Environmental Sciences and Engineering Events

For ESE students, faculty and staff - come mingle with colleagues!

The Institute for Environmental Health Solutions invites you to join the Equity and Environmental Justice (QUEST) Undergraduate Summer Scholars as they share their ongoing contributions to local and global public... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which begins on Sept. 7 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Rachel Noble presenting “Wastewater Surveillance: Putting #2 and #2 Together."... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly seminar on September 14 at 12:20 p.m. with Sara Farrell presenting “Heterogeneous Sulfur Aerosol Formation - A Key to Navigating the Maze of Arctic... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Sept. 21 at 12:20 p.m. with Gouthami Rao presenting “Wastewater surveillance: gotta catch ‘em (microbes) all!” The... Read more »

Discover the Material Sciences PhD Program at UNC-CH and it's exciting research opportunities. Sign up for one-on-one meetings with faculty and their current PhD students. Hear about the exciting research... Read more »

Students, faculty and staff from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to a fall pizza picnic at the Southern Village Community Park large shelter. Contact Rhoda Cerny... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Sept. 28 at 12:20 p.m. with Felix Dodds presenting “Saving the planet one bracket at a time.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more details, including how to join, please... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Oct. 5 at 12:20 p.m. with Yun-Chung Hsiao presenting “Listening to the Metabolic Symphony in Our Gut:... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Oct. 12 at 12:20 p.m. with Alexandra Ng presenting “We Live in a Simulation (of Atmospheric Chemistry): The Importance of Updating Kinetics in Air Quality Modeling Systems.” The presentations are tailored for a general audience. For more details, including how to join,... Read more »

ESE In-House Seminar Series continues on October 26 at 12:20 p.m. with Catherine McManus presenting “Deficiency vs. Sufficiency: Water Infrastructure Implementation on US Tribal Lands” The series asks speakers to... Read more »

All are invited in ESE In-House Seminar Series, which ends on Nov. 2 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Havala Pye presenting “Clearing the air: examining the role of atmospheric chemistry on public health” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For more details, including how... Read more »

Join the Science Policy and Advocacy Group and the North Carolina Conservation Network for cookies and a panel on the emerging science of PFAS and its consequences for water treatment and public health. The panel will discuss advances in PFAS research along with the practical considerations for water utility managers responsible for implementing filtration and... Read more »

Science and technology are constantly evolving, as is our knowledge of the environmental consequences of new technologies like batteries and plastics. In many cases, negative consequences disproportionately burden marginalized communities.... Read more »

Faculty, staff and students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to the lower Atrium at Michael Hooker Research Center for a holiday party with an environmentally-themed gingerbread building event. Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.

Participants are invited to join the PFAS Characterization, Removal and Replacement Workshop, organized by faculty in the UNC Chemistry and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Departments. The workshop will take place... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which begins on January 18, 2023, at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. John Staley presenting “Working My Way Back to You:... Read more »

Natural disasters caused about $270 billion worth of losses in 2022 alone. How do we mitigate the impact of natural disasters? Who is responsible for covering those losses? Join us... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on Jan. 25 at 12:20 p.m. with Clara Eichler, doctoral candidate, presenting “The Monster in the Closet: Where PFAS Hides... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on Jan. 25 at 12:20 p.m. with Naomi Chang, doctoral candidate, presenting “Ionic PFAS in the Indoor Environment or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fluorochemicals.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit.... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on February 8, 2023, at 12:20 PM with doctoral candidate Kennedy Holt presenting “One Risk, Two Risk, Red Risk, Blue Risk: An Estimation of the Burden of Disease Attributable to Drinking Water Exposures from Private Wells in North Carolina." The seminar is designed to keep... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Feb. 15 at 12:20pm with Yifei Yang presenting “How Does the Gut Microbiome Play a Role in... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on Feb. 22 at 12:20 p.m. with doctoral student Praful Dodda presenting “Air Pollution Modeling by Traditional and Modern Methodologies.”... Read more »

This event is a Community and Impact Screening of the documentary film The Smell of Money. From the film’s website: “A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina community fight the world’s largest pork corporation for their freedom to enjoy fresh air, clean water, and a... Read more »

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series on March 1 at 12:20 p.m. with Yu Ying, doctoral candidate, presenting “Weather or Not: Temperature Variations Fuel Energy Inequity.”... Read more »

All are invited to the last ESE In-House Seminar on March 8 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Valeria De Lourdes Ochoa Herrera presenting “State of Water Quality in the Galapagos... Read more »

Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for their 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Seminar. Dr. Richard Johnston Technical Officer Water, Sanitation and Hygiene World Health Organization Johnston, who earned a... Read more »

This event will be for affiliates of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. 12:05 Department Photo 12:10 Awards Presentations Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.

Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for a retirement party for Jane Boyer. Contact Rhoda Cerny with questions.