Do You Have a Desire to Steward the Earth?
In TSU's Environmental Sciences program, you'll experience an array of hands-on studies under experienced faculty members. You'll find the faculty With partnerships with TN state agencies, you'll find the right niche for your career journey.
The Environmental Sciences research program and concentration in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is focused on environmental quality and natural resource systems. Our mission is to:
- advance student and stakeholder knowledge,
- create new knowledge and build relationships,
- and enrich lives to ensure a sustainable global community.
Our vision is to maintain a diverse perspective with relevant priorities to ensure quality research and educational opportunities and successes for our students.
The College hosts an impressive faculty in the Environmental Sciences with a wide range of expertise across the research, extension, and teaching mission areas who work to solve the problems facing Tennessee, the United States, and the world.
- Award-winning faculty engage undergraduate and graduate students in laboratory and field research
- High-impact research features new and effective approaches
- Every faculty member engages in research activities
- Excellent laboratory facilities and equipment
- All courses involve hands-on training
Wildlife Manager • Horticulturist • Zoologist • Microbiologist • Soil & Plant Scientist • Ecologist • Sustainability Consultant • Waste Management Officer • Water Quality • Scientist • Nature Conservation Officer • Wetland & Stream Ecologist • Natural Resources Specialist • Land Use Planner • GIS Technician • Environmental Safety • Officer • Invasive Species Specialist • Seasonal Aquatic Biologist • Park Ranger • Geologist • Environmental Compliance Manager • Environmental Geologist
What Classes are needed for an Environmental Sciences Concentration?
The College of Agriculture offers several financial awards designed to assist students with funding their education. Students can apply for the Dean’s Scholars or Leadership Development programs.
Faculty Research Interests and Focus Areas:
- Applied GIS and spatial analysis (Dr. Reginald Archer)
- Biostatistics, forestry and forest biometrics (Dr. Bharat Pokharel)
- Climate change (Dr. Jianwei Li)
- Environmental soil chemistry (Dr. Sudipta Rakshit)
- Forest ecology (Dr. Sarah Neumann)
- Forestry, and small woodlands (Dr. Huseyin Tecimen)
- Soil health (Dr. Sougata Bardhan)
- Urban forestry (Dr. De’Etra Young)
- Urbanization and community forestry (Dr. Yujuan Chen)
- Water quality and geology (Dr. Thomas Byl)
- Wildlife ecology (Dr. William Sutton)
Faculty members engaged in reseach and extension activities from other sister departments
- Bioenergy (Dr. Jason de Koff)
- Climate smart agriculture (Dr. Resham Thapa)
- Ecology (Dr. Dafeng Hui)
- Irrigation engineering (Dr. Behnaz Molaei)
- Precision agrciulture (Dr. Anjin Chang)
- Remote sensing (Dr. Clement Akumu)
Dr. De'Etra Young, Program Advisor
dyoung23@tnstate.edu
Dr. Bharat Pokharel, Department Head
(615) 963-6054 |
bpokharel@tnstate.edu
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