The environment is critical to human health, and human activity affects the health of ecosystems. Duke's research in environmental health engineering addresses the consequences of society’s production and use of energy and materials, emphasizing approaches to protecting the health of human populations as well as predicting, monitoring and managing impacts on air, water and other global cycles.
Duke CEE works closely with Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment on many research and educational efforts.
Research Areas
- Contaminant transport and transformation
- Environmental sensing
- Environmental implications of emerging materials
- Microbiome engineering
- Environmental toxicology and adaption
- Data analytics for environment and health
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Atmospheric transport and chemistry
- Waste-to-energy and resource recovery
- Environmental risk assessment
- Novel technologies for air and water quality
- Geo-health
MAJOR centers & initiatives
Duke's externally funded research centers and training programs in environmental health engineering include:
- Related Study Opportunities
PhD in Environmental Engineering
Offers study tracks in:
Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Engineering
Offers study tracks in:
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Public Policy
- Environmental Health Engineering
- Ecohydrology and Environmental Fluid Dynamics
MEng in Risk Engineering
- Offers a concentration in Environment and Population Health
Graduate Certificate & Training Programs
- Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP)
- NanoHEAT (Cooperative Training Program in Nanomaterials Hazard and Exposure Assessment Traineeships)
Undergraduate Research
- Major in Environmental Engineering
- Major in Civil Engineering and access the Environmental Engineering & Water Resources study track
- Dual major in Civil and Biomedical Engineering with a focus on environmental and biomedical toxicology
