Environmental Health Science: Research Opportunities

Clarkson has one of the few undergraduate programs for environmental health science/industrial hygiene in the country. And unlike programs elsewhere, ours is not an add-on to a health sciences or sanitation program. Our program is distinctive in the way it integrates biology, chemistry, engineering and business courses.

The EHS program works with companies to conduct health hazard assessments in actual work environments. Our undergraduates work hand-in-hand with managers and other personnel on the job to assess exposure to chemicals, noise and particulates. And they develop recommendations for the control of these hazards.

In such experiences, you will gain a full appreciation of real-world problem solving. This is a distinctive element of the Clarkson EHS program, and it comes from the confidence our industry partners have developed in our program.

EHS classes are small and you will benefit from elbow-to-elbow mentoring relationships with your professors, who will provide the opportunity to participate in their high-powered research. You can also join award-winning teams in Clarkson's program called SPEED (Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design) as they compete in national competitions. Among the most successful is our Environmental Design Team.

Clarkson has made a substantial investment in state-of-the-art workplace monitoring equipment used in EHS labs; and you're free to spend spare time working with these devices. Clarkson's technology-rich environment provides the opportunity to hone your computer versatility and work with engineering control design software. These hands-on experiences set our students apart as they look for that important first job.

You can also take advantage of Clarkson's Center for the Environment, which promotes and supports campus-wide environmental education and research by bringing together expertise from many different disciplines.