Environmental Science and Technology (ENST)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Agriculture and Natural Resources
Abstract
The Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST) offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. ENST students can choose to work within one of four specializations: Soil and Watershed Sciences; Ecological Technology Design; Wetland Science; Ecosystem Health and Natural Resource Management.
Financial Assistance
ENST offers a number of graduate assistantships to qualified applicants that are awarded on a competitive basis. To apply, use the form for requesting financial assistance included in the Graduate School application packet. In addition to a competitive stipend, graduate assistants receive tuition remission and are offered excellent health benefits by the University of Maryland.
Contact
Tina Scites
Administrative Assistant and Graduate Coordinator
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
1426 Animal Sciences/Agricultural Engineering Building
8127 Regents Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.1198
Fax: 301.314.9023
Email: tscites@umd.edu
Martin C. Rabenhorst, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
1109 H.J. Patterson Hall
4065 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.1343
Fax: 301.314.2763
Email: gradstudies-enst@umd.edu
Website: http://www.enst.umd.edu
Courses: ENST
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- CV/Resume
- Supplementary Application
- Supplementary Application Two
- Writing Sample (optional)
- Description of Research/Work Experience
Students seeking admission should have strong training in the basic sciences and mathematics. To be admitted with full admission status, a student must have completed a minimum of one semester of Calculus and a total of at least 20 credits in some combination of basic level Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Mathematics (beyond Calculus I). It is also helpful for applicants to have completed other courses in science and engineering. Applicants to the M.S. program must have earned a B.S. degree in a related field with an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants to the Ph.D. degree program must have earned an M.S. Degree in a closely related field. In special cases students may be admitted to a Ph.D. program without first completing an M.S. degree provided these students have:
- an exceptional academic record and test scores; and
- have demonstrated significant research experience during their B.S. program (such as completion of a research based honors thesis.)
Graduate Record Examination scores (GRE - General Test) are required of all applicants. International applicants must also submit TOEFL scores
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | December 13, 2023 (MS) | October 4, 2023 (MS) |
| December 13, 2023 (PhD) | October 4, 2023 (PhD) | |
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | December 13, 2023 (MS) | September 20, 2023 (MS) |
| December 13, 2023 (PhD) | August 23, 2023 (PhD) |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: http://www.enst.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/application-process/step-step-guide-applying
The Department has many well-equipped laboratories designed to carry out basic and applied research in Soil and Watershed Sciences, Ecological Technology Design, Wetland Science, and Ecosystem Health and Natural Resources Management. Laboratories are located on the College Park campus in H.J. Patterson Hall and the ANSC/AGEN Building. Greenhouse facilities are available on campus and a statewide network of research and education centers as well as our proximity to Chesapeake Bay provide access to a wide range of environmental conditions for research. Students have access to computer resources in the department and a comprehensive computer center located on campus. The University Libraries on campus and the National Agricultural Library located nearby, supplemented by the Library of Congress, make the library resources accessible to students among the best in the nation. Many ENST projects are conducted in cooperation with other departments on campus and with professionals at various scientific centers in the area. Scientists at the USDA-ARS, US Geological Survey, the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, Smithsonian, and National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, as well as other agencies, have cooperated with ENST faculty on various projects. Scientists from some of these agencies have adjunct appointments in the Department, have taught special courses at the University, and participate on graduate committees.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Lowell W. | Associate | B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1968; M.S., Ohio State University, 1973; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1976 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Armbruster | Peter | Special Member | B.A. Univ. of California at San Diego 1989; Ph.D. Univ. of Oregon, 1997. | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Azar | Masoud | Full Member | B.S., Azad University Iran 2002; M.S. University of Tehran Iran 2007; Ph.D. Colorado State University, 2012. | Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Baldwin | Andrew H. | Full Member | B.S., Tufts University, 1983; Ph.D., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 1996. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Berkowitz | Jacob | Special Member | B.S., University of North Carolina, 2003; M.S., University of California, 2005; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2013 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Bowerman | William W. | Full Member | B.A. Western Michigan University, 1985 M.A. Northern Michigan University, 1991 Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1993 | Chair, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Bryant | Ray B. | Special Member | B.S. Texas Tech Univ. 1973;, M.S. 1977; Ph.D. Purdue Univ. 1981. | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Cavigelli | Michel | Special Member | B.A., Oberlin College, 1984; M.S., Kansas State University, 1990; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1998 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Coale | Frank J. | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1981; M.S., University of Kentucky-Lexington, 1983; Ph.D., 1986. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Cooper | Thomas | Special Member | B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1993; M.S., South Dakota State University, 1996; Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 2005 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Felton | Gary Kent | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1976; M.S., 1981; Ph.D.,Texas A&M University-College Station, 1987. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Frankel | Tyler Edward | Special Member | B.A., University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 2011; M.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 2013; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 2016 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Hale | Robert C. | Special Member | B.A., Wayne State University, 1979; M.S., Wayne State University, 1979; Ph.D., College of William & Mary, 1983 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Harrell | Reginal M. | Full Member | B.S., Clemson University, 1975; M.S., Clemson University, 1977; M.B.A., Salisbury University, 2005; M.Div., Ethics Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1984. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Hill | Robert Lee | Full Member | B.S., North Carolina State University, 1974; M.S., 1981; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1984. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| James | Bruce R. | Full Member | B.A., Williams College, 1973; M.S., University of Vermont, 1979; Ph.D., 1981. | Professor Emeritus, Environmental Science and Technology Affiliate Professor, Geology |
