Environmental Health and Engineering
We use fundamental science to protect the health of the environment and its inhabitants.
What We Do
Our unique cross-divisional department combines the strengths of the Whiting School of Engineering and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our graduates are prepared to be successful public health and engineering professionals in private and governmental organizations and attend the best graduate and PhD programs.
Our Programs
We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental engineering, as well as a range of master's and doctoral degrees in public health.
Undergraduate Programs
Our graduates are prepared to succeed in the private sector, governmental organizations, and top-tier graduate programs.
Graduate Programs
We offer a range of interdisciplinary graduate programs at the intersection of public health and engineering.
Non-Degree Programs
Our department offers certificates and other programs to foster professional growth.
Roni Neff, PhD '06, ScM,
researches ways to cut food waste and address climate change through more resilient, equitable, and healthy food systems.
Study on estimating residential air exchange rates in rural Bangladesh using two-field model results in more accurate results
Source - World Bank
Centers and Institutes
The Department of Environmental Health and Engineering houses six diverse Centers.
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF)
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health
The Johns Hopkins University Water Center
The Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health® Center (POE Center)
Upcoming Events
TED Talk: Three Ways to Prepare Society for the Next Pandemic
Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She is the lead epidemiologist for the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Testing Insights Initiative.
Support Our Department
A gift to our department can help to provide student scholarships and internships, attract and retain faculty, and support innovation.