Research
Our Research Lab Is Planet Earth
Research within Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ESS) investigates ways to strike a harmonious balance between improving the quality of life and honoring humankind’s responsibility to natural resources.
ESS faculty members are active in various research focus areas.
Applying Knowledge to Solve Environmental Issues
In WPI’s Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ESS) Program, a student’s research facilities are anywhere environmental issues need to be addressed. And today, that’s just about everywhere around the globe—in a river, in a remote village, in a city, or on a construction site overrun with industry.
With a hands-on interdisciplinary foundation, ESS students apply their scientific and technical knowledge early on to local and international communities to study air, water, and solid waste pollution. They then combine that knowledge with their sociopolitical savvy to engage in community issues that solve environmental problems and promote ongoing sustainability.