The Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE) program was created more than two decades ago to provide an integrated curriculum in environmental science and engineering within the context of risk-based decision-making and environmental law and policy frameworks. The ESE program is now one of the largest graduate degree programs at CSM and is nationally known for the quality of ESE faculty and facilities, and the integrated curriculum and research activities. The program is unique in the western U.S. as recognized by its selection into the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) established by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
ESE faculty, staff and students are diverse with respect to their professional experiences and interests, extracurricular pursuits, and gender, age, and ethnicity. The ESE program prides itself on this diversity and benefits from the stimulating learning environment it fosters. The ESE program also prides itself in the success it has had in building strong relationships and interactions among faculty, staff, and students in the intellectual and social aspects of the graduate education experience.
ESE has excellent faculty and staff with expertise in a range of science and engineering disciplines. ESE also has modern facilities, including classical office, classroom, and bench-scale laboratories, along with state-of-the-art laboratories for water/waste treatment, environmental radiochemistry, biotechnology, and toxicology. Specialized facilities include the Integrated Environmental Teaching Lab, the Center for Experimental Study of Subsurface Environmental Processes, the City of Golden Water Pilot Plant, and the Mines Park Test Site. ESE's dynamic curriculum enables students to help craft a program of study that best suits their interests and career aspirations. Student opportunities to participate in laboratory and field research arise from the multi-million dollar research programs that faculty sustain in areas of national need with funding from sponsors such as the National Science Foundation, U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, along with national laboratories and private industries in the U.S. and abroad. All of these ESE program attributes contribute to an exceptional high quality learning environment.
Students in ESE benefit from the program's niche on campus and the quality attributes that CSM and Golden have to offer. ESE is a central part of CSM's mission, which has recently included "environment" as one of only a few thrust areas for the campus. While CSM is a small university founded on mineral and energy exploration, it has evolved to include high quality programs in the basic sciences and a range of engineering disciplines. Exemplifying this is a recent initiative at CSM that ESE is helping spearhead, the Bioengineering and Life Science program. The setting for CSM and ESE is nothing short of fantastic. Most days are sunny and warm and there are boundless opportunities for year-round cultural, entertainment and recreational activities.
Please do not hesitate to contact any member of the ESE faculty with any questions you may have. We welcome the opportunity to interact with prospective students and learn about their interests and aspirations and explain more about the ESE program.
Regards,
Robert L. Siegrist, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor and Division Director
Environmental Science & Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado 80401 USA
Telephone: 303.384.2158
Telefax: 303.273.3413
Email: siegrist@mines.edu