WELCOME TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT PENN STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING focuses on the improvement of environmental quality through design, including: the treatment of surface water, groundwater, wastewater, soil, and air; the management of wetlands and watersheds; the treatment and disposal of solid & hazardous wastes; the production of renewable energy; and the design of “green” products. The Penn State Environmental Engineering (Env E) program has specific strengths in biological processes for energy production, bioremediation of hazardous contaminants, physical/chemical processes for contaminant removal, conventional water and wastewater treatment, green product design, and environmental law.
The EnvE research program is supported by projects of over $20 million dollars funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, and many other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as by various industries. The majority of this research is conducted in the Kappe Environmental Engineering Laboratories housed within the Sackett Building on the Penn State, University Park campus.
An overview of Env E research topics currently being investigated at Penn State is provided below. For more information on specific projects, please visit the individual faculty web pages.
Environmental Engineering Research by Topic
Bioremediation of Pollutants |
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Stream & Watershed Rehabilitation |