Our faculty members include one winner of the National Medal of Science and two members of the National Academy of Sciences.Our faculty members include one winner of the National Medal of Science and two members of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Environmental Engineering & Science
Environmental Engineering & Science

Weaving the Fabric of Resilient Cities

The MS in Environmental Engineering and Science at Northwestern is designed to train professionals to address the wide range of issues that stem from the development of sustainable urban communities.

The program promotes cross-disciplinary courses that are essential for professionals whose work will define the reinvention of the Urban Infrastructure.  The program builds on the strengths of the Environmental Engineering Faculty and professionals who support the only ABET-accredited program in Illinois.

Explore Critical Issues:

  • Resource and energy recovery
  • Water scarcity and quality
  • Environmental microbiome and “omics”
  • Urban eco-cycles
  • Antimicrobial resistance

Environmental Engineering and Science Fundamentals

Series of seven courses devised to provide students with the core knowledge required to design sound solutions.  They encompass: chemistry, microbiology/microbiome, transport processes, modeling, and policy.

Interdisciplinary Courses

EES students enroll in courses that bridge key components of Civil and Environmental Systems, such as high performance structural architecture, sustainable urban developments, infrastructure systems analysis, and minors in either management, computational methods, or entrepreneurship.

Seminars & Career Fair

EES students attend weekly seminars on exciting findings regarding pressing contemporary issues from speakers in either academia or various industries and governmental organizations.  In addition, the Department organizes two career fairs annually to connect students to employers.

Community Based Design Research

EES students have the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on environmental design projects for local communities within the Chicago region.  For students interested in an MS thesis, short-term research projects in faculty research laboratories imply an extended stay compared to a course-based MS.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY:  Environmental Engineers are at the helm of the urban environment.  Engineers design original new infrastructure systems based on ecological principles to create adaptive, resilient, and sustainable districts.  The MS curriculum in Environmental Engineering and Science at Northwestern provides you with the tools, methods, and preparation to meet the challenges of this renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY:  Apply at www.applyweb.com/nugrad/index.ftl

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON MAY 3, 2019.  DECISIONS WILL BE MADE ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2019.  

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO:  ms-ees@northwestern.edu

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