiotic resistance in sewer systems. Our Clean Water Technology Initiative provides support for these and other vital projects and creates research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
Degree Types
Locations
Corvallis
Our Faculty
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Faculty Research Areas
Our research focuses on bioremediation, sustainable systems for clean water, transport and fate of contaminates, and environmental health and ecotoxicology.
Computation and Simulation
Applying mathematical modeling and machine learning to engineering problems
Engineering Education
Understanding the many ways to think, do, and know as an engineer
Health and Biotechnology
Investigating the impacts of pollution on human and environmental health and identifying treatment strategies
Materials and Catalysis
Applying advanced materials and catalysts to increase environmental sustainability and understanding their environmental impact
Water and Environment
Solutions to secure clean water, environmental health, and human health
Clean Water, Clean Future
Protecting the world's most precious resource
Environmental engineers are working to create technologies that will guarantee reliable access to clean water for future generations.
- Bioremediation of chlorinated solvents
- Wastewater and stormwater treatment
- Tracking pathogens and antibiotic resistance
- Fate and transport of micro- and nanoplastics
- Emerging contaminants
Turning dirty water into clean energy
Tyler Radniecki envisions wastewater treatment plants creating their own power through co-digestion of fats, oils, and grease.
Degree Types
Locations
Corvallis
Our Faculty
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Partnerships
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Because our future depends on it
Clean Water Technology Initiative
A collaborative community of faculty and students is working to make Oregon State a national leader in clean water solutions.
Students at forefront of research
DeVaan Fellowship supports students who exemplify our commitment to ensuring clean, sustainable water for future generations.
