UMW Earth & Environmental Sciences

‼️Senior Spotlight‼️

EESC Students Win Big At CPRC SETAC
Three EESC students and their research mentor Dr. Tyler Frankel (Assoc. Professor- EESC) attended the CPRC SETAC Annual Spring Conference held on April 9th at Towson University. Hannah Reents (EESC ’26) was awarded 1st place in the poster compettion for her presentation titled “Initiation of a long-term study to track f***l coliform contamination in the Rappahannock River and share results with scientific community”. Garrett Driscoll (EESC ’28) received 2nd place in the poster competition for his presentation entitled “Assessing the effects of lead and cadmium contaminated sediments on viability and locomotor behavior in the amphipod Hyallela azteca“. Joey Gasink (EESC ’26) won 3rd place in the platform competiton for his talk titled “Evaluating embryonic development, locomotor behavior, and bioaccumulation in cadmium exposed Planorbella duryi snails under SSP-RCP warming scenarios”. Both poster and platform competitions included undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. candidates. Congratulations to our students!

Photo caption- From left to right - Joey Gasink, Hannah Reents, Garrett Driscoll, Dr. Tyler Frankel

Senior Spotlight: ☀️ Ned Mangum ☀️
Celebrating accomplishments, memories, and what’s next!! 🎓🎓

Love being outdoors and protecting the environment?? This Stormwater Management Technician lets you do both. For more information email [email protected]

RSVP for a fun afternoon!

A great new opportunity to work in environmental planning and community development. Email [email protected]

Funding is tough out there for graduate school! Here's a funded MS position at OSU that many of our Applied Environmental Science graduates would be perfect candidates for!

kicks off tomorrow at noon! This is our largest fundraising day to support Earth and Environmental Science students to travel abroad with faculty for the EESC 360 Environmental Exploration courses. This year students head off to South Africa with Dr. Szulczewski and next back to Bonaire with Dr. Grothe. Please help support our students on these meaningful learning experiences by donating to our department during , supporting the EESC 360 scholarship.

Getting a professional certification is a great way to make your resume stand out from the competition. Trainings include drone piloting, stormwater management, green infrastructure, living shorelines, and more!

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SUMMER 3-CREDIT FIELD COURSES IN THE CARIBBEAN & COLORADO!
with Ecosystem Field Studies www.ecofs.org

An opportunity to apply your classroom & textbook education while immersed in a spectacular & transformative environmental academic setting!

Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies
* Study, SCUBA, & Snorkel on the Caribbean coast of Mexico
May 20- June 9, 2026

Colorado Ecosystem Field Studies
* Study, camp, & hike in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado *
June 19 - July 7 or July 17- August 6, 2026
Earn 3 undergraduate college transfer credits in these exciting 3-week, hands-on field study courses.
Learn practical, career-based scientific research skills & methods through active investigations and expert staff.
Engage & connect with a dynamic & diverse group of student peers from throughout the US and beyond.