The Department conducts research that explores topics in environmental management that range from investigations of natural communities to highly disturbed sites that require remediation. Titles of graduate theses completed within the last five years are listed.

Biomass

Graduate Program

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Master of Arts or Science Thesis Topics

Doctorate in Education Science

All faculty are Group I members of the Graduate Faculty which means they supervise graduate student committees. Thad Godish, our air quality expert, was recognized as the Ball State University Outstanding Researcher in August, 2000. John Pichtel and Paul Chandler have been selected as Fulbright scholars and other faculty have served in a variety of professional organizations as editors and officers.

Our facilities include analytical equipment such as a mass sprectrometer, liquid and gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, total carbon analyzer, time domain reflectrometry, soil water desorption device, tension infiltrometers, O2, CO, and CO2 analyzers, particle size analyzer, air flow calibrator, dataloggers, an automated weather station, and many other instruments. The Department manages a 100 acre property (Hults Environmental Learning Center) that include agricultural and natural areas such as forests, wetlands, prairie, and riparian habitats. We also have access to a number of additional sites that contain diverse ecosystems. We frequently have external funding for research assistantships that provide support for students working on thesis projects.