| Kangas | Patrick C. | Full Member | B.S., Kent State University, 1974; M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1978; Ph.D.,University of Florida, 1983. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Kearney | Michael | Full Member | B.A., Univ. of Illinois, 1973; M.A., Western Illinois Univ., 1976; Ph.D., Univ. Western Ontario, 1981. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology Affiliate Professor, Geology |
| Kroll | Kim S. | Special Member | B.A., Indiana University-South Bend, 1976; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1983 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Kugler | Daniel E. | Special Member | B.S., Michigan State University, 1969; M.S., Michigan State University, 1977; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1984 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Ladeau | Shannon | Special Member | B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1997; Ph.D., Duke University, 2005 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Landa | Edward | Special Member | B.S. City College of New York, 1970; M.S. Univ. of Minnesota, 1972; M.P.H. 1974; Ph.D. 1975. | Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Lang | Megan W. | Special Member | B.S. College of Charleston, 1997; M.S. Univ. of Maryland, 2000; Ph.D. 2005. | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Lansing | Stephanie | Full Member | B.S., Univ. Oklahoma, 2000; M.S., Ohio State Univ., 2005; Ph.D., 2008. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Leisnham | Paul | Full Member | B.S., Univ. Otago, New Zealand, 1999; M.S., 2001; Ph.D., 2005. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Lembo JR | Arthur J. | Special Member | B.S., State University of New York, 1987; M.A., State University of New York, 1989; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1997 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Lynn | Scott | Special Member | B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1993; M.S., Drexel University, 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| McCarty | Gregory | Special Member | M.S., Iowa State University, 1985; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1989 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Megonigal | Patrick J. | Special Member | B.S., Old Dominion University, 1982; M.S., Old Dominion University, 1986; Ph.D., Duke University, 1996 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Mirsky | Steven Brian | Special Member | B.A., Prescott College, 2000; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2003; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2008 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Mulbry | Walter | Special Member | B.S., Duke University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1987 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Needelman | Brian A. | Full Member | B.I.S., School for International Training, 1993; M.S., University of Illinois, 1997; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2001. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Pachepsky | Yakov | Special Member | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology | |
| Pavao-Zuckerman | Mitchell | Full Member | B.A. Binghamton University, 1995; M.S. University of Tennessee, 1998; Ph.D. University of Georgia, 2003. | Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Peer | Wendy A. | Full Member | B.S., California State University, Bakersfield, 1989; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology Affiliate Associate Professor, Plant Science |
| Pittman | Henry Tyler | Associate | B.S., Clemson University, 2010; M.S., Clemson University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2014 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Rabenhorst | Martin C. | Full Member | B.S., Univ. of Maryland, 1975; M.S., 1978; Ph.D., Texas A&M Univ., 1983. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Ross | David S. | Full Member | B.S., Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1969; M.S., 1971; Ph.D., 1973. | Professor Emeritus, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Sellner | Kevin G. | Special Member | B.A., Clark University, 1971; M.S., University of South Carolina-Columbia, 1973; Ph.D., Dalhousie University-Halifax, 1978 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Sharma | Manan | Special Member | B.S., University of Florida, 1996; M.S., University of Georgia, 2000; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Shirmohammadi | Adel | Full Member | B.S., University of Rezaeiyeh-Iran, 1974; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1977 Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1982. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Steinhilber | Patricia M. | Adjunct Member | B.A., State University of New York-Albany, 1969; M.S., New Mexico State University-Las Cruces, 1977; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1981. | Extension Associate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Tilley | David R. | Full Member | B.S., North Carolina State University, 1992; M.E., University of Florida, 1996; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1999. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Tjaden | Robert L. | Full Member | B.S. Univ. of Maine, 1978; M.F. Duke Univ. 1986; Ph.D., Univ.Maryland, 2002. | Principal Agent, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Turner | Robert Eugene | Special Member | B.S., Monmouth College, 1967; M.A., Drake University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1974 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Unger | Michael A. | Special Member | B.S., Michigan State University, 1981; M.S., College of William & Mary, 1982; Ph.D., College of William & Mary, 1988 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Vadas | Peter | Special Member | B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1993; M.S., University of Delaware, 1996; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2001 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Weil | Raymond R. | Full Member | B.S., Michigan State University, 1970; M.S., Purdue University, 1972; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1977. | Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Yarwood | Stephanie A. | Full Member | B.A. Witman College, 2001 Ph.D. Oregon State Univ. 2007 | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| Yonkos | Lance | Full Member | B.S., Washington and Lee University. 1986; M.S., University of Maryland, 1999; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2005. | Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology |
| brower | william S. | Special Member | B.S., University College, 2004; M.S., University of Cambridge, 2008 | University Affiliate, Environmental Science and Technology |