Environmental engineers manage our environment for the benefit of humanity and nature. They provide engineering solutions to problems with our land, air and water resources. In both public and private practice, environmental engineers work in interdisciplinary teams to manage environmental problems through application of scientific, engineering, and social skills. These include issues of air pollution and control, water supply and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, solid and hazardous waste disposal, control of hazardous substances, pollution in surface and groundwaters, public health, and the ecological health of our environment. In recent years the excellence of the OSU program has been established in several emerging areas, including biochemical engineering, hightemperature ceramic materials, thin film materials processing, environmental control, waste minimization, polymer processing and rheology, and computerized process control.

For more information about the ENVE program, please see the Undergraduate Advising Guide. (PDF).