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Department of

Environmental Health and Engineering

We use fundamental science to protect the health of the environment and its inhabitants.

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Environmental Health and Engineering Headlines

The Many Costs of Cheap Chicken

Industrial food animal production exploits workers, poisons water sources, and promotes the transmission of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Is there a better way?

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How Labor Day Crowds Affect Local Stream

Recreational activities such as tubing and swimming can introduce chemicals into waterways, Johns Hopkins researchers find

Community vs. Coal: Reclaiming Health in Curtis Bay

Protesting coal dust and half-burned medical waste, South Baltimore residents lead the way on environmental health research.

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Researchers Expand the Promise of Seawater as a Source of Hydrogen

By improving the extraction of hydrogen from water through electrolysis, we can make this abundant and efficient energy carrier and industrial product easier and cheaper to produce and take fossil fuels out of the equation.

Environmental Health & Engineering Highlights

#1

ranked by peers in Environmental Health Sciences - U.S. News & World Report

9

degrees offered, including 1 undergraduate, 6 master's, and 2 doctoral degrees

253

students, including 40 undergraduates, 104 master's students, 75 doctoral students, and 34 postdocs

2,200+

global alumni network working in industry, government, nonprofits, and academia

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.

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Environmental Health and Engineering Graduates: Where Are They Now?

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Benjamin Eichelman, MHS ’23

Benjamin Eichelman graduated in 2023 with a Master of Health Science in Environmental Health, with a pre-med focus. He is currently a medical student at The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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Alyssa Sooklal, BS '17

Alyssa Sooklal is a water resource engineer at civil engineering firm McCormick Taylor in Baltimore.

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Chris Billak, BS '13, MS '20

Chris Billak is the Mid-Atlantic area manager for Spiniello Companies, which specializes in the replacement and rehabilitation of underground utility infrastructure. He oversees an organization of 250 employees, with $50 million in public and private projects each year.

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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.

Environmental Health and Engineering Faculty Spotlight

Jaime Madrigano, ScD, MPH,

does work that emphasizes environmental justice and aims to reduce population-wide environmental health disparities by producing results to inform equitable policies.

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