The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with unique interdisciplinary study programs encompassing Geosciences, Meteorology, Hydrology and Sustainability. Our research and teaching engage students in today’s environmental challenges, including climate change, critical minerals and water resources.
Environmental Science major Mars Orfanos has found numerous opportunities at UMass Lowell to support his career ambitions of designing environmentally sustainable buildings.
Erin McGuire has been able to ease into her new job as staff geologist at Nobis Group in Concord, N.H., while putting the finishing touches on her bachelor’s degree in environmental science with a geoscience option.
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.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Aya Oulal was able to study abroad in Spain, attend COP28 in Dubai and become a resident advisor.
Jamie-Lyn Cavallon won an NSF-funded meteorology internship.
Projected new job growth in environmental scientist careers
Average salary for environmental scientists
