Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) covers the interdisciplinary study of the earth and its atmosphere. Our students and faculty are passionate about understanding earth systems and applying that knowledge to solve environmental and sustainability challenges.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to excel in education and research in Earth system sciences and human-environmental interactions. We aim to provide students with the scientific basis to work in geology, meteorology, atmospheric sciences and environmental science, and promote sustainability at all levels in society.

Professor Frank Colby of the EEAS department pointing to large, interactive weather monitor

Bachelor of Science in Meteorology Starting Fall 2020!

We have reactivated our major in Meteorology and the program is now open for freshman and transfer student enrollment.

Existing students enrolled in the Environmental Science major: Atmospheric Science option can transfer to the new major. As with our current option in Atmospheric Science, the new major fulfills the federal requirements for Meteorologist, while covering the broader Atmospheric Science including climate science and air pollution.

WBZ This Morning Inspiration: Danielle Niles With Robert Gamache

Screen grab of Robert Gamache and Danielle Niles. Dr. Gamache was visited by CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV meteorologist Danielle Niles in our weather lab. Danielle, an Alumna of our program, has only the nicest things to say about our wonderful Atmospheric Science program. Congratulations, Dr. Gamache, for the outreach about your successful research and teaching, our great programs and UMass Lowell! — Watch The Video on WBZ-TV's Website

Watch as former WBZ TV meteorologist, Danielle Niles '06 visits her inspiration, UMass Lowell professor, Robert Gamache in our weather lab.

Danielle, an Alumna of our program, has only the nicest things to say about our wonderful Atmospheric Science program.

Congratulations, Professor Gamache, for the outreach about your successful research and teaching, our great programs and UMass Lowell!

Watch The Video on WBZ-TV's Website

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Tyler Harrington Atmospheric Science

Before starting his Ph.D. in atmospheric science at UMass Lowell, Tyler Harrington interned at the Federal Aviation Administration, where he wrote a report for Congress on how extreme weather events affect air travel.

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4/30/2020 Department News

Environmental Science Students Give Virtual Teaching a Try

Environmental Science Students Give Virtual Teaching a Try

Environmental science students from the Kennedy College of Sciences led free educational sessions on Zoom for middle and high school students who, like them, are stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.

4/30/2020 Department News
4/7/2020 Department News

Congratulations to James Heiss for Recent NSF Award

Congratulations to James Heiss for Recent NSF Award

James Heiss' research aims to understand effects of extreme multi-hazard coastal storms, including surge, heavy precipitation, and coastal erosion, on groundwater flow and mixing patterns in beach aquifers.

4/7/2020 Department News
3/12/2020 Featured Story

Earth Science Professor Awarded NSF Grant

Earth Science Professor Awarded NSF Grant

Asst. Prof. Richard Gaschnig of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has been awarded a three-year, $222,600 grant by the National Science Foundation to study the chemical exchange that occurs between the ocean crust and the earth’s mantle during a geological process called subduction.

3/12/2020 Featured Story
2/3/2020 Department News

Richard Gaschnig Receives NSF Award

Richard Gaschnig Receives NSF Award

Richard Gaschnig received an NSF award from the Petrology and Geochemistry program entitled “Collaborative Research: Tracking novel metal isotope signatures during subduction metamorphism.”

2/3/2020 Department News

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