IoES graduate students—becoming tomorrow's environmental leaders
Our graduate programs offer a diverse education that empowers specific, expert focus on today's complex problems. Meet our current students from the D. Env. and Ph.D. programs.
D. Env. Current Students
Integrated and sustainable solutions for water and sanitation challenges
Improving ecological restoration to revitalize the Los Angeles River
Addressing climate impacts on ecosystems and equity through emerging urban ecology methods
Improving water management through technical solutions in business and government
Managing resources sustainably by bridging the gap between science, policy and economics
Making air healthier to breathe for disadvantaged communities through engagement and local scale analysis
Minimizing energy impacts through a data-driven systems approach
Exploring the potential of multi-satellite synergies to assess environmental impact
Serving the public and environment by teaming up with policymakers, scientists, engineers and more
Enhancing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of aquatic resources in the Arid West by understanding functions, policy and politics
Managing L’Oréal’s water, waste and climate efforts through market-based solutions
Air Pollution & Climate Change
Helping coastal habitats with adaptation to sea level rise
Improving water management in Southern California through excellent understanding of climate impacts and broad contexts
Putting science into action to support people and the planet
Incorporating sustainability practices in business and corporations
Preventing air pollution— including from e-cig aerosols— through research and design
Ph.D. Current Students
Environmental decision making & theories of societal change
Harnessing eDNA to inform ocean justice
Mining governance for the energy transition in the Andes
Heat mitigation and community resilience through urban forest stewardship
Working with tribal communities towards environmental justice
Using technology and policy to advance deep decarbonization
Using movement ecology to inform restoration efforts & land management
Coastal resilience and equitable coastal decision making
Improving public health through scientific knowledge and community exchange
Climate engineering and international environmental law
Multispecies anthropology, ecology, environmental justice
Wildfire risk and land use
Policy and Engineering for an Equitable Energy Transition
Air quality and urban transportation systems in developing countries
Analyzing the potential of community energy to promote local development, energy justice, and peace-building
Using econometric data analysis to learn about food access and climate change
Evaluating and influencing corporate practice
Using environmental DNA for marine restoration and conservation