Reducing our ecological footprint
...through innovative discovery, life-cycle thinking, and sustainable management of natural resources. Understanding the dynamic, complex processes that link human activity and ecological systems is essential to improving the way we manage our natural resources and develop solutions to the environmental threats facing the world today. Effective discovery and learning in this area will require collaboration among biological, chemical, computational, physical, health, and social scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Program , directed by Purdue University's Center for the Environment, provides students with an interdisciplinary/interdepartmental educational experience that integrates the science and engineering concepts needed to address grand challenges in environmental sciences.
ESE offers exciting opportunities for excellent students from a wide sprectrum of backgrounds. Engage in cutting edge research with diverse faculty, world-class facilities and resources, and an innovative curriculum that integrates seven theme areas:
The program offers a research based thesis Masters, a Doctoral program, and a non-thesis Masters for Professionals.Biological and Ecological Sciences
Biogeochemistry
Hydrological Sciences
Ecological Engineering and Management
Environmental Policy and Institutional Analysis
Sustainable Design
Ecosystem Analysis & Design Support Tools
If this describes what you are looking for in a graduate program, start your admission process. At a minimum, you can join our prospective student list by completing the request for information form with the graduate school click here and under "program of interest" choose "Ecological Sciences & Engineering - Interdisciplinary"
Center for the Environment at Discovery Park
The ESE Graduate Program is directed by the Center for the Environment (C4E), one of ten centers at Discovery Park, Purdue University. Protecting environmental integrity is essential to prosperity and quality of life. To protect and enhance environmental integrity, C4E and its more than 130 associated faculty members focus on innovative multi-disciplinary research and education projects. Graduate students are an integral part of these research teams.
Discovery Park was established at Purdue University to create a combinational power greater than any individual strength, and to serve as a catalyst for drawing faculty, staff, and students to reach into other disciplines and projects in order to take Purdue to the cutting edge of academic work.
Graduate studies and life at Purdue University
Founded in 1869, Purdue University is a world class institution with a statewide system that includes five campuses and numerous teaching and research sites. The main campus is located in West Lafayette, 
Indiana (126 miles southeast of Chicago, 65 miles north of Indianapolis) with an enrollment of more than 38,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries. Purdue has a wealth of diversity in its faculty and student body. Purdue ranks in the top two academic institutions for international student enrollment. Learn more about student life and graduate studies at Purdue.
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