Environmental Science

In case you missed it, recent graduate, Eli Hall has been featured in PittWire: His PhD thesis solved a mystery — and may help turn a lake blue again | University of Pittsburgh

Congratulations to all of the PittSustainability Awardees - we are especially proud of our GES students Rachel Garcia & Mare McGrory!

Congratulations to Mare McGrory, an undergraduate student in the Dietrich School and Frederick Honors College — Geosciences: Environmental Science for being named to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program!

Emily Elliott, a professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Geology and Environmental Science, led a cohort of students to publish research conducted alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Congratulations to William Schuck on receiving the Fall 2025 Chancellor's Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship for your proposal on Sustainable Teaching, Innovative Thinking and Environmental Excellence. The David C.

The Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory (a GES initiative) has taken a leadership role in launching the Ohio River Restoration Plan.

The Dietrich School Department of Geology and Environmental Science along with the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory, seems to have inspired future geologists and environmentalists!

Nancy Tannery Grants for Open Educational Resources (OER)

The Office of the Provost provided Nancy Tannery Grant for Open Educational Resources (OER) funding to 11 projects during the spring 2025 term.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

On Saturday, May 3, we were honored to celebrate the accomplishments of our students! 

GES Class of 2025!