Environmental Health and Engineering
We use fundamental science to protect the health of the environment and its inhabitants.
Environmental Health and Engineering Headlines
Filtration Methods Remove Harmful "Forever Chemicals" From Drinking Water
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are chemicals that are commonly found in drinking water despite being hazardous to human health
Tool Visualizes the Public Health Impact of Redlining
The practice shaped wealth accumulation along racial lines, creating long-term financial and health disparities. Now, a new tool helps visualize exactly what effects redlining had on the health of communities.
Food Systems Expert Shawn McKenzie Named Director of Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Assumes role after 20-plus years of leadership positions at center dedicated to building healthy, equitable, sustainable food systems.
Virtual Information Session
EHE will hold a virtual information session on Wednesday, Jan. 25, for anyone who is interested in earning a master's degree in the areas of environmental health or environmental engineering. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, meet faculty and staff, and engage with others who are seeking a degree. Registration is required.
What We Do in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
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.
Environmental Health and Engineering Graduates: Where Are They Now?
Our graduates go on to work in environmental health policy, climate science, government and NGO settings, continuing graduate study, or medical school. Meet some of our graduates.
Spotlight: Jonathan Josephs-Spaulding, MHS '17
Jonathan is a computational microbiology doctoral student at a German University hospital.
Alumni Spotlight: Mona Dai, MHS '17
Mona is currently a PhD student in environmental science & engineering at Harvard University, working on global pollutants including perfluorinated compounds (PFAS).
Spotlight: Peter Campbell, MHS '20
Peter Campbell is a medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Environmental Health and Engineering 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 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering prepares students 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.
Tara Kirk Sell, PhD
Dr. Sell’s work focuses on improving public health policy and practice in order to reduce the health impacts of disasters and terrorism. Her primary research interests focus on health security: the broad intersection of public health and national security.
Centers and Institutes in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
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)
Center News
CHARMED Center awarded $5.6 Million Community-engagement Grant
The CHARMED Center, based in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, will lead an effort to build capacity in community-engaged research aimed at understanding the mechanistic links between environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes and translate these findings into action to improve the health of vulnerable individuals in communities across the greater Maryland region.
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