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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Earth System

We study the Earth and environment, how the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere, and life interact to shape the world in which we live.

Why Earth & Environmental Sciences at Lehigh?

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers undergraduates a foundation in environmental science, geology and ecology through a modern earth-systems-science approach. The interdisciplinary curriculum equips students to understand complex environmental challenges and their broader societal impacts. With B.A., B.S. and minor options, the program supports diverse career paths in science, law, business and government.

At Lehigh, we're doing real work. Our graduate students work together with faculty to face big, complex challenges in a collaborative and research-intensive environment. Students explore a wide range of topics, from ecology to geophysics, while forming genuine, lasting relationships. Through seminars, symposia and hands-on training, they discover who they are and leave ready to build meaningful careers and make a real, measurable and lasting difference in academia, industry and other professional fields.

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Nov

6

Seminar

Seminar - Dr. Rose Gallo

Speaker: Dr. Rose Gallo, Tufts University

Title: "E pluribus unum: optically continuous inverted pigeonite networks in the Antarctic Dufek Intrusion"

Host: Kelly McCartney

Nov

13

Seminar

Seminar - Dr. Evan Gora

Speaker: Dr. Evan Gora, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Title: "Lightning, giant trees, and the fate of tropical forests"

Host: Matthew Gano

Nov

20

Seminar

Seminar - Dr. Dionysis Foustoukos

Speaker: Dr. Dionysis Foustoukos, Carnegie Institution for Science

Title: "Culturing Life Under Extreme Conditions: What We Have Learned"

Host: Juan Felipe Bustos Moreno

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Rory Bertoldo, environmental science and anthropology double major at Lehigh University

Student Spotlight

Aurora Bertoldo ‘24 conducts research in Mongolia and solidifies her passion for geology.


Aurora Bertoldo

Earth & environmental sciences and anthropology double major

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Beneath the Surface

Specializing in the internal processes that govern volcanic activity, volcanologist Meredith Townsend's research centers not on eruptions as they happen, but on the underlying systems that drive them.

 

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