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ENVS graduate student named CALES Data Science Ambassador

Christian Ayala-Ortiz's research experience will be used to assist other CALES researchers with any data science challenges. 

Ensuring Arizona’s future of water access, ENVS alum takes on vital water management role

After graduating from the University of Arizona only two years ago, Rebecca Bernat has found herself overseeing water storage for millions of Arizonans in a time of water crisis.

On the farm or in the lab, Debankur Sanyal is a soil doctor

“With everything I do, I try to make personal connections so I can help farmers,” Sanyal said. “When they text me pictures of their fields and tell me how thankful they are, that gives me immense pleasure. That’s what pushes me.”

Led by 'Doing the right thing,' Joan Curry takes on role as ENVS Interim Department Head

Joan Curry’s path from US Naval Academy to Interim Head of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona was not simple, but it was guided predominantly by just one principal: trust in her moral compass.

A Student's Perspective: A note on soil

Environmental Science graduate student Alexander Ederer shares his experience, both physically and emotionally, while conducting research in the field 

A Student’s Perspective: Finding a way through a PhD

As his doctoral program comes to an end, Matthew Bigler reflects on his time studying water and PFAS in the Environmental Science program.

Newest Environmental Science faculty brings fresh research perspective to land-atmosphere interactions

“There is a large disconnect between the people who work at the leaf level taking samples on the ground and those who are working with satellites looking at one degree by one degree latitude and longitude,” Green said. “So, I am really conscious of bridging both spatial scales to get a full understanding of what is actually happening.”

A Student’s Perspective: The significance of field trips in environmental science education

ENVS graduate student, Ben Yang, shared his experience as the teaching assistant and photographer leading field trips with Dr. Katrina Henry in ENVS430: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation.

Soil science research aims to prevent future pandemics

Dr. Luisa Ikner, Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science Department, is co-leading an investigation with Dr. Marc Verhougstraete of the College of Public Health into how long viruses can survive within soils from various ecosystems.

A Student's Perspective: A Promising Step Towards Sustainable Mining Practices

A Student's Perspective is a new series of first-hand stories written by Environmental Science students about their experience as a student and researcher.

We are thrilled to share our project investigating revegetation technologies for mine reclamation! Our names are Jessica Ledesma and Kamila Murawska-Wlodarczyk, and we are both graduate students in the Environmental Science department and involved in the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining (CESM)